Selected Articles from Joshua Bolkan

Joshua Bolkan is the online assistant editor for THE Journal and Campus Technology. The articles listed below represent a sampling of his recent work. To find a comprehensive list of articles by Joshua, please use our online search tool.


Report: 90 Percent of Parents Say Their Student Performs at Grade Level, Only 1 in 3 Does

It was the second year in a row that the survey, "Parents 2017: Unleashing their Power and Potential," found that nearly all parents who responded said their children were performing at or above grade level.

Report: AI Will Be in Nearly All New Software by 2020

Artificial intelligence will be in nearly all new software products by 2020 and a top five investment priority for more than 30 percent of chief information officers, according to a new report from Gartner.

Grant Spotlight: American Association of University Women STEM Equity Grants

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is offering one- and two-year grants, with extra consideration for proposals involving schools, designed to address the needs of girls and women or to educate the public on related issues.

Kansas City Students to Get STEM Classroom on Retired Jet

Students in Kansas City will soon have a new STEM classroom inside a refurbished two-story jumbo jet.

Report: Best Practices for ELL Students in Personalized Environments

The report, "Next Generation Learning Models for English Language Learners: Promising Practices and Considerations for Teaching and Learning," offers six case studies of schools that have created personalized and competency-based environments for ELL students.

Program for Teaching with Drones in Middle School Receives STEM Grant

Long Cane Middle School has won a grant of more than $8,000 to launch a drone project focused on STEAM education.

7 Digital Learning Trends

Project Tomorrow surveyed more than 514,000 educators, parents and students between October 2016 and January 2017 for this year's report.

StudySync Adds Unit Creation Tool

StudySync has launched Unit Creator, a new tool designed to help teachers create new English language arts units for students in grades 6 to 12 from scratch.

Report: 2 in 3 Parents Say Classroom Tech Is Key to Student Futures

Tech leaders say motivating teachers is the biggest hurdle, according to a new report.

MATE Center to Host Underwater Robotics Competition

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