» Big City: At Stuyvesant, Parent-Teacher-Interpreter Night
20/03/10 05:20 from NYT > Education
Stuyvesant High School’s Asian population has soared to 70 percent, inspiring a volunteer interpreter program to help parents who don’t speak English.

» Intel gives teachers tech instruction - Luci Scott, The Arizona Republic
20/03/10 00:36 from Educational Technology
The father of a student at Galveston Elementary School in Chandler needed to write a letter, but he didn't know how to use a computer and didn't have one at home. So, with the school's blessing, the family visited Galveston when classes wer..

» Why Sex-Ed Remains a Challenge for Social Media - Geoff Livingston, Mashable
20/03/10 00:30 from Educational Technology
Addressing the very private nature of intimacy remains the most difficult aspect of sex-ed on the social web. While “Public Health 2.0? is a top priority for related causes and organizations, it can be difficult to approach from a social me..

» Museums Special Section: Teenage Girls Explore Their Lives Through a Camera’s Eye
19/03/10 18:44 from NYT > Education
Through a program at the Studio Museum in Harlem, a dozen new photographers are documenting growing up in New York City.

» March Madness: Using Tournament Brackets to Debate Academic Questions
19/03/10 16:09 from NYT > Education
Lesson Plan | Adapting the bracket structure of the N.C.A.A. basketball tournament to consider issues in subjects across the curriculum.

» Universities hope to top Google’s high-speed list - Maya T. Prabhu, eSchool News
19/03/10 12:36 from Educational Technology
Google plans to build and test ultra high-speed broadband networks in communities across the United States. As cities and towns vie for the opportunity to be chosen for Google Inc.’s pilot of an experimental, ultra-fast internet network, so..

» What Do You Know About Teen Depression?
19/03/10 11:03 from NYT > Education
Student Opinion | Tell us what you know or have learned about teenage depression, whether from experts or from personal experience. What questions do you still have?

» Despite Gains, Albany Charter School Faces Closure
19/03/10 07:50 from NYT > Education
As New York State moves to shut down an Albany charter school, it is apparent that holding schools accountable is not always so easy, or bloodless, as numbers on a page.

» School Suspensions Lead to Legal Challenge
19/03/10 06:10 from NYT > Education
Racial and constitutional questions are raised in the suspension of students after a fight at their high school.

» Documenting Their World
19/03/10 06:02 from NYT > Education
6 Q's About the News | What did the girls in this Studio Museum Harlem program photograph, and why?

» News Quiz | March 19, 2010
19/03/10 05:30 from NYT > Education
See what you know about the news of the day.

» Pell Grant Increase Proposed
19/03/10 03:56 from NYT > Education
The federal government would increase financing for Pell grants by $36 billion over 10 years under a Democratic plan.

» FCC announces Children’s Agenda for broadband - Maya T. Prabhu, eSchool News
19/03/10 00:40 from Educational Technology
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski highlighted ways the new National Broadband Plan will affect children and families. Digital access, literacy, citizenship, and safety are the four key areas of focus in the Federal Communications Commission’s..

» Colleges embrace MP4 technology for delivering instruction - Dennis Carter, eSchool News
19/03/10 00:30 from Educational Technology
The Droid phone is one mobile device enabling students to study anywhere. Four universities are giving students the chance to complete certificate and degree programs by downloading class material to mobile devices like iPhones and iPods in..

» A Tech-Filled Life, Without Power
18/03/10 19:08 from NYT > Pogue's Posts
My family has now been without electricity, heat or hot water for five days. I gotta tell you: it's getting old.

» Barriers Found to College Degrees for Hispanics
18/03/10 06:10 from NYT > Education
Fewer Hispanic students earned degrees even at both competitive and less competitive colleges nationwide, the American Enterprise Institute found.

» Lawmakers Say Needs of Rural Schools Are Overlooked
18/03/10 04:35 from NYT > Education
Federal education rules favor big-city school districts over rural systems, some lawmakers complain.

» Detroit Plan Would Close 45 Schools
18/03/10 04:35 from NYT > Education
The move is the latest effort aimed at rescuing an academically failing district in the midst of a financial crisis.

» Court Says Parents Can Block ‘Sexting’ Cases
18/03/10 03:38 from NYT > Education
A federal appeals court ruled that parents could block the prosecution of their children on child pornography charges for appearing in photographs found on classmates’ cellphones.

» Details on Christie’s New Jersey School Cuts
18/03/10 03:30 from NYT > Education
Under Gov. Christopher J. Christie’s $29.3 billion budget plan, direct state aid to 59 of New Jersey’s wealthiest school districts would be eliminated.