ED accelerates $11.37 billion stimulus schedule
The second round of stimulus funding for Title I, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program, totaling $11.37 billion in all, will be made available to states by Sept. 1, about a month earlier than originally determined–and the quicker those dollars reach schools, the more jobs and educational technology programs might be saved.
Key words: ARRA, education funding, education stimulus funding, Title I funding, IDEA funding, ed tech funding
2009 Asics Cricket Shoes
The new Asics 2009 range of cricket shoes is available in stores now and can be ordered online from specialist cricket equipment retailers.
College application process gets easier with Wisconsin e-Transcript Initiative
Wisconsin is launching a statewide e-Transcript Initiative in partnership with Docufide Inc.; sponsored by University of Wisconsin System (UWS), the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU), the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS), the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and Midwestern Higher Education Compact. The initiative will allow students at high schools and colleges throughout Wisconsin to utilize Docufide’s Secure Transcript services at a significant discount.
Vantage Learning Education Initiative Announces More Than $650,000 in Grants to School Districts
Today, Vantage Learning, a leading provider of educational software tools to over one million K -12 students nationwide, announced the launch of the Vantage Learning Keystone Partner Program, an undertaking of the Vantage Learning Education Initiative.
Hall Research Adds IP Control to its All-in-One A/V System
Hall Research releases the VSA-31-IP, a device that allows monitoring and control via Internet Protocol for its all-in-one Switch-Cat™ A/V system.
STUDY REVEALS UNIVERSITIES LACK COMPREHENSIVE PLANS FOR MASS-CASUALTY EMERGENCIES
This is a news release summarizing the results of a study appearing in the peer-reviewed journal, Radiologic Technologists. It dicusses the lack of preparedness plans for mass-causualty events at universities.
DC Public School develops immunology game prototype
Last years best practice story was tha an inner city DC school was playing the game immune Attack 2.0 to learn advanced bio chemistry.
This years best practice story is that this same school has been selected to make the prototype of Immune Attack 3.0
Lighthouse Academies Opens First College Preparatory Academies
Lighthouse Academies, Inc. opens their first two high schools this month: Gary Lighthouse Charter School College Prep Academy in Gary, IN, and Indianapolis Lighthouse Charter School College Prep Academy in Indianapolis, IN. Each CPA will open with approximately 50 ninth grade students, most of which have been part of the Lighthouse school already and will continue their preparation for college at the CPA as part of the class of 2013.
Native Data Warehouse Application Eliminates Integration Hassles for Customers
Skyward, the industry leading K-12 administrative software provider, announced today the upcoming release of their web-based Data Warehouse application that eliminates any extract, transform, and load (ETL) hassles by being designed natively for Skyward’s School Management System.
U.S. strategy on swine flu under revision
The Obama administration is finalizing guidelines that would scale back when the federal government recommends closing schools in response to the swine flu pandemic, reports the Washington Post.