Survey on California’s Digital-Textbook Initiative
Survey finds widespread interest in California’s digital textbook initiative.
Technology Helps Link Scientists to the Classroom
Scientists share their research and details of their work with students through blogs and other Web 2.0 tools.
Can Better Child Care Shrink Some Achievement Gaps?
A new national study suggests that high-quality child care early in life can blunt the negative learning effects normally associated with growing up poor.
Education in the Age of Globalization
If you haven’t seen the “Did You Know; Shift Happens” video created by Karl Fisch, the director of technology for Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colo., and modified by Scott McLeod of Iowa State University, it’s worth checking out.
Survey Asks Districts About Plans to Use Stimulus Funds for ELLs
A working group of experts on policy for English-language learners is conducting a survey to find out how states and school districts plan to use stimulus funds for the education of ELLs, and what obstacles might prevent them from doing so.
Sign of the Times? School-Improvement Center to Close its Doors
Word comes via Twitter that the work of the Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement is winding down.