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BusinessWeek
June 26, 2006 |
Best Practices: A Top 10 List Frustrated by the meager payoff from its traditional efforts to improve schools, a new generation of business philanthropists is developing innovative approaches to solving this seemingly intractable problem.   |
BusinessWeek
June 26, 2006
Greene & Symonds |
Bill Gates Gets Schooled Why Bill Gates and other execs have struggled in their school reform efforts, and why they keep trying. |
BusinessWeek
June 26, 2006
William C. Symonds |
The Reform Of School Reform Business is replacing the old piecemeal approach with ambitious efforts to revamp education on a far larger scale. |
Fast Company
September 1, 2007
Elizabeth Svoboda |
Microsoft's Class Action Across the country, talent-hungry corporations are trying to save our struggling public schools. Are they creating smarter kids, or a fleet of drones? |
BusinessWeek
November 3, 2003
Brian Grow |
A New Minority Track To Higher Ed High schools are grooming poor kids through new ventures with colleges. |
Reason
Aug/Sep 2008
Laura Vanderkam |
Earning Their Keep A new breed of urban Catholic high school asks disadvantaged kids to work for their tuition. |
CIO
May 1, 2009 |
How to attract Next-Gen IT Workers CIOs use partnerships with colleges, middle schools and private programs to attract and shape youth for IT careers. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2008
John K. Waters |
A Pathway to Achievement An innovative IT skills program is laying students a trail between high school, higher education, and ultimately, the job market. |
CIO
June 1, 2004
Sarah Johnson |
IT High School Expands Program Four years ago, Brooklyn's "IT High" dropped its traditional vocational classes and adopted a technology-only curriculum, including Cisco certification and C++ programming classes. |
Salon.com
March 30, 2001
Meredith Maran |
Can Berkeley High rebound? An ambitious program to rescue black students before they fail starts a debate over how much help is too much... |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2007
Neal Starkman |
Problem Solvers US students continue to lag behind the rest of the world in the four core STEM subjects. The answer, many believe, is a practical approach to instruction: project-based. |
Reason
April 2006
Lisa Snell |
The Agony of American Education How per-student funding can revolutionize public schools in the U.S. |
Teacher Magazine
May 2000
Kathleen Kennedy Manzo |
Pressure Points Tough teachers resist students' pleas for extra credit. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2000 |
Solution Helps Administrators Analyze Student Performance IBM's Insight at School is a new business intelligence solution for the K-12 market. It provides schools with technology, consulting and services to improve the learning process by helping students make more informed decisions. |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2002 |
George Middle School Increases Student Achievement With Comprehensive Learning System Three years ago, Portland, Oregon's George Middle School made a significant investment in technology, including the purchase of Classwell Learning Group's ClassWorks software, a comprehensive learning system designed to improve individual student achievement in math and language arts... |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2008
Olivia LaBarre |
Weighing in on STEM A British study proposes a quick fix to boost the dwindling number of students opting to study science and math. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2008
Sean Portnoy |
Working Hand in Hand Alliances between school districts and community-based organizations are serving students in ways that neither group can do alone. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2005
Kandy Claybaugh |
Colorado Springs District Creates Digital School in Local Mall for 'Disenfranchised' Students The collaboration of the district, Adelphia Communications, and the Citadel Mall provides its roughly 140 students an opportunity to reconnect with the school environment and engage in self-directed learning. |
Reason
February 2005
Julian Sanchez |
Negative Action The central argument is one that critics of affirmative action have long made: Students admitted to a school under looser standards are, almost by definition, less likely to be prepared to succeed once admitted, undermining whatever benefit the preference was meant to confer. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2002 |
Technology Takes On Rural Alaskan Schools Technology is improving virtually all aspects of rural education for teachers, administrators and students. Nowhere is this demonstrated better than in the Northwest Arctic Borough School District, located in one of the most remote areas of northwest Alaska. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2002
William Zaggle |
Producing Assessment-Savvy Educators The biggest thing going for the education technology industry today is the push toward standards-based assessment. |
T.H.E. Journal
July 2008 |
Extracurricular :: For technologists who do their homework Technology-aided instructional practices are key to successful teaching in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math. McKinley Technology High School's testing scores are proof of that |
Entrepreneur
April 2010 |
Top Honors Business school students give a shout out to their schools. The Princeton Review's Student Opinion Honors for business schools. |
HHMI Bulletin
May 2012
Cori Vanchieri |
Jo Handelsman: Engage to Excel How to keep STEM students from jumping ship? |
CIO
June 15, 2002
Eric Berkman |
IT Saves School In the fall of 2000, George Westinghouse High School in Brooklyn, a drug-and-violence-ridden urban school, reinvented itself as "IT High." Now, more than a year later, this transformation has saved a school and helped prepare the next generation of IT leaders. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2003
Judith B. Rajala |
Bridging the Gap: Programs for Earning College Credit in High School Earning college credit while still in high school can afford students many wonderful opportunities. A look at programs that provide high school students college-level credit prior to graduation |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2003
Sylvia Charp |
Engaging the Tech-Savvy Generation It's the job of every educator to use all technological resources available to keep students engaged in the classroom. But a true tech-savvy educator is continually learning from his or her students. |
InternetNews
May 29, 2006
Andy Patrizio |
IBM Lends a Software and Services Hand IBM helps the overlooked Appalachian region stay competitive in IT education by partnering with the Appalachian College Association. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 9, 2009
Jennifer Demski |
Learning to Speak Math The presence of a bilingual educator is proving pivotal to the success of technology initiatives aimed at developing Spanish-speaking students' grasp of both the concepts and the language of mathematics. |
Reason
December 2007
Jacob Sullum |
Pill Palaces? A recent report announced that 80% of America's high school students attend drug-infested schools. Given how broad the definition was, it's surprising only 80% of high schools qualified. |
Fast Company
January 2006
Wendy Zellner |
The Gates Effect The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation wants to fix American high schools. Is it laying its enormous bets in the right places? |
T.H.E. Journal
July 2006
Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
Using Technology to Maintain Competitiveness: How to Get Our Groove Back As China and India threaten the supremacy of the US economy, our best hope for keeping pace is putting ed tech funding to use to galvanize education. |
Registered Rep.
