Computer-Based Estimation Game Could Improve Math Skills
(Photo: Petr Kratochvil, Creative Commons) Children often struggle with math in school, but a recent study by a team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University gives parents a new reason to believe they can help their kids succeed. The research paper, published in The Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, explains how young children can significantly More...
Arizona Last State to Join CHIP Health Care Program
(Photo: Public Domain, Creative Commons) Arizona has rejoined a children’s health insurance program for low- and middle-income families to become the last state in the US to offer coverage for health More...
Charlotte Schools Look to Reduce Student Suspensions
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina suspended almost 1,000 pupils last year – and that number represents the suspensions only in pre-K through second grade. More...
Colleges Should Increase Low-Income Grants, Report Says
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) A new report from New America has examined data provided by the US Department of Education pertaining to the amount that low-income college students across the country are expected More...
Obama, Feds Look to Support 1.3 Million Homeless Students
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) Schools across the nation will be back in session soon, with millions of students returning to their classrooms — but some students need a bit more support. The US Department More...
University of Singapore Orientation Week Called Off Over Hazing
(Photo: NUS) The National University of Singapore (NUS) has publicly announced its decision to suspend its annual Orientation Week starting Monday, August 1 after a series of reports of inappropriate behavior More...
Startup Village Launches SV.CO Online Entrepreneurship Courses
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) On August 15th, the digital version of Startup Village, called SV.CO, will launch a free online course on entrepreneurship as well as a more intensive course to prep to give More...
Ohio Asks for Court Order on Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow
(Photo: Jisc, Creative Commons) The State of Ohio is requesting a court order that would require the largest online school in the state, the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT), to hand in all records they More...
Classroom Technology Access High, But Use Low, Report Says
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) A report from AdvancED states that despite widespread use of digital tools such as tablets, smartphones, laptops and digital education content throughout the nation, findings More...
Fort Worth, TX to Involve Parents in Transgender Student Decisions
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) The sixth largest school district in the state of Texas has issued a new version of guidance meant to protect transgender students from discrimination, stating that it will work More...