Studies in Ed Tech
Learning: Is there an app for that?
November 10,2010
The explosive growth of mobile media is a current topic of discussion as parents, educators and scholars question whether young children should be using these devices.
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Study: Chilean voucher program increased graduation rates
June 28,2010
With the effectiveness of school vouchers a hot topic of debate, researchers from the University of Nevada, Reno, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Chile have completed a lengthy study on the effects of Chile’s
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Report: Five changes that can improve schools
May 24,2010
A new report from the University of Washington
identifies five major changes that leaders can institute to transform
the central office's focus from administration and compliance to
improving instruction.
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Revise NCLB, suggests Rand report
April 26,2010
Congress and the Obama administration
should use the upcoming reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act
of 2001 to promote more consistent and rigorous academic standards
across states according to a new Rand
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Report profiles key emerging technologies for K-12
April 13,2010
The New Media Consortium (NMC) today
released the 2010 Horizon Report: K-12
Edition, the second in an annual series of reports focused on
emerging technology use in elementary and secondary education.
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Yes -- Student Blogs Allowed!
March 16,2010
The keystroke is mightier than the sword, was the message that social studies teacher Gideon Sanders of Washington, D.C.’s McKinley Technology High School helped send last October.? ?While 200 angry McKinley Tech students took to
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Are schools prepared for the digital classroom?
March 8,2010
Six out of ten teachers and school administrators from across the country
attending the ASCD Critical Transformation Show & Conference
believe the printed textbook will soon be completely replaced by
interactive and e-learning
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Cyber security, safety and ethics education falls short in U.S. schools
February 25,2010
America's young people
aren't receiving adequate instruction to use digital technology and
navigate cyber space in a safe, secure and responsible manner, according to a new poll
released by the National Cyber Security Alliance
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Media Multitasking: Boon or bust for kids' learning?
February 12,2010
American youth are now spending more than 7 1/2 hours a day interacting with computers, cell phones, video games, MP3 players, and other digital devices
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Study reveals kids' views on science - and their teachers
January 31,2010
Overall, students in grades 3-12 think rather highly of their science teachers.
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Where did federal stimulus dollars go?
January 29,2010
States are using federal
stimulus money intended to promote innovation and equity reforms in
schools to instead plug holes in education budgets ravaged by the
economic recession.
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Survey: 77% of teens interested in STEM career
January 28,2010
Many believe the key to strengthening the U
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Online learning study looks at research
January 12,2010
Online learning is one of the fastest growing trends in educational uses of technology, according to the recently-released report from the U
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U.K. survey reveals students' views on writing
December 26,2009
Britain’s National Literacy Trust
surveyed 3,001 children in England and Scotland in what it said was the
first significant study of the attitudes of young people in the UK
toward writing.
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Survey reveals cuts in green energy investment
December 17,2009
Two-thirds of school districts responding to a new "School Energy and Environment Survey" from Honeywell and Education Week Research have made spending cuts or modifications as a direct result of rising energy bills.
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