September 27, 2010
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
College In Four Years, Not Six Before a teenager falls in love with any colleges be sure to check their graduation rates. It could save your clients tens of thousands of dollars. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2008
John K. Waters |
How Geek Became Chic With budgets and staff stretched thin, schools are turning tech-savvy students into technology leaders and a popular, important source of IT support. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2006
Appu Kuttan & Laurence Peters |
Calculating a Future That Doesn't Add Up Failing to reverse the trends in our math and science education will have severe effects on our children's welfare - and the nation's, too. |
Geotimes
April 2007
Vernon J. Ehlers |
Education: Why Do I Have to Learn Geometry? The study of science, technology, engineering and math is critical for every student in our nation, not only for enhancing their opportunities for good jobs, but also for improving our national security and competitiveness. |
T.H.E. Journal
July 2008
Mary Ann Wolf |
High Schools : An Equation That Works As secondary students continue to show little interest in the four STEM subjects, combining technology use with engaging instructional practices may be the only way to reach them. |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2000 |
Electronic Tests Enhance Individualized Instruction for Vocational Students Students at the Applied Learning Lab at the New Market Vocational Skills Center in Tumwater, Wash., take applied math, science, and English courses tailored to suit both their academic level and their chosen line of work... |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2000
Pat Herr |
The Changing Role of the Teacher: How Management Systems Help Facilitate Teaching... |
T.H.E. Journal
June 2004
Creg E. Williams |
School District of Philadelphia Uses Web-Based System to Increase Student Achievement The evidence clearly showed that our high schools were in need of innovative solutions to improve the foundation for student success. |
Registered Rep.
December 19, 2011
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
8 Facts You Didn't Know About the ACT and SAT In honor of test-taking season, here are some valuable statistics to know about the two tests. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2004
Dr. James Benson |
St. John's University Outfits Students With the Technology Needed to Learn and Succeed At St. John's University in New York, we recognized that students would be better prepared for the emerging wireless workplace if they had access to wireless technology while in college. But we knew we had to overcome cost and ease-of-use barriers in order for students to take advantage of these new wireless technologies. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2002
Rushton Hurley |
Fine-Tuning an Online High School to Benefit At-Risk Students In late 2001, San Antonio, Texas, started a virtual school designed to give students a new environment in which to pursue their high school studies. The experience challenged those of us running the program to repeatedly revisit assumptions about learning and administration. |
Registered Rep.
August 26, 2013
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
School's (Not) Out Parents often assume that their children are going to finish their degrees in four years. Most of the time, it doesn't happen. |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2012
Prachi Patel |
The $10 000 College Degree A Texas university offers a low-cost bachelor's in IT. But what's it worth? |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2009
Charlene O'Hanlon |
Credit Recovery Software: the New Summer School Districts are using online programs to get at-risk students back on track to graduation. |
InternetNews
March 5, 2007
Clint Boulton |
IBM System Thinks About Higher Learning IBM will develop a computer system for helping teachers and parents target student learning. |
Teacher Magazine
May 2000
Ronald A. Wolk |
Real-World Lessons So what is this exciting addition to the high school curriculum---a curriculum that a majority of American students find boring? It's not a new discovery but an old, tried-and-true idea: learning by doing, integrating ideas with action, linking the classroom to the real world. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 9, 2009 |
Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships Computer Science Courses Show Steep Decline... Students to Take on Challenge to Change the World... Avermedia Announces Stimulus Promotion... etc. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2001 |
On The Web Student performance enhancement and college prep service provider aims to make college a reality for every student... Web site offers a place for students to exchange their old textbooks for ones that they currently need... Teaching children about preventing injuries in the home... etc. |
