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March 30, 2010
23:04
TechSmith Revs Camtasia Studio, Camtasia Mac
» ‎ THE Journal

TechSmith has released Camtasia Studio 7 and Camtasia for Mac 1.1, two software tools designed to let instructors create and edit presentations using screen capture technology.
17:51
Moodle Connects with Adobe Acrobat Connect
» ‎ THE Journal

Open source learning management system Moodle is gaining additional Web conferencing capabilities thanks to a new open source plugin from Remote-Learner that integrates the LMS with the Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro service.
17:17
Rising Trend Seen for SaaS Security Managed Services
» ‎ THE Journal

SaaS security services accounted for 10 percent of the estimated $9.4 billion managed services market in 2010, according to Infonetics. That share is expected to grow to 22 percent by 2014.

15:59
Rewriting of States' Standards on Social Studies Stirs Debate
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

As Texas, North Carolina, and Ohio rewrite their social studies standards, the expectations around history are stirring controversy.
15:58
Textbook Publisher, Philanthropist Dies
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
15:36
Rural 'Dropout Factories' Often Overshadowed
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

While most of the attention is on urban high schools with low graduation rates, rural schools also struggle to retain at-risk students.
15:34
Latino Graduation Rates
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

At the average college or university, only 51 percent of Hispanic students graduate within six years, while the typical six-year graduation rate for white students is 59 percent, says a new report.
15:19
Probe of School Boards Group Expands in Iowa
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
15:18
Video Games and Learning
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

After young boys receive their first video game system they don’t progress as quickly in school as boys who don’t own such devices, a study has found.
15:16
Hawaii Board, Teachers Announce Tentative Pact on Furlough Days
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

Members of the Hawaii State Teachers Association are set to vote this week on a plan that would eliminate their state's 21 remaining teacher furlough days for this school year and next.
15:09
Teacher Expectations
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

While most teachers believe in the importance of holding high expectations for students, many appear to fall short of doing so in practice, according to a nationwide survey.
15:05
Teachers and the Economic Stimulus
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

The federal economic-stimulus package can be credited with paying for 342,000 teaching jobs nationally this school year, according to a new report.
15:00
What Gifted Educators Can Learn From Sarah Palin
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

Forget the politics, writes James R. Delisle, and try to clarify the field's often-muddled goals and definitions with Palin-like assurance.
14:57
High Court Turns Down Religious-Music Case
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

A student had sought to play "Ave Maria" at a high school graduation ceremony.
14:57
STEM Careers
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

A new report pulls together existing research on the factors that contribute to the underrepresentation of women in science and engineering.
14:56
States Make In-Person Pitches for Share of Race to Top Funds
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

Representatives of the 16 states that are finalists in the $4 billion Race to the Top competition faced panels of judges in Washington earlier this month.
14:53
Schools Get D's on Spurring STEM Diversity
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

A new survey gives the K-12 education system poor grades for “engaging and nurturing” minorities and girls in the pursuit of careers in the STEM fields.
14:50
Windy City Cloud Shadows Duncan
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

Revelations that U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan kept a log of calls from powerful people trying to get students into top Chicago high schools has raised questions.
14:50
Conn. High Court Says Students Have Right to Quality Education
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

Connecticut's students are constitutionally guaranteed the right to a college- and career-ready education, the state supreme court said last week.
14:45
Federal Appeals Panel Reverses Order on English-Learners in Texas
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

A federal appeals panel has reversed a July 2008 ruling by a U.S. district court that Texas must revamp its programs for secondary English-language learners because they violate federal law.
14:35
Wake County, N.C., Board Rejects Diversity-Based Assignment Plan
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

Police removed protesters last week from a heated Wake County, N.C., school board meeting in which board members voted to abandon a student-assignment and diversity policy with roots dating back three decades.
14:27
New Civil Rights Rules Unveiled
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

The U.S. Dept. of Ed. has announced that districts will have to collect data in several new categories that relate to students' civil rights.
14:24
Obama Stresses Education in Signing Reform Law
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
13:11
Is Data the Cure-All?
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

Education policymakers have much to learn from health care in their push to create and use data systems, Bill Tucker writes.
13:03
Teacher Polls Look to Sway Policymakers
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

Amid more surveys on teachers' views, the Obama administration wants districts and states to do their own on schools' working conditions.
12:44
Schools Chiefs Give Duncan Earful on ESEA, Race to Top, Standards
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

State superintendents pose tough questions about flexibility and rural education, but generally support the ESEA-renewal blueprint.
12:36
Boys Trail Girls in Reading Across States
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

In reading proficiency, boys lag by at least 10 percentage points in some states, while girls have caught up in math, a study finds.

12:29
Cabarrus County Schools Expands Student Progress Monitoring System
» ‎ THE Journal

Cabarrus County Schools will be expanding its use of a student progress monitoring system. The initial pilot, involving 940 students, will expand to 11,300 in 19 schools during the next school year.

12:29
National Broadband Plan Emphasizes E-Learning, Revisions to the E-Rate
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

The new FCC report recommends changes to the E-rate program and removal of policy barriers to online learning.
12:23
Little Progress Seen in Student Results on Reading NAEP
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

In the latest administration of the test, 8th graders gained 1 point, while 4th graders' scores were unchanged from 2007.
12:20
Principal-Training Portal Aims for Ease of Use
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

New Leaders for New Schools offers a range of online professional-development resources through its Effective Practice Incentive Community.

11:25
Cetacea Sound Rolls Out 40W Projector Speaker System
» ‎ THE Journal

Cetacea Sound has rolled out a classroom speaker system designed to be used in conjunction with projectors.