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Mass. Measure Cracking Down on School Bullies Passes Senate (The Boston Globe)
The Massachusetts Senate approved a bill to crack down on bullying in schools, which organizers say ...
Kansas City to Close Nearly Half Its Schools (The New York Times)
The Kansas City Board of Education voted to close almost half of the city’s public schools, ...
Calif. Board of Ed OKs List of Persistently Lowest-achieving Schools (Mercury News)
The state Board of Education officially signed off on its list of lowest achieving schools, putting ...
Texas Board of Ed Continues Debate Over Social Studies Standards (The Dallas Morning News)
State Board of Education members resumed their volatile debate over social studies standards as the panel ...
Ill. Gov.: Tax Hike for Education, Billions in Spending Cuts (Chicago Sun-Times)
Uncorking a risky election-year gambit, Gov. Quinn proposed a 33 percent increase in the state income ...
Detroit Plan Targets Failing Schools (The Detroit News)
A coalition of education leaders and foundations will unveil a sweeping academic reform agenda that targets ...
N.J. Backs National Ed Standards (The Record/NorthJersey.com)
New Jersey's standards for math and English education will aim to give students a deeper understanding ...
Alameda School Board Approves Pink Slips (The Oakland Tribune)
The Board of Education in Alameda, Calif., undertook the grim task of approving notifications to dozens ...
Lesbian Teen Back at Miss. School after Prom Flap (Associated Press)
A Mississippi lesbian student whose school district canceled her senior prom rather than allow her to ...
Mass. Senate Passes Bill Limiting Junk Food (The Boston Globe)
The state Senate approved a bill that bans the sale of junk food and sugary drinks ...
Lawrence, Mass., Schools Chief Pleads Not Guilty (The Boston Globe)
Lawrence School Superintendent Wilfredo Laboy pleaded not guilty at his Salem Superior Court arraignment on embezzlement ...
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Follett Digital Resources Signs 5 More Publishers 03/12/2010
With these agreements, a total of more than 62,000 K12 titles are now available online through Follett.
Texas Education Agency Selects Carnegie Learning 03/12/2010
The TEA awarded the company a contract to provide supplemental math instruction to more than 3,000 middle school students in the state.
Harris County (Texas) Department of Education Selects Schoolwires 03/11/2010
The company is a provider of strategic website and community management solutions for building strong school communities.
PACE Program wins Excellence in Engineering Education Collaboration Award 03/11/2010
The ASEE/CMC recognizes companies that collaborate with K12 programs to impact engineering education.
Discovery Education and the North Carolina Virtual Public School Partner 03/11/2010
The agreement will offer educators and students access to streaming video, images and other digital media.
New Products and Services
BrighterLogix Announces SideKick 03/12/2010
The lesson planner allows teachers to easily create and manage lesson plans while aligning them to state standards.
mimio Expands Studio 6 03/12/2010
The company is now extending its mimio Studio 6 software to Mac and Linux users in multiple languages.
NEC Releases 70-Inch Display 03/12/2010
The commercial-grade P701 is designed for the rigors of 24/7 applications including schools.
Acer and Intel Announce School Library Makeover Contest 03/11/2010
The school with the most votes will be awarded 10 new Acer Aspire Timeline notebooks and two all-in-one desktops.
Pitsco Education Announces 2010 Big Book 03/11/2010
The catalog includes new activities and curricula for students to explore science and technology.
Aurora Multimedia Announces Wireless Technology 03/08/2010
The NXB-100 utilizes Bluetooth wireless technology to turn a mobile headset into a classroom microphone.
Panasonic Releases New Scanner 03/08/2010
The KV-S1045C is a high-output, 80ipm1 full-duplex, full-color document scanner for high-volume office deployment.
Texthelp Systems Announces Fluency Tutor 03/05/2010
The online solution is for developing and measuring oral reading fluency.
Landscape Structures Introduces Play Naturally 03/05/2010
The new nature-inspired playstructures will encourage children and families to get outdoors.
World Book Introduces The World Book Encyclopedia 2010 03/05/2010
The newly published encyclopedia includes thousands of new and revised articles across all disciplines and topics.
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Mascoma Valley Regional School District Canaan,NH
Principal − 02/17/2010
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