EdTech
Education Technology is a multi-billion dollar sector of companies innovating in both software and hardware for teaching, learning, and running schools, districts, and state and federal education departments. We document some of the most essential technical innovations and companies that support learning, teaching and more.
NYC Chancellor Struggling to Upend Seniority Clause with City Teachers
Joel Klein tries to fight for rookie teachers, who are most at risk for being laid off but who have the most potential for making lasting influences on students. His barrier: the teacher's union, which fights to preserve the positions of older teachers. The real problem: we don't have the right data to show who should stay or who should go.
Beacon School of Excellence Goes All Out to Improve Students
The state standardized tests start today in New York City. How is one lower-income school in Brooklyn making sure its students are acing exams? Dentists.
Advance Innovative Education Considering Performance Pay for Major Certification Drive
The mission of Advance Innovative Education is to place excellent professionals in the Louisiana school systems to benefit low-income and disadvantaged youth. One of the ways AIE CEO Kristy Hebert is doing this is through performance incentives.
ABCTE Highlighted in US News & World Report
There are probably a lot of frustrated people out of work in America, who want to do something good for their community. They should think about ABCTE.
NYC $22 Mln Windfall Gives Online Access to Poor Students? Not Really.
But is this an award to benefit education, or a slick new proposal set to increase capacity for broadband suppliers?
Interview: Inigral CEO Michael Staton
It's not that students don't care, it's that they are producing work that nobody cares about. -- Michael Staton, CEO, Inigral
Jaime Casap, Google Education Evangelist
@jcasap makes a great point, and I wonder if it means we keep kids from finding future collaborators while in school.
Interview: Chad Ratliff, Albermarle County Public Schools
Chad Ratliff, Assistant Director of Instruction and Innovation Projects at Albermarle County Public Schools.
The American Public Obsolescence System
American public education has "issues." The most amazing thing about public education is how long we've been able to keep this downward trudge into obsolescence going, without relief.
Interview: Marc Porter Magee, COO, ConnCAN
Interview with Marc Porter Magee, ConnCAN Chief Operating Officer. Building upon his experience leading the communications, development, research and government affairs teams at ConnCAN, Magee is launching a new venture called 50CAN: The 50-State Campaign for Achievement Now. Starting with a campaign in Rhode Island this spring, 50CAN hopes to reach one-third to one-half of the 50 states by 2015.