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Teach for America Hopes to Place Teachers in Milwaukee (JSOnlne)
Teach for America stands on the brink of opening operations in the city with the help ...
Specialties Abound in San Mateo Schools (SFGate)
Students are emerging from San Mateo Park Elementary with an understanding of scientific reasoning and methods ...
A Place to Learn, No Place to Live (StarTribune.com)
The number of students who are homeless or constantly on the move is growing, prompting schools ...
8 Percent of Kentucky Schools Have Already Met 2014 Goal (Kentucky.com)
Still, state officials remain concerned about high schools, which are generally lagging behind elementary schools.
CEOs Split on Paying for Good Grades (USAToday.com)
CEOs use raises, bonuses, and stock options as carrots to get workers to excel. Do they ...
Percentage of California Students Passing High School Exit Exam Drops (sacbee.com)
Nine in 10 high school seniors passed California''s high school exit exam by the time they ...
Amazon to Sell Low-Cost Laptops This Holiday Season (dallasnews.com/Boston Globe)
Low-cost laptops from the One Laptop Per Child Foundation of Cambridge, Mass., will go on sale ...
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Bowie Unified School District No. 14 Bowie, AZ
Superintendent − 08/28/2008
New Contracts
Ohio Department of Education, Pearson Partner on Literacy Initiative 10/15/2008
The $6 million, four-year program establishes literacy leadership teams within Ohio’s schools.
TAC Works on Energy Efficiency at Kansas School District 10/09/2008
The Wathena Unified School District 406 is implementing $537,913 in facility enhancements.
San Diego County School District Contracts with Windsor Management Group 10/08/2008
South Bay Union School District will use the company's Infinite Visions program for human resources and financial management.
School Districts Agree to Use Carnegie Learning Adaptive Math Solutions 10/07/2008
Valle Independent School District in Texas will use the program as a Response to Intervention solution.
Miami-Dade School District Chooses McGraw-Hill Online Reading Intervention Program 10/01/2008
The school district will use Glencoe/McGraw-Hill’s Web-based Jamestown Reading Navigator.
New Products and Services
Tangent Introduces ''Green'' Computer 10/15/2008
The Evergreen PC features an LCD touchscreen and energy-saving features.
School Improvement Network Issues Upgrade to PD 360 10/15/2008
Content and features have been added to the professional development library.
Follett Educational Services Launches Online State Standards Alignment Tool 10/10/2008
The new program aligns supplemental materials to state standards in every core content area and across all major publishers.
Toshiba Introduces Premium Slim Projector with Closed Captioning 10/10/2008
The mobile 3LCD TLP-X150U projector also can provide a “PC-free” presentation, thanks to a built-in USB port. Price is $959.
ChildSense Issues Teacher Training Videos 10/10/2008
The company notes that the average teacher loses 50 percent of his or her teaching time responding to time-wasting behaviors. ChildSense has created, "More Time To Teach: Responding to Student Behavior," a video training program with an approach to gain more classroom control.
Alpha Software Introduces Competitive Pricing for Developers, Educators 10/10/2008
A new simplified licensing plan that reduces costs, while a new educational pricing plan offers courses based on Alpha Five, saving them up to 94 percent off suggested retail price.
Vantage Learning Conducts National Writing Contest 10/09/2008
The "Countdown to Election 2008" contest is for students in grades 4 - 12.
SRA/McGraw-Hill Features Kennewick School District in New Book 10/09/2008
"Annual Growth For All Students, Catch-up Growth for Those Who Are Behind,” chronicles the strategies of the Kennewick School District and the use of SRA/McGraw-Hill’s Open Court Reading program.
Middle School Launch Marks the First Phase of Nationwide K12 Sustainability Initiative 10/08/2008
Middle school students across the United States are being encouraged to "go green" and team up for the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge. The Siemens Foundation, Discovery Education, and the National Science Teachers Association have partnered on the initiative.
FableVision and Toon Boom Expand eLearning Series 10/08/2008
The companies have started to distribute Animation-ish Service Pack 1 software.
Executive Jobs
Marquardt School District 15 Glendale Heights Glendale Heights,IL
Business Manager − 10/09/2008
Collaborative for Academic, Social, & Emotional Learning Chicago,IL
Program Director − 10/06/2008
Ysleta Independent School District El Paso,TX
Superintendent − 10/03/2008
Southern Westchester BOCES Westchester County,NY
Deputy Superintendent − 09/29/2008
Austin Independent School District Austin,TX
Human Resources Coordinator − 09/21/2008
University of Akron Arkon,OH
Dean of the College of Education − 09/15/2008

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