The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF) Edutopia E-newsletter 27th May includes  their Digital Generation Project Video. A useful reminder to many that the world of our young people

PEN Comment: Edutopia news identifies a CBS News Video on exercising and learning http://www.edutopia.org/edutopianews.html Video: Pumping Up the Brain Researchers are finding that exercise can

World Without Walls: Learning Well with Others. How to teach when learning is everywhere. Fascinating article by by Will Richardson Edutopia Magazine December 2008. It begins: Earlier this

An interesting Item highlighted in Edutopia's December 3rd e-news from the Edutopia blog by Ben Johnson (2/12/2008). This quote will give you a flavour: 'So, now, let's get back

Creatively Speaking, Part Two: Sir Ken Robinson on the Power of the Imaginative Mind From Edutopia News 23rd October 2008. Sir Ken Robinson, the creativity guru shares his vision

 http://www.edutopia.org/ Building on Disaster: Architects Around the World Respond to Crises. Where the going is tough, Architecture for Humanity gets schools going again. by Richard Rapaport. People are ready

In the Trenches: Community Activism Plays a Starring Role in Education Reform. Educational activism kicks into high gear. by Sara Bernard http://www.edutopia.org/whats-next-2008-grassroots-activism  On March 19, 2008, more than ten

Obama's Education Blueprint More than most campaign blueprints, Barack Obama's education plan reflects his own work

Greenbacks for Grades: Schools Use Material Rewards as Incentive. Cash and prizes boost student performance - but is the means worth the ends? by Fran Smith.

Edutopia News flags up an article by Ed Stoddard of Reuters: Corporal Punishment Seen Rife in U.S. Schools. More than 200,000 children were hit as punishment in U.S. schools

What's Next 2008: Ten Predictions for the Future of Public Education. Edutopia predicts: What's in store for the coming school year. by Jennifer Foote Sweeney.

Edutopia: http://www.edutopia.org   Court Reverses, Declares Homeschooling Legal in California A California court Friday reversed its previous ruling and decided that most forms of homeschooling are legal. -- USA

First 'Hybrid' Courses; Now, a 'Hybrid' School New 'bricks and clicks' high school offers unique blend of face-to-face and online instruction. The University of Hawaii at Manoa

'Wisdom of the (Multi) Ages: Students Learn by Teaching' http://www.edutopia.org/multiage-classroom-looping-peer-mentoring An interesting article by Molly Jackel on how

Edutopia news linked to this CBS news video

Education at risk: Fall out from a Flawed Report is an article from Tamim Ansary a contributing writer to Edutopia. She writes about the 'Nation at Risk'report of 

By Lauren Smith from the Edutopia News - March 12th 2008. http://www.edutopia.org/edutopianews.html A state Court of Appeals ruling on homeschooling may have a dampening effect on virtual schools