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This program, available through the U.S. Department of Education, aims to help high-need school districts develop, enhance, or expand innovative programs to recruit, train, and/or mentor principals and assistant principals.…
Macromedia’s suite of web-design tools could save schools a bundle
Macromedia Inc. is offering a suite of software tools for building everything from web sites to multimedia applications at an attractive price for schools.…
New web-based early learning program teaches math and reading skills
K-2 Learning MileStones, from Achievement Technologies, is a web-based early learning program that helps instructors teach primary phonics and math while reinforcing word recognition skills.…
Check out this automated check-out system from Sagebrush
Students and teachers now can check out library books and other resources by themselves with UCheck, a self-checkout program from Sagebrush Corp. of Minneapolis, Minn. The system aims to save…
VTech introduces handheld solutions for students
The VTech XL Series of handheld and notebook-styled electronic devices provides schools with a cost-effective way to introduce young kids to computers while reinforcing reading, writing, and math skills. Each…
Apple expands into server market with Xserve
Apple Computer Inc. on May 14 introduced its first-ever rack-mountable server product, called Xserve. Aimed at environments where Macs are plentiful—such as schools—the device includes software that reportedly can check…
eSN Analysis: Costs, complications slow SIF’s arrival in schools
Educators agree that sharing student data among multiple software programs without any retyping is an efficient, must-have capability for schools—especially in light of new data-sharing requirements imposed by the No…