Academic Specialization

There has been significant activity in Cuba's real estate market since private home sales were legalized on the island in 2011, but problems remain. The country lacks a practical mortgage system, real… Read More

While working to prepare students for the high-tech jobs of the future, the principal of the Academy for Software Engineering -- the first high school in New York City devoted to computer science -- s… Read More

Not sure how to start blending technology into the language classroom? Teacher Emma Drury shares tips in this blog post about how to engage students with blogs and podcasts. She recommends using QR co… Read More

Teachers and administrators in the League of Innovative Schools, a network of 56 schools in five northeastern states, meet regularly to share ideas to improve education and student outcomes. The group… Read More

A curriculum review committee in Lexington, Mass., has been working to update the K-12 social studies curriculum, so students can learn about regional history, as well as current events in the communi… Read More

Fewer than half of U.S. states require students to take a course in economics, and only 14 states offer a class in personal finance, according to the Council for Economic Education. A recent survey of… Read More

All the Mongolian gerbils and half the mice sent into space by Russia have died on the 30-day mission. Scientists with the Bion-M experimental flight, launched last month, blame an equipment failure f… Read More