District adding online courses
Students in the Saucon Valley School District soon will be able to take classes that are not offered in the classroom. Read the Full Article
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Lightspan Expands Distribution Channels in Key School Markets
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Lightspan, Inc. (Nasdaq: LSPN) announced today that it has launched an initiative to expand its distribution channels to improve overall field efficiencies and reduce its fixed selling costs. The first such arrangement is with Sussman Sales Company, one of the most highly-respected independent sales organizations in New York City, […]
Computers take over the classroom
In the remote village of Sarangpur, in India’s northern state of Punjab, the children are getting the chance to enter the computer age in a mobile learning centre.Read the Full Article
Lightspan, Inc. to Include Scholastic Books as Part of New Print and Technology Reading Program for U.S. Schools
The new Lightspan Achieve Now Literacy Library combines the proven technology of Lightspan Achieve Now with appropriate leveled books from Scholastic and learning activities that align to state standards. Lightspan Chairman and CEO John T. Kernan stated: “Scholastic is one of the most trusted names in education and we are proud to include their books […]
Web site lets visitors check whether schools are toeing line
The Denver-based Education Commission of the States has collected an exhaustive amount of information about the year-old federal law on its Web site. Read the Full Article
UCLA study highlights web’s importance in education
Educators familiar with the study say it also suggests the importance of teaching students how to critically evaluate the information they find online. Read the Full Article
Despite shuttle loss, science teachers say ‘Forward, march!’
That’s the message area science teachers plan to give their students today as classes resume following the tragic destruction of the space shuttle Columbia Saturday morning. Read the Full Article
Shuttle tragedy touches many with ties to Central New York
Between the junior varsity and varsity games, Fowler fans reflected on the destruction of the space shuttle Columbia, which carried the school’s “ants in space” project. Read the Full Article
California youngsters lost experiment on shuttle
But when the Columbia space shuttle disintegrated it burned up the experiment that students from South Central’s Dorsey High School had worked so hard to create. Read the Full Article
S.C. schools have ties to NASA
It’s no secret to educators that teaching about space travel in the classroom is an ideal way to blend solid science with the spirit of adventure that kids love. Read the Full Article