Schools try web-based drug treatment program
Ten million teenagers need treatment, but only 1 million teens get it, according to CRC Health Corp., the creator of internet rehab programs eGetgoing and teenGetgoing. Read the Full Article
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Saginaw Valley State opens Macomb County facility
Its programs offering advanced degrees and certification for teachers started in an office in the Macomb Intermediate School District building and, most recently, operated out of L’Anse Creuse Middle School-East in Chesterfield Township. Read the Full Article
Laptops project to boost learning for Malcolm X Academy students
Today is the day the kids will start learning about the Apple iBook computers they’ll soon be using in the classroom — the ones they’ll eventually be able to take home. Read the Full Article
School district to offer online courses
District Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Eric Michael explained the program to members of the district’s Curriculum and Policy Committee this week. Read the Full Article
New Ohio law tightens enrollment requirements for online schools
These are terms outlined under an overhaul of the state’s charter school law signed by Gov. Bob Taft Jan. 7. Read the Full Article
Cyber Learning Complicates
So policymakers were often caught off guard when schools catering to home- based learners came forward to claim a share of the public education pie. But with distance learning increasingly going digital, funding for charter schools without walls is becoming an issue that is hard to ignore. Read the Full Article
Despite Concerns, Online Elementary Schools Grow
Online schools—a phenomenon typically seen in secondary and higher education—are now filtering down to the nation’s youngest students. Read the Full Article
Lightspan, Inc. and WestEd Enter Agreement to Provide Assessment Series Aligned to California Standards
Upon completion of this work, Lightspan will be able to provide California educators with assessment tools to pinpoint each student’s strengths and needs measured against the California state standards. This validated assessment instrument will allow California teachers to focus instructional resources and time where it will most benefit each learner. WestEd CEO Dr. Glen Harvey […]
Maine laptop access expanded to poorer students’ homes
King, the leading proponent of the first statewide program to provide a laptop computer for every middle school student, said he will “put my money where my mouth is” and contribute $100,000 of the total himself. Read the Full Article
Study probes technology’s effect on math and science achievement
“The kind of applications that seemed to be more challenging or oriented to higher-learning objectives didn’t fare as well as simple tutorials,” said James A. Kulik, a research scientist from Michigan University who wrote the review, titled “Effects of Using Instructional Technology in Elementary and Secondary Schools: What Controlled Evaluation Studies Say.” Read the Full […]