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Study Reveals School Children Have More Homework Load

Study Reveals School Children Have More Homework Load

Primary school children have a homework load 3X the amount recommended by the National Education Association (NEA), according to a new study by researchers from Brown University School of Medicine, Children's National Health System, Brandeis University, Rhode Island College, and the New England Center for Pediatric Psychology, with outreach provided…
Minority Male Maker Program Created for STEM Education

Minority Male Maker Program Created for STEM Education

Minority Male Maker is a two-year program created by Verizon and launched this month at Kentucky State University with a $400,000 Verizon Foundation grant. The program seeks to empower a new generation of minority men by giving them lifelong technology and entrepreneurship skills to build future innovations and create brighter…
CEF Education Model to Produce Employable People

CEF Education Model to Produce Employable People

Constructive Education Framework (CEF) will work on the principle of “Learning for Earning” to meet the larger objective of building a prosperous society. By Rakesh Raman There is no denying the fact that institutional education in schools and colleges can help develop the personality of a child. However, a greater…
First Lady Michelle Obama Says Reach Higher

First Lady Michelle Obama Says Reach Higher

As part of her Reach Higher initiative, First Lady Michelle Obama will speak Friday at Detroit’s first-ever citywide College Signing Day, hosted by the Detroit College Access Network at Wayne State University. Over 1,500 students from more than 40 Detroit high schools will participate in the rally. In her keynote…
Raytheon to Help Children of Military Families

Raytheon to Help Children of Military Families

A new $5 million multi-year commitment from technology company Raytheon to Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) will provide enhanced technology centers and support for after-school science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programming to children of military families. Working in partnership, Raytheon and Boys & Girls Clubs of America…
Tech Company 2U to Help Build Schools in Guatemala

Tech Company 2U to Help Build Schools in Guatemala

A leading provider of cloud-based software-as-a-service solutions 2U, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWOU), announced Monday a new initiative with Pencils of Promise (PoP), a for-purpose nonprofit organization that has built more than 200 schools for children across Africa, Asia and Latin America. Through the initiative, 2U and its employees will raise funds…
How Educators Use Technology in the Classroom

How Educators Use Technology in the Classroom

During an award ceremony at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Microsoft Corp. announced the winners of the 2011 Global Forum Educator Awards. This year's winners were selected from more than 115 projects, narrowed from more than 200,000 applicants, who competed at national and regional events over the…