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SMART Solutions for English Language Learners

February 1, 2012 by eSchool News Staff · Comments Off

See how educators at Cesar Chavez Elementary School in California used SMART products to increase English language proficiency test scores by more than 30%. … Read More

Diigo: The Online Student’s Cloud-Based Notebook

January 13, 2012 by Scott Holm · Comments Off

Call me forgetful, but I read so many things on the web that I often can't remember where I found them. Sure, I could bookmark them all in my browser, but I'd soon have thousands of bookmarks to dig through later - no thanks! The good news is that now I don't have to remember everything I find onilne, Diigo does it for me. Diigo is a free, cloud-based social bookmarking service that enables you to bookmark, tag and annotate any webpage you … Read More

SMART Solutions for English Language Learners

February 1, 2012 by eSchool News Staff · Comments Off

See how educators at Cesar Chavez Elementary School in California used SMART products to increase English language proficiency test scores by more than 30%. … Read More

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SMART Solutions for English Language Learners

February 1, 2012 By eSchool News Staff

See how educators at Cesar Chavez Elementary School in California used SMART products to increase English language proficiency test scores by more than 30%. … [Read More...]

Apple iBooks 2 license agreement gets icy reception in higher education

February 1, 2012 By Denny Carter

A blogger who tracks Apple products called the iBooks 2 license agreement 'Apple at its worst.' Advocates for open-license textbooks in higher education, while largely unhappy with Apple’s new iBooks 2 platform, say the technology behemoth has done a favor for their movement: Apple’s … [Read More...]

Utah schools start adopting open source textbooks

February 1, 2012 By staff and wire services reports

Utah classrooms may soon be making the switch to open-source online textbooks that can be cheaper and easier to update, the Associated Press reports. The Utah State Office of Education announced this month it will develop and support the open textbooks for language arts, science and math. The agency … [Read More...]

Morris Chamber dinner: Jeb Bush to share school reform ideas

January 30, 2012 By florida

Data-driven accountability for schools, including grading schools on a scale of A-F based solely on annual standardized test scores in elementary and middle school and a combination of data in high school. School choice for families, including tax credit scholarships, prekindergarten vouchers, … [Read More...]

Virtual High School Expands Students’ Options

January 30, 2012 By massachusetts

No one at Canton High School teaches “Investing in the Stock Market” but that didn’t prevent senior Bryan Fitzpatrick from taking it this year. Fitzpatrick is one of 18 students at the high school taking online courses through Virtual High School Inc. For the courses, students log into a … [Read More...]

Community stepping up to help Suttons Bay Schools

January 28, 2012 By michigan

SUTTONS BAY — The northern Michigan community is helping the Suttons Bay Schools try and stave off a state takeover. Superintendent Mike Murray says the district planned to get state funding for 760 students, but fell short by 114 students due to a charter school’s decision to drop out … [Read More...]

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