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      <title>New Resource Helps Ed Company Managers Lead for Success - Business Headlines</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Caruso Leadership and SellingToSchool.com (STS) announce a new free series of articles and podcasts that make it easy for busy executives to gain the leadership skills they need to increase organizational productivity, performance and profit. The monthly series - How Does Your Company Adapt When Markets Are in Rapid Flux?-  provides managers with practical advice for leading their organizations....]]></description>
      <pubDate>2/24/2012 12:00:00 AM</pubDate>
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      <title>New DVD Series Tie to Current Topics for HS Students - PreK-12 Market Headlines</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Cerebellum Corporation has released the Daily Planet: Wildlife and Daily Planet: Inventions & Technology series for grades 9-12. The Daily Planet DVD programs explore the scientific aspects of current topics and events though the use of interviews, field pieces and real-life experiments to support science and STEM curricula.
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      <pubDate>2/22/2012 12:00:00 AM</pubDate>
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      <title>OpenCourseWare Consortium Declares First Annual Open Education Week - Higher Ed Market Headlines</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The OpenCourseWare Consortium announced the first annual Open Education Week from March 5-10, 2012. Open Education Week is a global event that seeks to raise awareness about the benefits of free and open sharing in education, especially Open Educational Resources (OER). ]]></description>
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      <title>MN Schools Succeed with Lexia Reading - PreK-12 Market Headlines</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Across the state of Minnesota, schools are experiencing an increase in student reading proficiency by using Lexia Reading®, an innovative, technology-based reading program. In districts such as Minneapolis Public Schools, Edina Public Schools, Eden Prairie Schools, and Rochester Public Schools, a growing number of schools have implemented the program with great success. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>2/21/2012 12:00:00 AM</pubDate>
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      <title>Carson Dellosa Launches Learning Spot Lessons - Technology Headlines</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Carson-Dellosa Publishing, LLC introduced the newest, comprehensive solution—Learning Spot™ Lessons—a line of teacher-designed and teacher-tested lessons for interactive whiteboards. Learning Spot™ Lessons bring the interactive whiteboard to life with standards-based, curriculum-focused content that encourages student interaction.
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      <pubDate>2/21/2012 12:00:00 AM</pubDate>
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      <title>Time To Know Releases Software Update for Apple Products - Technology Headlines</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Time To Know, a complete online teaching and learning solution, is now available for the Mac. The updated platform, DTP 6.1, supports Windows Internet Explorer 9, Apple Safari 5.1, Apple Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7 operating systems, and all related models.

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      <pubDate>2/21/2012 12:00:00 AM</pubDate>
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      <title>Classroom Library Co. Launches - PreK-12 Market Headlines</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Classroom Library Co. has launched to assist educators assemble classroom-ready K-8 books that are tailored to reading levels and state-mandated standards of each individual classroom. The company has assembled thousands of reading collections to inspire students at all levels of the reading spectrum and ensure that educators can successfully teach their curricula.

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      <pubDate>2/20/2012 12:00:00 AM</pubDate>
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      <title>SchoolWORKS Helps Districts Meet New Compliance Regulations - PreK-12 Market Headlines</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ In order to help districts in various states across the country meet new requirements to make safety resources available to parents, PublicSchoolWORKS has developed the Parent InfoCenter. The Parent InfoCenter is custom-designed to meet state-specific requirements on safety awareness for parents, including bullying prevention and child abuse prevention training]]></description>
      <pubDate>2/20/2012 12:00:00 AM</pubDate>
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      <title>myON reader from Capstone Digital Goes Mobile - Technology Headlines</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Capstone Digital, developer of personalized learning environments for students, announces the launch of new mobile capabilities for myON™ reader. The personalized literacy environment that provides access to the largest integrated library of digital books with multimedia supports is now available on Kindle Fire.]]></description>
      <pubDate>2/20/2012 12:00:00 AM</pubDate>
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      <title>Announcing Naiku Platform 2.0 - Technology Headlines</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Naiku, a leader of cloud-based balanced assessment software K-12 education announced version 2.0 of the Naiku Platform.  Naiku is a best-in-class SaaS platform that enables teachers to make "real-time" instructional decisions to improve student achievement.  Version 2.0 is available for immediate use and requires absolutely zero "app deployment" to get started.
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      <pubDate>2/20/2012 12:00:00 AM</pubDate>
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      <title>Nation’s Leading Promethean Provider Awarded a National Master Purchasing Contract - Business Headlines</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (NCPA) announced today that it has awarded a master contract for K-20 schools covering 50 states to educational technology provider Logical Choice Technologies, headquartered in Lawrenceville, Georgia.]]></description>
      <pubDate>2/18/2012 12:00:00 AM</pubDate>
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      <title>Naviance Acquires PrepMe To Enhance CCR Solution - Business Headlines</title>
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      <pubDate>2/16/2012 12:00:00 AM</pubDate>
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      <title>WIN Learning + Kentucky Receive $3M i3 Grant - Announcements</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Education approved a nearly $3 million Investing in Innovation (i3) grant to implement a five-year career and college readiness initiative in Kentucky. The program, called Career and College Readiness Transformations (C3R), is a product of a partnership with the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC), the Green River Regional Educational Cooperative (GRREC) and WIN Learning. 

