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States Divide on Common Core Standards

By Abhi On May 19, 2015 · Add Comment · In Common Core, Education: General, Education: Industry, In The News, Teaching, Testing
The Common Core State Standards official website states that currently, “Forty-three states, the District of Columbia, four territories, and the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) have voluntarily adopted and are moving forward with the Common Core.” This remarkable success can lead to the impression that the Common Core is on its way to becoming [...]
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News in Online Education

By Socrato Admin On May 14, 2015 · Add Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, In The News, Resource, Teaching
Want Free Online Education? Online education has evolved from simply offering hobby-focused lessons to those involving higher learning. Some of the popular online educations sites that offer free online courses include EdX, MIT OpenCourseware, CodeAcademy, Coursera and Moz. Top 10 eLearning Skills that eLearning Professionals Should Have What eLearning skills does an eLearning professional need [...]
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Tutoring and Technology

By Abhi On May 12, 2015 · 1 Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, Learning Analytics, Resource, Socrato, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing
In today’s age of Internet-based and mobile phone technology, it’s no surprise that more and more tutors are turning to digital tools to help prepare students for admissions exams. The wide variety of such Internet tools fall under a few general categories. These include tutoring and lectures via webcam, databases to store study material and [...]
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States Move to Require Citizenship Test for High School Graduation

By Abhi On April 7, 2015 · Add Comment · In Education: General, Education: Industry, In The News, Test Preparation, Testing
How many voting members does the House of Representatives have? How many years do we elect a U.S. Senator for? When was the Constitution written? These are a few examples of citizenship questions that can lead people to scramble through their memory or scratch their head. For decades, polls have shown that civics and history [...]
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Update on Next-Generation Assessment Systems

By Scott Cronenweth On September 18, 2013 · 3 Comments · In Common Core, Education: Industry, Exam: ACT, Testing
The purpose of all this testing is to measure individual students’ educational development, to guide teachers and support intervention. Ostensibly the tests will encompass not only academics, but also “interest inventories,” behavioral skills assessment by teachers, and more.
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The State of Digital Education — Are You Ready for Disruption?

By Scott Cronenweth On June 4, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Education: Industry, Education: Technology
Just as it has disrupted major industries like telecommunications and retail, the Internet is now rapidly disrupting educational paradigms as well.
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Ranking Universities Worldwide by Courses of Study

By Scott Cronenweth On May 21, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Education: Industry, In The News
An education company in Britain, QS, annually publishes a report that ranks 400 top colleges and universities worldwide by thirty specific majors or courses of study.
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2014 Federal Budget Proposal Emphasizes STEM Education

By Scott Cronenweth On April 23, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Education: Industry, In The News
President Obama's 2014 proposed federal budget reflects his long-standing advocacy for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. The new budget creates a STEM Master Teaching Corps, while also giving science research institutions an explicit role in directing public school curricula.
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Proposed 2014 US Education Budget Makes Big Investment in Early Learning

By Scott Cronenweth On April 16, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Education: Industry, In The News, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring
US President Barak Obama's 2014 budget proposal asks for an "historic investment" in early learning opportunities. President Obama is being applauded for taking a bold step towards removing stumbling blocks that low-income children and other vulnerable preschoolers often face on the path towards success in school.
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The Teacher's Apple

By Scott Cronenweth On November 13, 2012 · 3 Comments · In Education: Industry, Education: Technology
As more and more laptops, smartphones and tablets find their way into college, high school and increasingly even middle school and grade school classrooms, more and more of that equipment is designed and sold by Apple. Why haven’t tech giants like Microsoft been more successful at taking market share from Apple in this growing market?
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