Utah Charter School Brings Early Focus on Business Education
The Highmark Charter School, in South Weber, Utah, is integrating business concepts across the curriculum, even at early grades. Read Full Post >
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May 24, 2013
May 21, 2013
Student Data Too Often a Tangled Web for Schools, Report Says
Schools are awash in data, but their tech systems lack "interoperability," or the ability to work together, a new report concludes. Read Full Post >
May 17, 2013
CEOs Want Hard-Working, Decision-Making Team Players
Three quarters of the CEOs think U.S. higher education is better/much better than competitors; but only 23% and 14%, respectively, say the same about U.S. secondary and primary education. Read Full Post >
May 10, 2013
Maine Chooses Preferred Contractor for School Tech Effort
Maine officials have selected Hewlett-Packard as a prefered vendor to provide computer techology to students, though schools will also be given the ability to choose other technology, including Apple. Read Full Post >
April 25, 2013
Florida Investigation Criticizes K12 Inc. on Teacher Issues
A draft report by the Florida Department of Education's inspector general says the online company K12 Inc. provided inaccurate records of teachers' interactions with students. Read Full Post >
April 02, 2013
Closing the Divide Between District Tech., Finance Officials
School districts' chief financial officers and their chief technology officers often don't share the same language or way of thinking, the leader of a national school tech group says. Read Full Post >
April 02, 2013
Dissecting the Tensions Between District Technology and Finance Officials
The leader of a national school digital education organization offers tips for bridging the longstanding divide between district chief financial officers and chief technology officers. Read Full Post >
March 29, 2013
Texas Business Groups Split on Grad-Test Requirements
The passage of House Bill 5 may have had strong support in the Texas House of Representatives, but business groups in Texas hold divergent opinions on what the legislation could mean for the state's business community. Read Full Post >
March 26, 2013
Texas End-of-Course Exams Targeted for Rollback by Lawmakers
Leading Republican lawmakers are championing plans to rewrite the state's high school graduation requirements, including by cutting from 15 to five the number of end-of-course exams students must pass. Read Full Post >
March 01, 2013
New Guide Offered to Help Schools Gauge Internet Needs
An analysis commissioned by a state education technology association seeks to give schools more precise information on the speed of their current broadband connections. Read Full Post >
