Faced with a state judge's order to fix a public school system deemed deficient, the New Mexico Legislature appropriated an extra $480 million for education—an increase of over 17 percent. Lawmakers hope that the effort will result in getting a return on a major investment in schools in the next fiscal year.
In response to poor student outcomes at its virtual schools, a new Indiana law says if online students fail to log in to classes for too long, virtual schools must kick them out. Additionally, students who want to enroll in an online school must complete an orientation session with a guardian to better understand the expectations of a virtual learning environment.
If online students fail to log into classes for too long, virtual schools must kick them out, under a new Indiana law. Students who want to go to an online school now also have to complete an orientation session with a guardian to better understand the expectations of a virtual learning environment.
Excelligence Learning Corporation has acquired the Letter People and the DIG comprehensive pre-K curriculum from Abrams Learning Trends. The Abrams products acquired will be incorporated into Frog Street Press, a subsidiary of Excelligence.
What has slipped through the cracks during many school board meetings is that improving school safety does not require districts and schools to spend enormous sums to provide a safer and more orderly learning environment.
A partnership between CI Security and Ednetics makes it easier for schools and universities to get around-the-clock information security monitoring, threat detection and response for education networks.
Brenda Cassellius has been named as the new superintendent of Boston Public Schools. She has served as the Minnesota commissioner of education from 2011 through an administration change earlier this year.
Cengage and McGraw-Hill are merging to create a combined company with more than 44,000 titles, including McGraw-Hill's portfolio of literacy, math, science and humanities curricula, and adaptive technologies, with Cengage Advanced Placement offerings.
This web seminar explored how district leaders can promote collaborative, immersive learning environments that engage all students in STEM. Sponsored content by National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Evidence about a product's effectiveness can help district leaders decide which educational technologies or instructional resources to purchase and use. Mathematica Policy Research created a guide to help educators determine which claims can be trusted and which are less reliable. The following is a summary of evidence that educators are most likely to encounter, from […]
