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• November 10, 2009
• 18:10

  Kamehameha Schools Brings Hawaiian Culture Online

   » ‎ THE Journal
  Kamehameha Schools Distance Learning (KSDL) is making Hawaiian language and culture resources available publicly through Nov. 13 as part of its National Distance Learning Week observation.

• 16:14

  Suicide Prevention Can Start in School

   » ‎ Edutopia
  Educators should use vigilance and screening programs to make sure at-risk students get the help they need.
• 15:53

  How green is your school?

   » ‎ Edutopia
  Many schools are implementing environmental reforms. Tell us how yours measures up.

• 14:26

  Indiana Students Face After-School Video Game Challenge

   » ‎ THE Journal
  Third- through eighth-grade students throughout Indiana are about to be faced with a serious after-school challenge. From a video game. And their schools are all for it.
• 14:01

  Cator To Keynote at SIIA Ed Tech Business Forum

   » ‎ THE Journal
  The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) has announced that Karen Cator, the recently appointed director of the United States Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology, will deliver the keynote lecture at a special lunch presentation at this year's Ed Tech Business Forum, being held Nov. 30 through Dec. 1 at The Princeton Club in New York.
• 13:56

  PBS Kids Go Launches National Writing Contest

   » ‎ THE Journal
  PBS Kids has announced it is partnering with PBS affiliate WNED-TV Buffalo/Toronto to launch the PBS Kids Go! Writers Contest, a national contest built on local competitions in which children in grades K through 3 enter their original stories and illustrations.

• 11:38

  Lead and Learning

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  At least 25 percent of students in Detroit’s public schools tested positive for elevated blood-lead levels between birth and age 5, possibly leading to a significant impact on their education achievement.
• 11:38

  Ford Foundation Targets H.S. Reform

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The Ford Foundation has committed $100 million to improving high school education in seven cities over the next seven years.
• 11:35

  Miss. Schools Chief Selected

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Tom Burnham, who led Mississippi's public school system for five years in the mid-1990s, has been chosen to return to the position.
• 11:33

  Louisiana School Boards' Group Urges Rejection of 'Race to Top'

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The Louisiana School Boards Association is encouraging its members not to participate in the federal Race to the Top program.
• 11:32

  Hawaii Education Department Found to Have Underpaid Substitutes

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  A court ruling that held the Hawaii Department of Education underpaid substitute teachers millions of dollars from 2000 to 2005 has been upheld.
• 11:30

  Opponents of Wake County Plan for Economic Diversity Sweep Board

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  A coalition of Wake County, N.C., school board candidates opposed to the district's economic-diversity policy has completed a sweep of seats in this year's elections.
• 11:29

  ACLU Sues Florida Over Low Rate Of H.S. Graduation in One County

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The American Civil Liberties Union filed a class action lawsuit against the state of Florida, arguing that it has failed to ensure that all students receive a high-quality education as required under the state constitution.
• 11:27

  K-12 Common Standards Expected To Be Released in December

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The second part of a draft of common, multistate standards is expected to be unveiled in mid-December, an official involved in the planning process said last week.
• 11:26

  Los Angeles Leaders Rethink Plans For Parent Input on Changes

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Leaders in the Los Angeles Unified School District have backtracked on a plan that would have allowed parents to "trigger" changes at their children's schools.
• 11:25

  Wisconsin Lawmakers Remove 'Data Firewall'

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The Wisconsin State Assembly has passed a bill that removes a ban on using student test results to evaluate teachers in order to be eligible for $4 billion in federal stimulus money.
• 11:21

  Tribal Leaders Say Resources Wanting

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Native American tribal leaders are telling federal education officials that the government needs to provide resources for early childhood education, after-school programs, and other services in schools that serve American Indian children.
• 10:44

  Report Calls for Improvements to 'Human Capital' Practices

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  A national task force says states and districts must pay new attention to the 'people side' of education.
• 10:22

  Decades Later, 'Parents as Teachers' has Spread Beyond Mo.

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The experimental program has reached worldwide since legislation in 1984 forced all Missouri school districts to offer it to students within their districts.
• 10:09

  Gunman Surrenders After Taking N.Y. School Administrator Hostage

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 9:53

  NAEP Plan for Students With Disabilities Criticized

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  At issue is how students with disabilities and English-language learners take part in the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
• 9:51

  Sides Argue Over the Release of Maine Teacher Stats

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  A new law that allows the state department of education to publicize how many complaints have been filed against teachers is being called inconsistent.
• 9:48

  Elections Expected to Affect School Policy

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  From ballot measures with funding implications to high-profile mayoral races, school issues factored into a number of state and local races.
• 9:03

  Wis. Gov. Signs Education Bills, Wants Fed Dollars

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 9:03

  High School Sports Hall of Fame Going Up in Pa.

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 9:03

  N.J. Gov.-Elect Says Education a Priority

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 9:03

  W.Va. BOE Takes Over Grant County Schools

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 9:03

  Ark. Program to Provide Career Coaches for Schools

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  

• 7:38

  Districts Get To Work Making Themselves Safer with REMS Grants

   » ‎ THE Journal
  A small Arizona district will be bringing in expertise to help put the finishing touches on school safety plans and training. An Oregon district will be hiring a part-time person to coordinate emergency planning. A sizable Florida district will be adding GPS and biometric identification systems to its rural school buses and compensating school leaders to complete emergency management training and update their schools' plans.
• 7:35

  Social Networking Exploding in Enterprise Networks

   » ‎ THE Journal
  Social networking and digitally based collaboration are consuming networks. For example, Twitter usage has grown more than 250 percent and Facebook usage by 192 percent in the last six months, according to a research project by firewall vendor Palo Alto Networks.
• 7:33

  Ontario and Texas Districts Adopt Wireless Network Access Control

   » ‎ THE Journal
  Two districts--one in Ontario and the other in Texas--have adopted the same model of wireless network access security appliance from Avenda Systems.
• 7:30

  Genetec Updates IP Video Application

   » ‎ THE Journal
  Genetec has updated its IP video surveillance application. Omnicast 4.5 adds support for ObjectVideo analytics technology as well as video devices with built-in analytics.
• 7:28

  SmoothWall Upgrade Filters Flash

   » ‎ THE Journal
  SmoothWall has added filtering of Flash-based games into a Guardian Web Filter feature pack that it's making available to users of its Web filter product.