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3/6/2012

More than 1 million online flashcards, many with images and audio, are created every week on StudyBlue, and that number nearly doubles during peak exam times. 

3/6/2012

Lexia Learning Systems has announced a contract extension agreement with Davenport (Iowa) Community Schools to expand use of Lexia Reading to 20 elementary schools district-wide. 

3/6/2012

A new math assessment tool developed by esteemed math educator Marilyn Burns, now available free to all teachers, not only cares about the answers students give, but also how they figured them out.

3/6/2012

PresenceLearning has partnered with Go Solutions Group, Inc. to help facilitate access to its services for districts with under-served populations and help schools easily recoup costs of online speech-language pathology services for Medicaid-eligible students. 

3/6/2012

Blackboard Inc. announced a major update for its flagship online learning platform with a new release incorporating a sleek, modern design that marks the platform’s biggest shift in look and feel in years. 

3/6/2012

Lesley University, which has been preparing teachers for over 100 years, has developed a degree program to help educators whose classrooms present complex learning challenges.

3/5/2012

Teachers and administrators at the Mount Airy City Schools are busily preparing to roll out the new Common Core/Essential Standards curriculum set to debut next year — a curriculum that will place more emphasis on critical thinking and problem-solving skills and focus less on rote memorization.

3/5/2012

As southern Indiana residents in tornado-stricken communities struggle to recover, many in the decimated community of Henryville are wondering what will happen to its schools.

3/5/2012

A controversial bill that would allow parents to take over failing public schools in Florida is generating high emotions at the state Capitol.

3/5/2012

Legislative budget writers voted Monday to increase state support for public schools by 4.6 percent in 2013, bumping up the minimum teacher salary by $500 a year and funding education reforms approved during last year's session, including a statewide laptop program.

3/5/2012

BenQ America Corp. introduced its new MW860USTi and MP780 ST+ interactive short-throw projectors with ultra-short-throw ratios of 0.37 and 0.49, respectively. 

3/5/2012

Georgia’s public schools would face new accountability standards under a bill passed Monday by the state Senate, despite concerns over its mandate to give schools letter grades just like students.

3/5/2012

The Long Branch School District will see a decrease in state aid for the next school year.

3/5/2012

After a steep decline in 2008, the cost of overtime pay for city school employees is rising again, and that's cause for serious concern.

3/5/2012

Joel Klein, former chancellor of New York City public schools, says America doesn't put enough value on education and students will pay the price.

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