Challenge to Innovate Grant Looking For Best Ideas on Gaming in the Classroom

By Teal Ruland Today’s teens and elementary school students are focused on everything technology, from the popular Angry Birds game, to Facebook and Twitter, to online virtual reality games. But how can interactive technology and game-based learning help students learn about physics, geography, and social studies? Many teachers have already started incorporating electronic gaming and [...]

NEA Gives Kline ESEA Bills a Failing Grade

By Tim Walker The National Education Association spoke out on Tuesday against two amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization effort for walking away from the federal government’s commitment to ensuring equity for students in need. The two bills, the Student Success Act and the Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act, were [...]

Can Students Be “Nudged” into Eating More Fruits and Vegetables?

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is conducting a pilot study in six Houston elementary schools to determine if gentle, low- or no-cost “nudges” can positively influence student food choices in the lunch room. Source: The Houston Chronicle

3D in the Classroom: Real Student Engagement or Just the Latest Fad?

While some teachers and administrators say successful implementation of 3D technology in science and math classes can make a remarkable difference in student comprehension and engagement, many worry the cost doesn’t yet justify the return on investment. Source: eSchool News

Fighting Age Discrimination Against Educators

By John Rosales Across the United States, veteran educators are facing a growing problem of age  discrimination. Last year, Tempe Elementary School District No. 3 in Tucson, Arizona, discriminated against employees on the basis of age when it applied an early retirement incentive plan which granted greater economic benefits to younger employees based upon their age. In North [...]

How Teachers Can Help Cope With a Crisis

The NEA Health Information Network has published a guide schools may use during times of crisis. Read the guide or check out these quick tips on how teachers can help. Source: NEA.org

On Education, Santorum Flunks History

GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum recently called President Obama a “snob”  for wanting to ease access to college for more Americans. “If his knowledge of American history is reflected in his beliefs about the importance of education in the U.S.,” writes Jeff Madrick of the Roosevelt Institute, “he is a sadly uneducated man. Education has been [...]

NEA’s Read Across America Tour Delivers Donations to Schools in Need

By Staci Maiers With a message of “Read! Read! Read!,” and a beloved Dr. Seuss character, NEA’s “Read Across America Tour- Driven by Mazda” is making stops at priority schools in California and Nevada. The Lorax-adorned vehicles on the tour bring books and cash donations to public school libraries—with each priority school receiving a $1,500 [...]

Charter Schools Could Gain Power to Take Over Public Schools

In Florida, charter schools would receive more construction money, greater freedom to expand and the ability to take over struggling public schools at the request of parents under two bills still in play as the legislative session winds down. Source: The Gainsville Sun

March 8 – International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day (March 8th) honors working women everywhere, celebrating the economic, political, and social achievements of women. The year 2011 marked the International Women’s Day Centenary, 1911-2011. This day is also the anniversary of the 1857 garment and textile workers’ strike in New York, one of the first organized actions by women anywhere.

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