The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) has announced the winners of its first annual Online Innovator Awards. The organization, which promotes online K-12 learning through advocacy, research, and professional development, presents awards in three categories: best and most innovative learning practice; important new research furthering the advancement of K-12 e-learning; and most innovative [...]
LMS developer Desire2Learn has launched Sparks, a new K-12 learning management system designed for online education.
No Child Left Behind’s accountability measures had no impact on children’s reading achievement but did lead to some gains in math achievement by some measures, according to new research out of the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and Swarthmore College.
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Engineering Graphics Programming Goes to High School
National Instruments, maker of the graphical programming software LabVIEW, has introduced LabVIEW Education Edition (LEE), a version of the software designed for high school users.
STI has introduced a new module for its InformationNOW student information system (SIS) called GIFTrak, which will allow private and charter schools to manage their donations, donor databases, and fundraising activities.