ED to fund unified student data systems

Backed by a strong and unprecedented federal investment in education, the Obama administration has identified multiple objectives intended to help revamp the nation's education system--and a persistent use of student data to improve instruction is one of those objectives. Key words: statewide data systems, statewide data implementation, educational data, data tracking, Arne Duncan, education technology

Cell phones used to deliver course content

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says schools and colleges should deliver course content to the cell phones that students use to talk and text every day. Some campus officials are listening, and classes via web-enabled cell phones could be mobile learning's next evolution. Key words: Arne Duncan, online classes, Ball State University, Louisiana Community & Technical College System, education, technology

Cyber-bullying conviction could be tossed

A federal judge on July 2 tentatively threw out the convictions of a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who ended up committing suicide. The case had raised national awareness about the dangers of cyber bullying. Key words: Lori Drew, MySpace, trial, cyber bullying, education, technology