A unique program at one Pennsylvania school is using the power of television news to teach social skills to youngsters with Asperger’s syndrome.

For students returning to school this year, there is more to back-to-school technology shopping than the latest version of the iPad. Students now have access to gadgets such as the "Powerbag" -- a high-tech backpack with a built-in battery system that can charge electronic devices such as smartphones.

Daglig jobbing må til for å lykkes i kampen mot mobbing, mener Høyre og Frp.

Officials in Bulgaria say they are concerned that the country has a shortage of teachers, with numbers expected to continue to decline as those in the profession retire. The average age of teachers in Bulgaria is 50, and already there is a shortage of teachers reported in several subjects, including biology and chemistry.

As more schools adopt tablet computers as a part of classroom instruction, blogger Eric Lai in this post lists several reasons that such rollouts can struggle -- or even fail.

In this blog post, Ben Stern, technology integrationist for a middle school in New York City, writes that textbooks present an easy way out for teachers and students - allowing them to avoid questions over what should be taught. Technology, Stern writes, such as Internet resources and educational applications, can improve teaching and learning.

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Students with good attendance records are being offered the chance to win everything from bicycles to laptops. Research shows that missing school can have a negative effect on student learning and standardized test performance.

Teachers should start off the school year by ensuring their classroom is well organized and extra supplies are on hand, Rebecca Alber writes in this blog post. Teachers also should rehearse new materials and allow extra time for their lessons to run long if needed, she writes.

GameDesk, an organization that’s developing a variety of game-based learning initiatives, is venturing into new terrain with the opening of a new school and the development of new digital tools, with millions of dollars in funding from both the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and AT&T.

Students who skip school may not understand that the act has long-term consequences, according to a report by the organization Get Schooled. The report, based on interviews with about 500 teenagers in 25 cities across the county, found that students who missed more than 10 days of school are less likely to graduate from high…

Flipped classrooms are known for using video lectures and allowing students to focus on classwork instead of homework.