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• March 05, 2010
• 14:57

  USDA Raises Issues About Iowa School Lunch Program

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 10:34

  Aftershocks From R.I. Mass-Firing Plan Persist

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The proposal sparked national debate on school turnarounds, drawing fire from teachers’ unions and praise from President Obama.
• 10:22

  Legislation on Ariz. School Tax Breaks Advances

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  

• 10:19

  National Ed Tech Plan Advocates Radical Reforms in Schools

   » ‎ THE Journal
  If there were any doubts about the Obama administration's intentions toward education technology, the United States Department of Education settled them Friday with the release of the first public draft of the National Education Technology Plan (NETP). The 114-page document reveals an intent not only to infuse technology throughout the curriculum (and beyond), but to implement some major--sometimes radical--changes to education itself.

• 9:50

  Nev. Education Cuts May Never Be Healed After Session

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 9:50

  Class Size Proposal Heading to Fla. Senate Vote

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 9:50

  Mass. Identifies 35 Underperforming Schools

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 9:50

  Va. House Approves Gov.'s Charter-School Bill

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 9:47

  Race to Top Enters Home Stretch With 16 Finalists

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  When officials come to Washington to make their pitches for part of $4 billion in grants, most can expect to go home empty-handed.
• 9:32

  U.S. Ed-Tech Plan Prods K-12 to Innovate

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  In its first blueprint for educational technology, the Obama administration cites a host of digital-learning approaches it says will make schools better.

• 0:00

  Education Technology Summit in Washington, DC

   » ‎ ISTE Recent News Feed
  Nearly 200 educators representing 25 states and every region of the US met with lawmakers in Washington, DC March 3 to urge restoration of federal education technology funding. The occasion was a summit sponsored by ISTE, CoSN, SETDA, and SIIA. In a statement released by the four organizations ISTE CEO Don Knezek said, "We're encouraged by the shared vision for American schools that are more relevant, engaging, and globally competitive. And we'll continue our work with the Administration and Congress to restore adequate federal funding for education technology programs."