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Gates Foundation funds teacher quality models
Friday, 20 Nov 2009 5:00AM
Three school districts and a coalition of charter schools have agreed to be test kitchens for some radical ideas for improving teacher quality -- from paying new teachers to spend another year practicing before getting their own class to letting student test scores affect...
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One middle school's fundraising strategy: Sell grades
Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009 10:23AM
Selling candy didn't raise much money last year, so a Goldsboro, N.C., middle school is selling grades, reports the News & Observer.
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Public libraries struggle with internet demands
Tuesday, 16 Sep 2008 5:30AM
New studies by the American Library Association (ALA) and the Public Library Association (PLA) find that America's public libraries are serving more people online, including students. But as more patrons demand access to internet resources, libraries are struggling to keep...
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8-state cyber consortium gets $2.7 million grant
Monday, 19 Oct 2009 5:00AM
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $2.7 million grant to an eight-state consortium of technology centers and community colleges that is working to block cyber attacks and stop the loss of high-tech jobs in the U.S., officials said Oct. 14. Key words: National...
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Princeton receives $25M from Google CEO For tech fund
Thursday, 15 Oct 2009 11:02AM
Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy, have donated $25 million to Princeton University to create an endowment fund supporting technology research, reports the Huffington Post.
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Training is key to schools' digital media use
Thursday, 24 Sep 2009 5:30AM
Educators need to embrace Web 2.0 technologies in schools, but they should be given adequate professional development to ensure they learn the proper ways to engage their students through digital media, said experts at a Sept. 21 Capitol Hill briefing. Key words: digital...
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Obama urges investment in high-tech education
Tuesday, 22 Sep 2009 9:57AM
President Obama on Sept. 22 pushed his plans to make the nation's economy more stable in the future by investing in education for high-tech industries, reports CNNMoney.com.
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With PC tracking software, stolen laptop recovered almost instantly
Monday, 01 Jul 2002 12:00AM
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Tap into professional development with "Teacher Tap"
Tuesday, 01 Jan 2002 12:00AM
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Insurers fight converged devices as speech-impairment remedies
Tuesday, 15 Sep 2009 9:53AM
Medicare and private health insurers decline to cover cheap devices such as iPhones and netbook PCs that can help speech-impaired students and others, despite their usefulness and lower cost, reports the New York Times.
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