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August 02, 2010
16:53
N.M.'s Gubernatorial Candidates Spar Over Ed. Policies
» ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record

Gov. Bill Richardson, who has said he would like to be known as the "education governor," has instituted numerous policies to improve performance in New Mexico public schools, but voters will have to choose in November whether to follow through with his ideas or take a step in another direction.

16:42
Dual Enrollment Programs Show Promise for Non-High Achievers
» ‎ THE Journal

Is it possible that getting high school kids--even those who considered "high risk"--into college courses as part of a dual enrollment program could increase their chances of success and improve school retention efforts? That's the conclusion of a recent study on the topic.
16:25
Netchemia Launches Web-Based Performance Evaluation System for Ed
» ‎ THE Journal

Netchemia has released TalentEd Perform, a Web-based software platform aimed at helping school administrators with management of performance evaluations as well as compliance with legal regulations and national education mandates related to personnel.
15:55
Complete Data Warehouse 12 Gets Performance Improvements, New Standards Support
» ‎ THE Journal

eScholar has released version 12 of its Complete Data Warehouse (CDW-PK12) information management and analysis tool.
12:17
California District Outsources Printing Management To Increase Efficiency, Save Money
» ‎ THE Journal

Rialto Unified School District (RUSD) in California is using "print governance" to manage the workflow, budgeting, and maintenance of the district's full range of printing output devices, such as copiers and printers, to streamline its inhouse printing services and save money in the process.
12:11
U People Partners with Computer Exchange To Support Worldwide Schooling
» ‎ THE Journal

An online university that offers tuition-free education is teaming up with an organization that works to make computer labs available to young people in developing countries.