Namaste in the Classroom
Yoga is part of the curriculum at more and more schools around the city. Will it keep kids fit?
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Facebook Money Funds Chinese in Newark School
The Chinese language is being taught for the first time in a new public high school in Newark, and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s high-profile $100 million donation two years ago …
Read MoreCorporate Strategy: An Apple for Every Teacher
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs once told Wired Magazine said that he probably “spear-headed giving away more computer equipment to schools than anybody else on the planet.” It’s hard to verify …
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Who Will Pay for iPads in Class?
More teachers are incorporating iPads into the classroom through grants, government funds for technology, and nonprofit Web sites—and some are even bringing in their personal devices. As more teachers use the iPad, Apple is also offering materials on how their products can be funded.
Read MoreUsing the iPad in Special Education
At the Manhattan Children’s Center on the Upper West Side, Christopher, 9, sits at a desk in front of his teacher and an iPad. Diagnosed with autism, Christopher has difficulty …
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Will Textbooks Move from Paper to iPad?
There is a lot of buzz about how the iPad may transform education, especially with Apple’s new digital, interactive textbooks.
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New and Improved Suspension Centers: The City’s Best Kept Secret?
Last year, 11,000 students passed through New York City’s new suspension sites.
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Psychologists: Suspensions Do Not Work
Psychologists argue that students who are suspended at a young age are likely to continue to be suspended, again and again.
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