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      <pubDate>2/16/2012 12:00:00 AM</pubDate>
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      <title>SIIA Issues Call for Innovators in Education Technology - Announcements</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Education Division of the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is now seeking applications for its Innovation Incubator Program. Developers of innovative K?12 and postsecondary, technology-based educational products or services will be reviewed, and ten participants (along with one alternate) will be selected to participate in the annual SIIA Ed Tech Industry Summit this spring. The deadline for applications is March 9, 2012.
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      <pubDate>2/15/2012 12:00:00 AM</pubDate>
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      <title>C21 Canada To Host 21st Century Learning Summit - World Headlines</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[C21 Canada-Canadians for 21st Century Learning & Innovation, a newly formed not-for-profit organization comprised of education organizations and knowledge sector companies will host a Summit on 21st century learning and officially launch the organization, Wednesday, February 15 at the Kingbridge Centre, King City.

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      <pubDate>2/14/2012 12:00:00 AM</pubDate>
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      <title>ASU Paper on Deep Conceptual Learning Methods in Math &amp; Science - Announcements</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[To help educators turn these skim-the-surface students into deep conceptual learners, Arizona State University’s (ASU) Technology Based Learning and Research center today releases a white paper titled, “Deep Conceptual Learning in Science and Mathematics.” 
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      <pubDate>2/14/2012 12:00:00 AM</pubDate>
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      <title>U.S. Department of Education 2013 Budget Continues Investments to Strengthen Workforce and Rebuild American Economy - Featured News</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Obama Administration continues its commitment to education and an America Built to Last with the release of its 2013 budget today, building on responsible decisions that will put the nation on a path toward fiscal sustainability in the coming years. These new education investments are built around core areas that will help all Americans gain the skills and knowledge they need to help rebuild the country's economy, and they will continue to empower states, districts and schools to pursue bold reforms. The U.S. Department of Education is requesting $69.8 billion in discretionary funding for 2013, an increase of $1.7 billion or 2.5 percent from 2012. The President is proposing a $14 billion one-time strategic investment in key reform areas, including aligning education programs with workforce demands, raising the teaching profession, and increasing college affordability and quality. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>2/13/2012 12:00:00 AM</pubDate>
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      <title>National History Day Receives the National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama - Featured News</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[National History Day (NHD), a year-long academic program focused on historical research for 6th to 12th grade students, was awarded the prestigious 2011 National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama at a White House ceremony on Monday, February 13. The National Humanities medals honor achievements in history, literature, education and cultural policy. For the first time ever, a K-12 education program received the National Humanities Medal.  The citation for National History Day was for being "a program that inspires in American students a passion for history. Each year, more than half a million children from across the country compete in this event, conducting research and producing websites, papers, performances, and documentaries to tell the human story."

