Category — Education

Dinosaur Dollars

Billionaire Koch gives $35 million to dinosaur museum.

May 8, 2012 Comments

Jupiter-Bound Legos

Lego figures to Jupiter project is an attempt to inspire children to be interested in science, math, engineering and technology.

April 30, 2012 Comments

College Pitch

Want a free ride to college? Make a pitch.

April 27, 2012 Comments

Arcade Whiz

A 9-year-old gained Internet stardom thanks to his elaborate, homemade video arcade. Fans have donated more than $100,000 to his college fund.

April 16, 2012 Comments

Wealth or Waste?

Rethinking the value of a business major.

April 9, 2012 Comments

Stalin For Kids

Stalin exercise books fly off shelves in Moscow.

April 9, 2012 Comments

Crazy Courses

Crazy courses are a long-time college tradition. But even in the wake of the Great Recession, course catalogs are still loaded with goofy, lightweight classes, and students still are lining up to take them.

April 5, 2012 Comments

Campus Marketers

Students from the University of Southern California to Dartmouth College are lining up to become on-campus volunteer marketers for technology start-ups.

April 5, 2012 Comments

Bandhappy.com

Bandhappy.com, savvy musician-entrepreneurs bring live music lessons to the web.

March 28, 2012 Comments

Ted TV

TED is pairing up with YouTube to offer a channel dedicated to the world’s best teachers.

March 15, 2012 Comments

Coffee College

Starbucks teaches art of perfect brew.

March 6, 2012 Comments

See-thru Building

Boston-based Emerson College is erecting a striking see-through building in Hollywood — that will be its new West Coast campus.

March 6, 2012 Comments

Reading Gap

What Kids Are Reading 2012 report finds children are now reading to the same level of difficulty across genders.

March 5, 2012 Comments

Eye Control

Eye-controlled computer games for disabled children.

March 1, 2012 Comments

Mindful Minutes

Can you learn to be happy?

February 24, 2012 Comments

Skill Search

Teens learn robotics as factories lack skilled workers.

February 13, 2012 Comments

Turnitin

When college applicants plagiarize, Turnitin can spot them.

January 31, 2012 Comments

Innumeracy

It’s the mathematical equivalent of illiteracy, and it’s surprisingly common among otherwise well-educated people

January 19, 2012 Comments

Campus Ban

The University of California is banning smoking and the chewing of tobacco on all of its 10 campuses.

January 17, 2012 Comments

Diabetic Futures

Young diabetics more likely to learn and earn less.

January 12, 2012 Comments

ArtistWorks

ArtistWorks’ online lessons resonate with musicians and students.

January 12, 2012 Comments

Spelling Comeback

Defying societal habits, spelling regains its dignity.

January 11, 2012 Comments

Fitness Findings

Want your kids to do better in school? Try exercise.

January 6, 2012 Comments

Background Bach

New research from France finds students learned more when a videotaped lecture was underscored with classical music.

January 5, 2012 Comments

Internet Overload

The last two decades have completely transformed the way we know.

January 5, 2012 Comments

Language Gestures

People remember new words more easily when they are taught alongside body movements.

January 4, 2012 Comments

Language Learners

Mandarin immersion program flourishes at L.A. school.

January 4, 2012 Comments

Facebook & College

Social media reputation could crush college dreams.

December 28, 2011 Comments

Math Myth

Girls’ brains aren’t wired to do worse at math, new study says.

December 21, 2011 Comments

School YouTube

YouTube launches schools-friendly video service.

December 19, 2011 Comments