From The Hechinger Report: can u fix education w/txts?

11 years ago

Photo credit: Buzzfarmers By Chris Berdik Facing some of America’s biggest education challenges, Benjamin Castleman thinks small. In his new…

Muslim teen Ahmed Mohamed creates clock, shows teachers, gets arrested

11 years ago

by Ashley Fantz and AnneClaire Stapleton (CNN) When Ahmed Mohamed went to his high school in Irving, Texas, Monday, he…

America250 Opens Submissions for Nationwide Student Contest: ‘America’s Field Trip’

11 years ago

Submissions Will Be Accepted Until April 16, 2025; Discovery Education Develops New Resources Educators Can Use to Bring America’s 250th…

De Blasio to Announce 10-Year Deadline to Offer Computer Science to All Students

11 years ago

Mayor de Blasio to require all NYC public schools to offer computer science classes to every student within 10 years,…

From BBC News: Computers ‘do not improve’ pupil results, says OECD

11 years ago

By Sean Coughlan, Education Correspondent Investing heavily in school computers and classroom technology does not improve pupils’ performance, says a…

From NBC News: The Education Start-Up Backed by Mark Zuckerberg

11 years ago

Photo credit: The Crunchies by Harriet Taylor This week, children across the country went back to school, and many are…

In Chicago, neighborhood organizers go on hunger strike — to get their school back

11 years ago

Photo credit: Christopher Webb by The Takeaway’s T.J. Raphael A dozen parents and community activists in Chicago are on hunger…

One-on-One with Education Evangelist Guy Kawasaki

11 years ago

Guy Kawasaki talks one-on-one with Richard Byrne about his legacy, what currently excites him, and upcoming educational events.   Guy…

Washington’s charter schools: Officials can’t agree on how to save them

11 years ago

by Debbie Cafazzo and Melissa Santos A week after the state Supreme Court declared Washington’s charter schools unconstitutional, the outlook…

American adults get a D in science; 22% confuse astronomy and astrology

11 years ago

Photo credit: futurescienceleaders.org by Karen Kaplan Americans get a D in science. So says the Pew Research Center, which issued…