Academic Specialization

Esri has teamed up with uKnow.com on a service that uses social-network information and smartphone GPS data to help parents locate their children. The uKnowLocate service, which was previewed at The C… Read More

Leaders in technology, business, government and other fields gathered recently for a brainstorming session called UnGrounded, which was held on a Boeing 747 flying from the U.S. to Europe. Participant… Read More

Professor and language expert Xiao Lan Curdt-Christiansen from the National Institute of Education of Singapore recently shared best practices for early language learning. Speaking during an internati… Read More

Teachers need more time and space for the informal, professional conversations that can help them collaborate and solve classroom issues, middle-school teacher Hillary Greene writes in this commentary… Read More

The U.S. history test required for high-school graduation in Mississippi focuses on analysis and not just knowing famous names and dates, resulting in a pass rate of 72%. The assessment was the larges… Read More

Concerns about student proficiency have prompted leaders in Wisconsin to turn to Milwaukee Succeeds, a group that aims to bridge the gap between schools and community stakeholders. In addition to push… Read More

The findings of a recent moon probe by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter found that plastic could be used to shield astronauts on deep space missions from the harmful radiation in galactic cosmic rays.… Read More