School Administration

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  • Campus payroll project sees delays, more costs
    Tue, Jun 23, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  payroll
    A second attempt by the University of Wisconsin System to install a new computer payroll program is millions of dollars over budget and a year behind schedule. Moreover, a company fired over subpar work in creating Wisconsin's statewide voter database in 2007 is working as a subcontractor on the project. Key words: University of Wisconsin System, Wisconsin payroll system, Accenture, PeopleSoft [ Read More ]

  • Stimulus funds to advance national standards
    Tue, Jun 16, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Assessment & Evaluation
    U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is offering federal cash incentives to achieve one of his top priorities: developing national standards for reading and math to replace a current hodgepodge of benchmarks in the states. Key words: national standards, common standards, math standards, reading standards [ Read More ]

  • Schools turn to hosted eMail to save money
    Mon, Apr 20, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Communication , email , Technologies
    Converting to Google or Microsoft eMail systems is saving some colleges and universities upwards of half a million dollars annually, and the move has satisfied some students and faculty members who have clamored for an eMail interface with more applications and storage capability. Key words: Gmail, Microsoft Outlook, outsourcing eMail, Dartmouth College, Abilene Christian University, University of Texas, education, technology. [ Read More ]

  • RTI: Not just for special education
    Thu, Apr 16, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Assessment & Evaluation
    Once a concept only well known in special-education circles, Response to Intervention (RTI)--which responds to individual students' needs by taking a data-based approach to instruction--has taken hold in the general education arena and is helping educators take a more active role in monitoring student progress. Key words: Response to intervention, student assessment, RTI, education, technology [ Read More ]

  • New standards to facilitate eLearning
    Tue, Mar 31, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Student information systems , Communication , Wimba
    A consortium of educators and technology executives has developed a common set of standards that will allow any kind of digital learning content--such as an electronic text, an online exam, or even a social-networking application--to be used with any type of learning management system (LMS) or student information system (SIS), or web portal. Key words: IMS global, computer standards, online exam, social networking, Wimba, Department of Defense, education technology [ Read More ]

  • Forum calls for better data use in education
    Thu, Mar 12, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Data management
    Speakers at a forum about the use of longitudinal data in education stressed the importance of comprehensive data systems that follow students throughout their educational careers--from kindergarten to college--while also protecting students' privacy. Key words: longitudinal data, data systems, Data Quality Campaign [ Read More ]

  • How to get the most out of alert systems
    Mon, Mar 09, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Communication , Natural Disasters , Emergency Planning
    Schools and colleges that invest thousands of dollars in emergency-alert systems also need to promote awareness of and participation in these systems for them to be effective, experts say. That's one piece of advice contained in a new online resource from IT giant CDW-G, which unveiled its Mass Notification Toolkit web site March 2--giving educators and administrators a clearinghouse of information for how to implement and publicize potentially life-saving alerts effectively. Key words: emergency alerts, text messages, brandeis university, union university, cdw-g [ Read More ]

  • Tech-savvy supes honored during AASA conference
    Fri, Feb 20, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  School Administration
    Ten superintendents who are among the nation's most successful in leading their schools into the 21st century were honored in a special ceremony Feb. 20. The occasion was eSchool News' Ninth Annual Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards, sponsored by Promethean, the Pearson Foundation, and K12 Inc. This year's award winners were honored during a private ceremony held in conjunction with the Century Club 100 meeting at the American Association of School Administrators' annual conference in San Francisco. Key words: Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards, education, technology, technology leadership [ Read More ]

  • What it means to be 'tech savvy'
    Fri, Feb 20, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  School Administration
    At our Ninth Annual Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards ceremony in February, we asked the winners what technology-related programs they were most proud of in their districts--and what it means for them to be a "tech-savvy" school leader. Here's a sampling of what they said. Key words: superintendent, Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards, school technology [ Read More ]

 

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