The program helps students develop real-world skills in their chosen field and helps put their classroom learning into context.
More than half of all low-income families in this country are not currently connected to the Internet, according to Julián Castro, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
- By John K. Waters
- 01/28/16
Memorable learning, according to Next Vista For Learning founder Rushton Hurley, is outside the book, the school bus and the campus; and it's hands on and engaging and involves talking, being creative and taking risks.
- By Patrick Peterson
- 01/27/16
Ballhaus likes what he sees at the company he now leads, especially the breadth of its offerings and its capabilities.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 01/27/16
Introducing an educational app to the classroom can be dangerous, and the danger can be revealed at surprising times with startling images.
- By Patrick Peterson
- 01/26/16
It has been called "America's persistent problem": not enough skilled workers to fill millions of job openings. Now some high-tech companies are acting with an eye toward the future with programs and events aimed at K-12 students and educators.
- By John K. Waters
- 01/21/16
The geeky wizards who control the digital world are mostly young men. But girls, led by lawyer-turned-tech-advocate Reshma Saujani, have begun to mine this source of power.
- By Patrick Peterson
- 01/20/16
Schools that experiment with bring-your-own-device policies have reduced their costs but must cope with a variety of student devices, some of which don't meet minimum standards for computer instruction.
- By Patrick Peterson
- 01/19/16
The numbers are in for our first annual K-12 IT salary survey. While budgeting frustrations hamper much of IT's work, there's also a sense that the work they're undertaking is important.
- By David Nagel, Dian Schaffhauser
- 01/13/16
Our expert panelists weigh in on education technology to give us their verdict on which approaches to tech-enabled learning will have a major impact, which ones are stagnating and which ones might be better forgotten entirely.