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Riley and Ivey Announce Nearly $1 Million in Media Literacy Grants

U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley and National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Bill Ivey today announced $990,000 in grants to school districts to help young people better understand and interpret the artistic content of electronic media images -including those that contain violence. The grants, under the U.S. Department of Education’s Arts in […]

Technology In Early Childhood Education

Learn what technology can — and can’t — do in the education of young children. Early Connections, developed by Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory’s Child & Family Program and NWREL’s Northwest Educational Technology Consortium, provides research-based information & resources for those who work with children ages 8 & younger. It pulls together a range of information […]

Building an Automated School Record System

“Building an Automated School Record System” is a guide for local & state education agencies that are designing or upgrading an automated student information system. It is based on a chapter in the “Student Data Handbook for Elementary, Secondary, & Early Childhood Education.” The new guide provides additional information & includes guidelines, checklists, and examples.

Instructor-led Online Workshops Offer Relevant Professional Development Anywhere Anytime

Designed in response to requests from the educational community, Online Teacher Development at Apex Learning provides instruction that’s immediately useful in today’s classrooms.

More Schools to Add Computer Training

A South Dakota computer education program is expanding to train hundreds of students to design, build and maintain computer networks.

Virtual School Will Offer Students Access to Various Classes

The school has yet to exist and already 100 students have signed up to take courses.

Palm Inc. and SRI International Bring Handheld Computing Technology into the Classroom through Grant Program

SRI International to Study the Educational Benefits of Handheld Computers

More High Schoolers Go Virtual

1 of 7 schools offer access to online classes, study finds

Ex-teacher says Web Site Shocked, Scared Her

Kathleen Fulmer also testifies that her husband was worried about her going to work.

Computer Learning Draws Detractors

Schools across the nation are spending millions of dollars to put computers in every classroom and make students as young as 4 years old computer literate. GOING HIGH TECH: Teacher Rodney Winkler points out something on the computer screen Tuesday morning during technology class at Spring Creek Elementary School in Bonita Springs as (left to […]