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      <pubDate>2/13/2012 12:00:00 AM</pubDate>
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      <title>McGraw-Hill Partners with UNL To Develop All-Digital Economics Course - Higher Ed Market Headlines</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[McGraw-Hill Higher Education and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are developing the first-ever fully digital curriculum for the economics course. The curriculum, offered in English and Spanish, will feature a range of multimedia components and will be fully functional on McGraw-Hill's course management platform Connect...
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      <pubDate>2/13/2012 12:00:00 AM</pubDate>
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      <title>Parchment Raises $6 Million To Expand Credentials Data Venture - Business Headlines</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Parchment Inc. has raised $6 million in its Series C round of financing led by Salmon River Capital LLC. ,,,The new funding will support the company's aggressive plan for growth, accelerating its product development, employee recruitment, and expansion in the higher education market. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>2/13/2012 12:00:00 AM</pubDate>
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      <title>LoudCloud Systems Introduces First Fully Adaptive and Configurable LMS - Higher Ed Market Headlines</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Supported by two new technologies, the Adaptive Reader Technology and the Behavioral Analytics Reporting System, LoudCloud's Learning Management Ecosystems are fully adaptive and can be configured to meet specific academic and technology needs of today's institutions, universities, and schools for a personalized learning and teaching experience.  
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      <pubDate>2/11/2012 12:00:00 AM</pubDate>
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      <title>NGLC Identifies Five Breakthrough Whole-School Models for College Readiness - Announcements</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) announced $750,000 in pre-launch grants to five middle and high school developers that will open new schools in Fall 2012.  Each organization will be awarded $150,000, and is eligible for another $300,000 in matching grants, to support their launch of new, blended whole-school models ...
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      <pubDate>2/11/2012 12:00:00 AM</pubDate>
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      <title>President Obama Announces Flexibility in Exchange for Reform for Ten States; - Featured News</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama will announce today that ten states that have agreed to implement bold reforms around standards and accountability will receive flexibility from the burdensome mandates of the federal education law known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB). In exchange for this flexibility, these states have agreed to raise standards, improve accountability, and undertake essential reforms to improve teacher effectiveness. The ten states approved for flexibility are Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.
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      <pubDate>2/9/2012 12:00:00 AM</pubDate>
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      <title>Liberty Global and European Schoolnet Launch ‘The eSafety Label’ Pilot - World Headlines</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Liberty Global, Inc. and European Schoolnet, the network of 30 Ministries of Education in Europe and beyond, have today launched a pilot for ‘The eSafety Label’, a European wide online safety support and accreditation standard for schools. The initiative aims to further embed eSafety and media literacy across elementary and secondary schools in Europe. 
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      <pubDate>2/7/2012 12:00:00 AM</pubDate>
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      <title>Keystone College Transitions to Moodlerooms - Higher Ed Market Headlines</title>
      <link>http://www.ednetinsight.com/news-alerts/higher-ed-market-headlines/keystone-college-transitions-to-moodlerooms.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Keystone College has launched joule®, an enterprise e-Learning platform based on the open-source software, Moodle. joule is delivered by Moodle partner and e-Learning solutions provider, Moodlerooms, which provides Keystone with a fully-supported teaching and learning environment that integrates seamlessly with its student information system ]]></description>
      <pubDate>1/30/2012 12:00:00 AM</pubDate>
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      <title>DYMO/Mimio Launches MimioStudio ActivityWizard Europe, Middle East and Africa - World Headlines</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[DYMO(TM)/Mimio(R) debuts MimioStudio(TM) 9 software featuring the ground-breaking MimioStudio ActivityWizard. An intelligent solution for generating interactive, high-quality activities and lessons in minutes, MimioStudio ActivityWizard makes it easier than ever for teachers to provide students with multiple learning opportunities based upon proven instructional design principles. 
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      <pubDate>1/14/2012 12:00:00 AM</pubDate>
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      <title>TETRIX® Robotics System Makes Global Impact - World Headlines</title>
      <link>http://www.ednetinsight.com/news-alerts/world-headlines/tetrix--robotics-system-makes-global-impact.html</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Pitsco Education, developer of the TETRIX Building System, recently reached an agreement with EduTech to sell the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT-compatible version of TETRIX throughout much of the Middle East: the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, and Egypt. 
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      <pubDate>12/19/2011 12:00:00 AM</pubDate>
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