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  • Patent fight a boon to open LMS software
    Sat, Jun 17, 2017    Content Type:  Internal Front Page Display
    As learning management system (LMS) provider Blackboard Inc. continues its protracted legal battle with rival Desire2Learn, educators say the ongoing dispute over patent infringement could make the growing list of open-source LMS competitors more attractive to school leaders. [ Read More ]

  • Patent fight a boon to open LMS software
    Sat, Jun 17, 2017    Content Type:  Internal Front Page Display
    As learning management system (LMS) provider Blackboard Inc. continues its protracted legal battle with rival Desire2Learn, educators say the ongoing dispute over patent infringement could make the growing list of open-source LMS competitors more attractive to school leaders. [ Read More ]

  • Summit: Save STEM or watch America fail
    Mon, May 05, 2014    Content Type:  Internal Front Page Display
    Two years after a report called "Rising Above the Gathering Storm" warned that the United States is falling behind in math and science education, endangering America's competitiveness in the global economy, education leaders, lawmakers, and cabinet members met for a national summit in Washington, D.C., to discuss what progress--if any--has been made in closing the gap. Their verdict: The U.S. needs to make a greater investment in critical math, science, and research programs for these efforts to succeed. [ Read More ]

  • Summit: Save STEM or watch America fail
    Mon, May 05, 2014    Content Type:  Internal Front Page Display
    Two years after a report called "Rising Above the Gathering Storm" warned that the United States is falling behind in math and science education, endangering America's competitiveness in the global economy, education leaders, lawmakers, and cabinet members met for a national summit in Washington, D.C., to discuss what progress--if any--has been made in closing the gap. Their verdict: The U.S. needs to make a greater investment in critical math, science, and research programs for these efforts to succeed. [ Read More ]

  • Summit: Save STEM or watch America fail
    Mon, May 05, 2014    Content Type:  Internal Front Page Display
    Two years after a report called "Rising Above the Gathering Storm" warned that the United States is falling behind in math and science education, endangering America's competitiveness in the global economy, education leaders, lawmakers, and cabinet members met for a national summit in Washington, D.C., to discuss what progress--if any--has been made in closing the gap. Their verdict: The U.S. needs to make a greater investment in critical math, science, and research programs for these efforts to succeed. [ Read More ]