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• July 07, 2010
• 18:01

  Blackboard To Chalk Up Elluminate, Wimba

   » ‎ THE Journal
  Blackboard is buying out ed tech developers Elluminate and Wimba, whose technologies are in use by more than 2,600 schools, colleges, and universities in the United States and around the world.

• 16:17

  Conservative Candidates Take Aim at Federal K-12 Role

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  As the GOP seeks to retake Congress, some hopefuls take sharp aim at the Education Department and the stimulus.

• 16:09

  California District Tests Mac-Based Thin Clients

   » ‎ THE Journal
  Campbell Union School District of San Jose, CA has completed the implementation of environmentally friendly, Mac-based thin client terminal stations at one of its middle schools.
• 16:05

  Researchers Report Windows Flaws Bypassing Microsoft

   » ‎ THE Journal
  Researchers last week described some issues that possibly affect the security of Windows systems and their components.
• 15:58

  Windows 7 Limited on VC-1 Video Codec Use

   » ‎ THE Journal
  Microsoft last week acknowledged that the VC-1 video codec has limited performance on multicore systems running Windows 7.
• 11:57

  Social Networking To Save At-Risk Students

   » ‎ THE Journal
  As graduation success coordinator for Everett School District in Everett, WA, Maria Brennan has used a combination of traditional methods and high-tech approaches to help improve graduation rates for the district's four high schools.

• 10:49

  Value of Yearly Special Ed. Reviews Questioned

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Six years after IDEA ushered in federal ratings of state special education programs, it’s not clear if the process is worth the effort.
• 9:49

  Seattle Schools Superintendent Sets Ambitious Agenda

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  In her first three years in Seattle, schools Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson closed schools, oversaw a new student-assignment plan, added an exam and revamped the way the district funds schools. And she's just getting started.
• 8:57

  'Turnaround' Test Case: Los Angeles’ Fremont High Reopens With New Staff

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  A revamped Fremont High, which opened its school year Tuesday with a majority of new teachers, has become a local test case for a controversial school makeover approach being tried around the country.
• 8:25

  Gov. Rendell Touts 4.5% Bump in School Spending

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 8:23

  Wyoming Adopts New K-12 Education Standards

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  

• 0:00

  ISTE Board Officers Announced

   » ‎ ISTE Recent News Feed
  New officers for the 2010-2011 ISTE board of directors are: Holly Jobe, president-elect; Dan Meyer, treasurer; Kara Gann, secretary; Annette Smith and Ben Smith (no relation) at large representatives. These officers were elected at the June 24-25 board meeting just prior to ISTE 2010 in Denver.