Technology and Education

Quality Higher Education Doesn't Need to Cost So Much

Dr. Robert Mendenhall | Posted 05.02.2012

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Dr. Robert Mendenhall

Technology offers us many opportunities to improve our output by customizing learning to individual needs, increasing productivity, expanding access, and most importantly, improving quality and affordability.

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Phone Companies Ignore Low-Price Requirement That You Are Paying For

ProPublica | Jeff Gerth | Posted 05.01.2012

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By Jeff Gerth ProPublica, May 1, 2012, 10 a.m.At the dawn of the Internet era, Congress set out to avert a digital divide between rich and poor ...

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The Global Search for Education: An International Education

C. M. Rubin | Posted 03.25.2012

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C. M. Rubin

The International Baccalaureate (the IB) continues to play an important role in changing the lives of students worldwide. Apart from PISA, it is the only test that measures the performance of students against their global peers.

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Are Schools Getting Too Carried Away With Technology?

Meryl Ain, Ed.D. | Posted 01.04.2012

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Meryl Ain, Ed.D.

With built-in obsolescence, it's critically important that schools don't spend mindlessly on the latest cool gadget, only to abandon it for a better one a few years later.

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Teachers Using Cell Phones For Class Lessons, Homework

AP | CHRISTINE ARMARIO | Posted 05.25.2011

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WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — Ariana Leonard's high school students shuffled in their seats, eagerly awaiting a cue from their Spanish teacher that the ...

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