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Follett Corporation To Recognize Innovative School Libraries
Follett Corporation — Monday, January 10, 2011
Follett Corporation is betting that many of the answers to helping students perform better in school can be found in the school libraries across North America. Recognizing the strong link between library programs and student success, the company today issued the Follett Challenge to find the best innovations in school libraries. Read More »
National School Choice Week January 23-29, 2011
National School Choice Week — Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Thousands of Americans will demand that children gain access to more effective and challenging schools during America’s first-ever National School Choice Week, January 23-29, 2011. More than 150 state and national organizations will host major events across the country, which are expected to attract tens of thousands of participants Read More »
Colorado Gov.-elect John Hickenlooper Named New ECS Chair for 2011-2013
Education Commission of the States — Tuesday, January 04, 2011
The Education Commission of the States (ECS) announced today that Colorado Gov.-elect John Hickenlooper will become Chair of ECS upon his inauguration on January 11, 2011. ECS is an interstate compact created in 1965 to improve public education by facilitating the exchange of information, ideas and experiences among state policymakers and education leaders Read More »
Building a Data Culture: New CoSN Compendium Monograph
Consortium for School Networking — Monday, December 20, 2010
The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) today released the fourth and final monograph from its four-part 2010 Compendium. The new white paper, titled “Building a Data Culture,” focuses on seven leading-edge school districts across the country where data-driven decision making is an integral part of their education culture. Read More »
New SIF Association By-Laws
SIF Association — Saturday, December 18, 2010
The SIF Association Board of Directors announced the release of the 2010 SIF Association By-Laws. The newest version of the By-Laws have been in process since early summer with extensive feedback from the membership across the AU, UK and US communities and represents some substantial shifts for the Association. Read More »
Leadership and Collaboration for Better Broadband
Consortium for School Networking — Saturday, December 11, 2010
The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) today released a report, titled “Leadership and Collaboration for Better Broadband,” which details how school districts across the country are overcoming broadband connectivity challenges through collaboration. Chief technology officers (CTOs) and other education leaders shared their views on the topic during a CoSN CTO Forum ... Read More »
Corwin and Learning Forward Announce Winner of National Award
Corwin & Learning Forward — Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Corwin and Learning Forward announced Rocklin Academy, a K-12 charter school in Rocklin, California, as the winner of the first ever Shirley Hord Learning Team Award. The Hord Award is given to a team of teachers who demonstrate Learning Forward’s definition of professional development in action. Read More »
Education Ministers from Top-Performing Countries To Gather for First International Summit in the U.S
WNET — Tuesday, December 07, 2010
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced the U.S. Department of Education, the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and Education International will convene an International Summit on the Teaching Profession in New York City, the first of its kind. Read More »
AEP Honors TI For Outstanding Talent Development
Association of Educational Publishers — Saturday, December 04, 2010
The Association of Educational Publishers honored Texas Instruments with its second annual Talent Development Innovator Award. The award recognizes individuals and companies that strive to create the next generation of successful industry leaders through their outstanding hiring, professional development, and career advancement programs. Read More »
SIIA Honors Promising New Education Technologies
Software & Information Industry Association — Wednesday, December 01, 2010
The Education Division of the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) has announced the results of its Innovation Incubator program, held in conjunction with the 10th annual Ed Tech Business Forum. For the first time, one product swept the honors as “Most Innovative Product/Service” and “Most Likely to Succeed in the Education Market.” Read More »
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