K-12

Kinesiology helps secure $925,000 grant (The Shreveport Times)

20 Jul 2008

MONROE — Kinesiology faculty members at the University of Louisiana at Monroe are addressing Louisiana's obesity epidemic. The department helped secure $925,000 to redesign the K-12 physical education program in Morehouse Parish School District.

Lesson Writer Helps Teachers Quickly Conquer an Often Menial Task (Mashable)

20 Jul 2008

If you’re educator near the middle of the K-12 curriculum, and you’re feeling a bit lacking in terms of online tools available to help increase your own efficiency in the case of schoolwork, this item may be worth a look. It’s called Lesson Writer, and it’s something that can aid you in cranking out a basic lesson (and plan) for particular course on a given day. If you’re short for time, or ...

State schools chief to become a dean at U.Va. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

19 Jul 2008

Virginia's Superintendent of Schools Billy K. Cannaday Jr. will leave his post leading the state's K-12 schools this fall to become a dean at the University of Virginia.