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Courses in computer science are in danger of losing their appeal and support, according to teachers talking with the Associated Press (AP) during the 143rd National Education Association conference in Los Angeles, July 1-6. Here is the report filed by AP Education Writer Ben Feller:Read the Full Story
Enhancing your teachers’ knowledge and use of educational technology through online professional development.Read the Full Story
ByVirginia R. Ewing(NASA)Why Videoconferencing?When technology is used in the classroom, educators and students reap the benefits. Increased academic achievement, efficiency in the operation of schools, and the number of technically qualified students entering the workforce as well as the improved technology literacy, innovative teaching practices, and community relationships are a few of the rewards achieved […]
June 26, 2005 · Jan Braaten, lead physical education teacher in the Minneapolis school district, discusses the way students there can now take P.E. courses online.Read the Full Story
When headmaster Mary Skipper asked 55 high school juniors at TechBoston Academy this spring if any of them could afford college, not a single student raised a hand. The students listened intently as Skipper outlined strategies to help them earn scholarships.Read the Full Story
STRASBURG, Pa., June 16 – Mary Mellinger began home-schooling her eldest sons, Andrew and Abram, on the family’s 80-acre dairy farm five years ago, wanting them to spend more time with their father and receive an education infused with Christian principles. Home schooling could not, however, provide one thing the boys desperately wanted – athletic […]
AKRON, Ohio, June 20 /PRNewswire/ — The Ohio Distance and Electronic Learning Academy (OHDELA), operated by White Hat Management, announced today that it achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.Read the Full Story
Partnership Provides Blueprint for States and Districts to Implement Cyber Charter SchoolsDENVER – June 15, 2005 – eClassroom(SM), the K-12 Division of eCollege® [Nasdaq: ECLG] and a leading provider of complete solutions for virtual schools, today announced a partnership with Virtual Sage, an online curriculum development company that offers comprehensive, standards-based online courses. The two […]
The summer Web-based classes will supplant the 40,000-student district’s traditional summer school courses, according to a district official.Read the Full Story
The question-and-answer session with flight engineer John Phillips was arranged by the family of his niece, Hannah Doell, who joined the sixth-grade class after her family moved to the district last summer.Read the Full Story
