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Education Secretary Arne Duncan used Thursday’s appearance before a key House subcommittee to not only defend the Obama administration’s request for a $1.7 billion increase in school funding for fiscal 2013, but also to rip the GOP budget proposal laid out by Rep. Paul Ryan earlier this week.

A crisis in the U.S. public education system poses a “very grave national security threat,” requiring an overhaul to offer families more choices, business, education and political leaders said in a report.

A survey of education professionals conducted last month by Luidia revealed current trends about a number of hot-button issues. According to the survey, 73 percent of teachers want technology to increase student engagement. 

McGraw-Hill Education launched the STEM Innovative Educator Awards to recognize and reward teachers who are finding innovative ways to reach today’s students. 

School Improvement Network and Autism Training Solutions announce a partnership that will deliver much needed, quality professional development to teachers struggling to manage disruptive classroom behavior.

Florida Virtual School is now offering online tutoring for math and science for all students – not just those taking an FLVS course. 

PLATO Learning has introduced PLATO Virtual Academy, a flexible, standards-based solution that pairs rigorous, research-based courses with certified, online teachers to meet the needs of 21st century learners.

Califone has launched the JB310 Jackbox to meet the growing need to distribute audio (through connected headphones) to differentiated learning groups.

Optoma has introduced its all-new EcoBright line of lamp-free, maintenance-free projectors. The EcoBright ZW210ST and EcoBright ZX210ST embrace the new Solid State Illumination technology. 

North Carolina's 13-county Eastern Region's area educators and local businesses have partnered to implement Pitsco STEM labs to introduce students to skills used by the local workforce.