Wake County judge rules that the school must be approved by the state board of education, which had previously decided not to act on the charter application.
Q&A: McGraw-Hill Schools Head Talks Common Core, Company’s Future
McGraw-Hill’s Dan Caton predicts the viability of the Common Core and talks about hot educational technology trends.
News Corp. to Split, Join Education Business with Publishing
Company will explore separating entertainment division and publishing division, including education, into two separate companies in the next year.
Charter School Incubator Awards Grants to Ind. Schools
The Mind Trust, a charter school advocacy group, awarded $2 million in grants for its charter school incubator program, which provides charter agencies with training and resources to help set up their schools.
Microsoft Announces Move Into Cloud Services for Schools
Company’s Office software will be available for free in the cloud to schools, raising its classroom competition with Google.
How Can Federal Education Policy Promote Ed Tech? Or Should It?
At annual ISTE conference, administrators, policy experts, and politicians debate the federal government’s role in putting technology in classrooms.
Ed-Tech Industry Goes on (Huge) Display at ISTE Conference
Annual gathering of the education technology association offers look at the status and future of the industry.
Codecademy Raises $10M to Teach Computer Programming
Web company looking to change how people learn computer languages will work to expand globally and into the classroom.
Public Debates “Personalized Learning” in Race to the Top
Comments from private sector, education technology community suggest changes, clarifications to U.S. Department of Education’s new $400 million competition for school districts.
First Quarter Revenue at Kaplan Takes a Hit
Kaplan posts steep declines in revenue, higher education enrollment, and operating income over same period last year.