Google is turning some NC school buses into rolling study halls
Thanks to an initiative from Google, some North Carolina students are receiving homework help from an unlikely source their school buses.
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Students' early test scores don't predict academic growth over time
For years, parents and policymakers have looked to test scores to gauge the effectiveness of school districts and teachers. New research from Stanford Graduate School of Education Professor Sean Reardon provides a different ...
Nigerian man charged in US school districts phishing scam
A Nigerian citizen has been arrested in a phishing scheme that targeted school districts in Connecticut and Minnesota in an effort to get employees' personal information and file bogus tax returns, federal authorities said ...
External structures can stymie policies designed to improve education for minority students
Education policy is of topmost interest to Jurée Capers, an assistant professor of public management and policy in the Andrew Young School. Her research puts a different spin on the subject, though, by examining the structures ...
Tech trouble? Some schools are training students to help
When Crane Middle School decided to turn over minor IT repairs and troubleshooting duties to students, even the program coordinator was skeptical.
Many schools now urge kids to bring their own screens
Got your own laptop or tablet? Bring it to class, many schools now say.
RAND: 'Principal pipelines' to develop leaders may be affordable way to improve schools
'Principal Pipelines' to Develop School Leaders May Be Affordable Way to Improve Schools, RAND Corporation Finds
School choice policies may impact segregation and diversity of public schools
Despite decades of educational reform and legal efforts, many U.S. schools are experiencing increasing segregation, with 16 percent of public schools serving both minority and high poverty students. A Supreme Court decision ...
White families with children drawn to less diverse neighborhoods, schools
White families with children continue to live in predominantly white neighborhoods, in part to send their children to predominantly white schools, according to a new study on racial segregation in 100 metropolitan areas.
IRS warns firms, beware of phishing email scam
The IRS is warning employers about a spreading phishing email scam whose targets include companies and that seeks to get employees' Social Security numbers and other information.
