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Through Pittsburgh’s Distance Learning program, students hone their foreign language skills by playing Spanish Jeopardy with their counterparts in other schools, debaters face off with teams from across town or in another state and math students test their knowledge in video-based contests.

Innovation…. We currently don’t test for that.

As more school leaders look at using iPads and other tablet computers as learning tools, the Florida-based company Brainchild has developed an iPad-like device that is designed specifically for elementary and middle school students.

Are today’s younger workers likely to be as dedicated and industrious as those of generations past?

Call for innovative society raises important questions about education

If you start with a clear vision for how to implement technology effectively, and you make sure your staff is well trained and supported, and you seek to transform instructional practices to leverage technology’s full potential, then technology really can empower education. And that’s what the winners of our annual Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards are doing.”

Some of the first-graders at Hawthorne Elementary enter school with zero exposure to technology.

Critics say the Chinese education system, though tops in test-taking, has a shortfall in producing students who are innovative and creative.

In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning — creating conditions where kids’ natural talents can flourish.

A few promising approaches to finding cost savings without cutting student services.