Despite More Tech Use, Australia Computer Literacy Skills Decline
Results of national information and communication technology tests show that computer literacy skills have declined across Australia over the past three years despite an increase in the use of laptops and iPads. The tests, taken by over 10,000 students in years 6 and 10 from 650 government, Catholic and independent schools every three years since More...
Study: Alaska Teacher Pay Plan Would Help, But Cost Too Much
A new study completed for the Alaskan legislature by University Alaska Anchorage’s Center for Alaska Education Policy Research argues that implementing a standardized salary schedule for teachers in the state More...
Closing Underperforming NYC Schools Worked, Study Shows
Critics were harsh when Mayor Michael Bloomberg closed dozens of large high school that were failing in New York City. They claimed the mayor was destroying communities and neighborhood institutions. But this week a More...
Chicago’s Emanuel, Claypool Push for Education Funding
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his schools chief are continuing their push for state lawmakers to create a new formula for state education funding in an effort to provide more aid to Chicago Public Schools. In More...
In Nod to Teen Sleep, Seattle Changes High School Start Times
This week, the Seattle School Board voted to move most school start times to 8:30 a.m. so that students may sleep later. Rebecca Klein, writing for The Huffington Post, says the vote makes Seattle one of the largest More...
