CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards - 3 views
I see this development as good and bad. Firstly, what will CS replace in current curricula? You cannot add something without giving up something else. That said, CS has the benefit of teaching e...
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Teach for America: Liberal mission helps conservative agenda - 1 views
Teach for America: Liberal mission helps conservative agenda http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/teach-for-america-liberal-mission-helps-conservative-agenda/2011/12/25/gIQApoVZHP...
U.S. Report Sees Perils to America's Tech Future - 1 views
U.S. Report Sees Perils to America's Tech Future In report, Commerce Department looks at competitive threats and internal weaknesses in new report http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/92231...
U.S. Senators Show Strong Support for Department of Energy's Exascale Computing Initiative - 1 views
Recognizing the vital role that High Performance Computing (HPC) plays in national competitiveness, on November 8th 24 U.S. Senators signed off on a letter to the White House asking the Administrat...
New Resources for NAEP Researchers Now Available - 0 views
New resources are now available to help researchers use data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). * The NAEP Primer on CD-ROM guides new researchers through the technical h...
Feds launch open-source 'Learning Registry' - 2 views
A new federal resource will help groups share learning materials and policy recommendations as they strive to improve the quality and availability of learning resources in education. Launched ...
Ed Tech Not Immune from Civil Rights Obligations, Feds Advise -- THE Journal - 1 views
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Claude Almansi on 02 Jun 11By David Nagel 05/26/11 "...The United States Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights Thursday issued a "dear colleague letter" to public K-12 institutions (as well as a separate letter to higher education institutions) and a set of answers to frequently asked questions that expands on a letter sent out exclusively to college and university presidents last June (DCL). In the FAQ, OCR makes explicit some legal obligations of all education institutions, including K-12 institutions, to "ensure equal access to the educational benefits and opportunities afforded by the technology and equal treatment in the use of the technology for all students, including students with disabilities." At the same time, the FAQ said the intent is not to stifle the use of new and emerging technologies, but to "remind everyone that equal access for students with disabilities is the law and must be considered as new technology is integrated into the educational environment. ..."
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Claude Almansi on 02 Jun 11Complements http://etcjournal.com/2010/07/06/ebook-readers-attempting-to-bugger-the_blind-bad-for-business/ and perhaps http://etcjournal.com/2011/03/19/nyu-northwestern-schools-adopting-google-apps-discriminate-against-the-blind/
Reform NCLB - 3 views
http://reformnclb.wikispaces.com/ The US Department of Education created a video (below) that details some of the challenges brought on by the No Child Left behind law and describes President Bara...
Teaching in "Culture of Fear, Intimidation and Retaliation" - 6 views
URLs: quoted article: http://www.educationnews.org/ednews_today/159157.html originally published in http://npe.educationnews.org/Review/Essays/v7n7.htm (with appendices containing many further links)
New Initiatives Signal Shift in U.S. Ed Tech Leadership - 2 views
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/09/28/05digital.h31.html?tkn=XSRFsuvC7GROaMXE92c6fwk5iMBhT9XqAM%2Fb&cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS1 Submitted: September 26, 2011 - 2:37pm Originally published: September 26...
he Promise and Limitations of New Technologies in Spreading Democracy - 1 views
http://newamerica.net/events/2011/ignite_or_quash_revolution The Promise and Limitations of New Technologies in Spreading Democracy Do the Internet and social media empower Big Brother or indivi...
Dispiriting Numbers on Education, Civil Rights - 1 views
Dispiriting Numbers on Education, Civil Rights http://education.nationaljournal.com/2011/07/dispiriting-numbers-on-educati.php?mrefid=site_search The Education Department released new data last ...
New coalition seeks to protect future of broadcasting - 1 views
New coalition seeks to protect future of broadcasting By Gautham Nagesh A diverse coalition of businesses and public interest organizations will launch Tuesday with an aim of safeguarding the futu...
Digital Nation - 1 views
Adoption Gap Remains Along Demographic Lines; Socio-Economic Status Does Not Explain the Entire Gap WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Commerce's Economics and S...
Get With the Computer Program - 2 views
Making Progress: Rethinking State and School District Policies Concerning Mobile Techno... - 1 views
Making Progress: Rethinking State and School District Policies Concerning Mobile Technologies and Social Media pdf http://www.cosn.org/Default.aspx?TabId=12543 BACKGROUND It is...
What would Gandhi Do? - 1 views
http://educationontheplate.com/2012/04/17/what-would-gandhi-do/ In its infinite wisdom, the New York State Education Department has increased the length of the state ELA and math tests by 50% this...
Ravitch: Pearson's expanding role in education - 1 views
Ravitch: Pearson's expanding role in education By Valerie Strauss http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/ravitch-pearsons-expanding-role-in-education/2012/05/07/gIQApr4H8T_blog....
Globaloria Creator Idit Harel Caperton Discusses Her Recent Visit To East Austin Colleg... - 1 views
Globaloria Creator Idit Harel Caperton Discusses Her Recent Visit To East Austin College Prep http://blog.swkey.org/2012/03/12/idit-harel-caperton-interview/ Posted by Southwest Key on Mar 12, 201...
The War on Teachers, - 1 views
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/the-war-on-teachers-why-the-public-is-watching-it-happen/2012/03/11/gIQAD3XH6R_blog.html The war on teachers: Why the public is watching it hap...
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