eCampus News: Website aims to replace community colleges

11 years ago

By Ron Bethke, eCampus News Assistant Editor, @eCN_RonB More than a new brand name, ACE-approved Study.com is trying to combat…

Superintendents uncertain on impact of Alabama charter school law

11 years ago

With Governor Robert Bentley signing into effect a bill supporting charter schools in Alabama, superintendents in the River Region still…

Civil rights complaints to U.S. Department of Education reach a record high

11 years ago

Straining under a record number of civil rights complaints, the U.S. Department of Education wants to hire 200 more investigators…

Bloomberg: Rakuten Acquires E-Book Firm OverDrive For $410 Million

11 years ago

ByDave McCombs – Bloomberg Rakuten Inc., operator of Japan’s biggest Internet shopping mall, will pay $410 million in cash for…

Rebranding No Child Left Behind Act a Tough Marketing Call

11 years ago

By Ross Brenneman If put in front of a focus group today, the title of the nation’s top K-12 education…

In Japan visit, US First Lady Michelle Obama puts focus on empowering girls through education

11 years ago

By ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Education is the starting point for opportunity, U.S. first lady Michelle Obama…

How America’s Education Model Kills Creativity and Entrepreneurship

11 years ago

By Batten Institute University of Virginia Darden School of Business T he current model of education in the United States…

Nancie Atwell of Maine wins $1 Million Global Teaching Prize

11 years ago

CANDICE NORWOOD This weekend, Maine teacher Nancie Atwell was awarded the first Global Teacher Prize, a $1 million award intended…

Closing Arguments Begin in Test Cheating Trial of 12 Atlanta Educators

11 years ago

ATLANTA — After more than five years of controversy and five months of testimony, a prosecutor used seven words on…

Teacher stress levels in England ‘soaring’, data shows

11 years ago

By Matt Precey- Stress levels among teachers in England’s classrooms are soaring, a BBC investigation has found. Unions are blaming…