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Joined by Virginia public school students, teachers, superintendents and parents, Gov. Bob McDonnell unveiled his 2012 legislative and budget actions that support his administration’s ongoing “Opportunity to Learn” K-12 education agenda.

“Cautiously optimistic” was the response of Issaquah (Wash.) School District Superintendent Steve Rasmussen to Jan. 5’s state Supreme Court ruling regarding school funding.

The U.S. Department of Education released a state-specific report profiling Delaware's first-year progress on comprehensive education reform under Race to the Top. Reports on 11 other states also were released.

Young elementary school students should use the proper names for body parts and, by the end of fifth grade, know that sexual orientation is "the romantic attraction of an individual to someone of the same gender or a different gender," according to new sexual education guidelines released by a coalition of health and education groups.

A new plug-in for SMART Notebook collaborative learning software provides tools to import, view and manipulate 3D content in SMART Notebook.

Answering the call to promote STEM educational opportunities, The Product Development Company announced its continued support of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) and the FIRST Robotics Competition.

Birdville Independent School District near Haltom City, Texas reported dramatic improvements for students who participated in the Revolution K12 software for SAT preparation with 47 percent of these students being recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Committee.

AMX announced the immediate US availability of the Enova DGX 16 and Enova DGX 32 Digital Media Switchers, which are proving to be an industry first for end users seeking a future-proof HDMI/HDCP solution that can perfectly scale to any resolution.