A high school student has proven there's a way to reduce chronic absenteeism—and it's not by taking parents to court. In the Huffington Post, 15-year-old Zak Kukoff describes TruantToday, a Web application he originally created for a science fair project. The program sends text messages and e...
After the Washington Post exposed dozens of errors in Virginia history textbooks, several districts removed them from schools to prevent the impairment of learning. But Post ed columnist Jay Mathews thinks the mistakes would actually enhance learning. "We might even encourage publishers to salt the...
Will Richardson highlights a new book co-authored by innovationist John Seely Brown, "A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change."
Two teachers in Hawaii have found a way to make lessons about centuries-old people and events relevant to their high school students: Teach them to the tune of Lady Gaga. According to the Honolulu Star Advertiser, Amy Burvall, a history teacher, and Herb Mahelona, a technology curriculum coordinat...
Should parents be graded just like schools and teachers?
A new report lays out steps policymakers can take to bring technology-based learning to every student.
Despite opposition from anti-gambling groups, one northern Virginia high school is using poker to teach math.
A Baltimore City teacher blames Teach for America for her difficulty finding a job, and says the program "pretends to have the solution."
An education professor believes all students should become experts in a single, specific topic.
A program that brings babies to the classroom to encourage students' empathy could help solve the nation's bullying problem.
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