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Trump’s ed budget: A ‘betrayal’ and a ‘meat cleaver’ to public education

March 17, 2017 by Laura Ascione

Under President Trump's proposed FY 2018 budget, school choice would receive a massive $1.4 billion while the Education Department undergoes a $9 billion, or 13 percent, cut. Overall,…

News

Trump repeats push for school voucher program

March 2, 2017 by Joy Resmovits, Los Angeles Times

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Lowe’s Toolbox for Education

February 24, 2017February 23, 2017 by Laura Ascione

Lowe’s will donate up to $5 million to K-12 public/charter schools and to parent teacher groups – at as many ... Read more

District Management

DeVos confirmation hearing elicits intense reactions

January 18, 2017 by Laura Ascione

Betsy DeVos, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary, emerged from her confirmation hearings with Republicans praising her commitment to school choice and with Democrats voicing concerns over…

Ancillary

Betsy DeVos: She’ll be a breath of fresh air for parents, students alike

January 12, 2017January 11, 2017 by Lindsey M. Burke, Tribune News Service

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Ancillary

Republicans gear up for school choice legislation under DeVos

January 12, 2017January 7, 2017 by Emily Wilkins, CQ-Roll Call

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Coding and Robotics

In the marketplace: Google’s G Suite for Education, coding, grants, and more

January 25, 2023October 12, 2016 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can…

Teaching Trends

Designing custom ed-tech software requires joint effort

July 19, 2016July 19, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Off-the-shelf education technology platforms can often fall short when aligning with educators’ specific approaches to instruction. As a result, many ... Read more

Curriculum

Proposed project-based school would rethink traditional learning

February 1, 2016February 1, 2016 by Elisa Crouch, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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IT Management

Idaho’s virtual charter schools have a 20 percent grad rate

January 28, 2016January 28, 2016 by Betsy Z. Russell, The Spokesman-Review

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Blended Learning

Do online charter schools measure up?

December 15, 2015October 30, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

New research offers evidence that online charter schools post weaker academic performance and struggle more to maintain student engagement than their conventional brick-and-mortar peers. The National Study of…

District Management

Report: Professional development is ineffective and wastes money

March 29, 2024August 6, 2015 by By Stephen Noonoo, Editor

District PD spending does not equate to teacher improvement, a new study finds. Can the waste be curbed?

District Management

Are states making the right decisions with charter schools?

February 18, 2014February 18, 2014 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

Whether or not you’re for or against charter schools, the charter movement is spreading like a wildfire in many states across the country. Now, one report details which…

District Management

Charter experiment ‘spinning out of control’

February 4, 2014 by Staff and wire services reports

What is happening in Durham County, N.C., is exactly what charter school critics have long feared: the destabilization of the ... Read more

District Management

Charter schools aspire to be ‘diverse by design’

November 13, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

When a group of Mid-City residents proposed opening a school four years ago that would be racially and economically diverse, they were greeted with doubt, according to the…

Trump’s ed budget: A ‘betrayal’ and a ‘meat cleaver’ to public education

Trump repeats push for school voucher program

Lowe’s Toolbox for Education

DeVos confirmation hearing elicits intense reactions

Betsy DeVos: She’ll be a breath of fresh air for parents, students alike

Republicans gear up for school choice legislation under DeVos

In the marketplace: Google’s G Suite for Education, coding, grants, and more

Designing custom ed-tech software requires joint effort

Proposed project-based school would rethink traditional learning

Idaho’s virtual charter schools have a 20 percent grad rate

Do online charter schools measure up?

Report: Professional development is ineffective and wastes money

Are states making the right decisions with charter schools?

Charter experiment ‘spinning out of control’

Charter schools aspire to be ‘diverse by design’

Schools and Districts Nationwide Partner with TinkRworks to Engage Students in STEAM Project-Based Learning

BusPatrol Recognized Among Fastest-Growing Companies in North America on the 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™

Illustration, Comic & Animation App Clip Studio Paint Named Best for Large Screens by Google Play

Savvas Learning Company Extends Collaboration with Cognizant, Leader in Driving Enterprise Transformation

AI-Enabled Personal Professional Learning Rural District Grant Winner Announced

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