EDUCATION TIPS

How State of Residence Shapes College Affordability and Illinois’ MAP Grants

By: Jennifer DelaneyHistorically, state need-based aid has been the largest area of state investment in student financial aid. However, state need-based grant aid is not evenly distributed across the US states. Some states, like South Dakota, invested less than $1 million in 2010-11 in need-based undergraduate grant aid. Other states, like Illinois, invested more than $400 million in need-based undergraduate grant aid in 2010-11 (NASSGAP 2010-11). Figure 1 shows that just nine states provide 72.6% of all need-based undergraduate grant aid in the US. The...

Smart School: Smart Class

Smart school: Smart class It is a new vision in education. The use of Education technology can bring a huge change in education. Internet and e learning devices can make class room environment extremely amazing. Teaching through computer, internet and multimedia devices will be a common thing in future. Now a day’s different multimedia lessons are available. By using these multimedia lessons teachers may teach the students very easily.SMART SCHOOL SMART CLASS: THE SMART WAY OF LEARNINGIn these day smart class and smart schools...

Social Networking Websites in Education

Social Networking Websites in Education Now a day’s social networking websites are very popular among the students. Students are spending much time on social networking sites. So it is a big question to parents and teachers that what the role of social networking websites in education is. There are a lot of social networking websites providing a great platform for sharing online educational contents. A proper and skilled use makes social networking websites very useful...

e Learning: The Digital Innovation in Education

e Learning: The modern way of learning through computers and internet In this time we have been listening a lot of words very common such as online education, online learning, e learning, children learning websites, mobile learning, online learning games, learning online and so many. Sometimes we surprised so many times. Is there our learning system is going to be online? Is computer technology changing the way of learning totally?Is Internet becoming the most effective tool in education and literacy?However...

INNOVATION IN EDUCATION IN GNMS GHANA TUNDA

Shiksha me Navachar By Picnic ToursPICNIC TOURS JAISI KUCHH INNOVATIVE GATIVDHIYAN STUDENTS KA UTSAH VARDHAN TO KARTI HI HAI, SAATH HI UNHE APNE PARIVESH KE PRATI BHI JAAGROOK BANAATI HAI. SHIKSHA ME NIT NAYE NAVACHARO KAI BAHUT ADHIK SAMBHAVNAAYEN HAIN. BADALTE SAMAY KE SAATH NAYEEE NAYEE TAKNEEKO KA SHIKSHA ME PRAYOG HO RAHA HAI. SABSE MUKHYA BAAT HAI VIDYARTHIYO KA SARVAANGEEN VIKAS.EK SACHCHEE AUR UPYOGI SHIKSHA KI DISHA ME SARTHAK KADAM UTHANE HONGE.The need of educational innovations Innovative teaching,...

Policy Interventions or Political Posturing?

National Journal posed the following question, to which Forum Director Chris Lubienski responds:House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., last Friday visited a private Catholic school, St. Mary's Academy in New Orleans, for a tour and a discussion with local education officials and families. The purpose of the visit, (gumbo and sazerac aside) was to promote Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's education agenda, much of which has landed in court. "We want to explore what has been gained in terms of experience to see how we can learn from this at the federal level," Cantor said after the event.Jindal,...

Twitter: Democratizing policy and research, or a HUGE waste of time?

I (@mlinic1) joined Twitterfor several reasons. Professionally, it serves as an excellent way to promote my own research and that of the Forum on the Future of Public Education (@forum_future_ed). Further, Twitter provides an excellent opportunity to customize your own access to the news of the day by following people and organizations that are important to you. As such I’m able to keep abreast of recent developments in politics (@barackobama, @corybooker, @marcorubio), follow favorite entertainers (@neilhimself, @colbertreport, @nathanfillian), follow research organizations and think-tanks (@occrl,...

Replicating failure – John Banks and charter schools

The following blog was originally posted at The Daily Blog, and was written by John Minto.“charter schools are not about raising student achievement but are a political response to a corporate problem – how can we get into public education and make private profit from government spending?”Friday’s announcement by Act leader and Associate Education Minister John Banks of the Board which will select successful charter school applicants raises two important issues.Firstly the appointment of the board and its announcement was premature – a slap in the face for parliament which has not yet even heard...