American Students Ahead of the Curve on PISA Problem-Solving Scores

No, this isn't an April Fool's joke. There's actually good news about American education coming out of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), the triennial international assessment that ranks countries based on their students' proficiency in math, science and language arts (as measured by standardized tests).

Samsung Selects Solve for Tomorrow Winners

Samsung has selected the grand prizes winners of its Solve for Tomorrow contest.

A+ Mobile Solutions Intros Mobile STEM Lab

The lab allows students to perform more than 400 experiments using data loggers and probes, physics workstations and ramp systems, digital circuits and alternative energy kits and a host of tools for Web-based content.

Digitalis Unveils Portable Planetarium

Digitalis Education Solutions has launched a portable planetarium, the Digitarium Iota, that it's claiming is the smallest available.

Insight Education Debuts ADVANCEfeedback Video Observation Platform

Through live or video-based observations, school and district observers or Insight's team of content-area coaches can use the platform to provide feedback, identify and share specific examples of great teaching and organize resources so that educators can access the information they need.

iboss Network Security Introduces MobileEther

The mobile security solution combines traditional MDM (such as data loss prevention) with Web and mobile malware protection, reporting and directory-based user authentication.

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