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Leadership in focus at annual AASA conference »
Educational leadership was the focus of the American Association of School Administrators' National Conference on Education in Phoenix last month....
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National Broadband Plan focuses on e-Rate, online learning »
More students should have access to online learning, and the federal e-Rate program should be more widely deployed and should embrace and encourage innovation, according to the National Broadband Plan....
March 16 2010 / Read More »
Digital access, collaboration a must for students »
In a national survey that reveals K-12 students' use of technology at home and at school, students overwhelmingly agreed that access to digital media tools and the ability to collaborate with peers both inside and...
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Universities hope to top Google’s high-speed list »
As cities and towns vie for the opportunity to be chosen for Google Inc.’s pilot of an experimental, ultra-fast internet network, some colleges and universities have thrown their support behind their local towns....
March 15 2010 / Read More »
Obama offers blueprint for rewriting NCLB »
President Barack Obama on March 13 unveiled a plan to overhaul the 2002 No Child Left Behind education law championed by President George W. Bush. ...
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Obama administration seeks converts to education plan
Facing intense resistance from teachers’ unions, the Obama administration has begun trying to persuade union leaders, teachers, and the public that its proposals for overhauling federal education policies are good for teachers and for public...
March 17 2010 / Read More »Virtual PC hole could lead to attacks, security firm says
An unpatched weakness in Microsoft's Virtual PC could leave organizations using the virtualization software vulnerable to attack, CNET reports. ...
March 17 2010 / Read More »Historians blast proposed Texas social studies curriculum
Historians are criticizing proposed revisions to the Texas social studies curriculum, saying that many of the changes are historically inaccurate and that they would affect textbooks and classrooms far beyond the state's borders, reports the...
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Next Generation Collaboration »
The ability to work together on group projects is seen as an increasingly important skill for the 21st-century workplace, and a growing...
Jan 4 2010 / Read More »Effective Programs for Dealing with Autism in Schools Today »
It's estimated that one out of every 150 children in the United States has some form of autism, and that number is...
Dec 13 2009 / Read More »Successful Video Production »
Now more than ever, technology plays a crucial role in the way that students learn and prepare for careers in a global...
May 11 2009 / Read More »Securing Your Campus from the Inside Out »
With online learning surging in popularity, making it possible for students in rural areas to enroll in courses not offered in their...
Jan 18 2010 / Read More »Measuring 21st-century skills »
To remain competitive in an increasingly global, knowledge-based economy, today’s employers need graduates who are adept at so-called “21st-century skills” such as...
Aug 14 2009 / Read More »Securing Student Laptops for Safe Learning »
Technology is an essential part of a 21st-century education for both teachers and students, and district 1-to-1 computing initiatives and laptop lending...
Dec 13 2009 / Read More »Igniting and Sustaining STEM Education »
As the workplace changes and becomes increasingly global, today's students must be educated with a 21st-century mindset. Science, technology, engineering, and math...
Dec 13 2009 / Read More »Creating the 21st-century classroom »
Sound amplification systems, digital projectors, interactive whiteboards, personal response systems, and other handheld devices are among the technologies that are rapidly becoming...
Jan 26 2010 / Read More »One-to-one computing: The last piece of the puzzle »
Educational technology once meant a weekly trip to a PC-filled computer lab, or using a classroom projector or PowerPoint for a presentation....
Feb 11 2010 / Read More »Enterprising Instruction: Using Data to Improve Teaching »
Using data to inform instruction is one of the Obama administration's keys to effective school reform, and technology is helping a growing...
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