February 5, 2008
K-12 • Finding Time for Success | Washington Post • Program Creates New Math, Technology Schools In Ohio | Akron News Now • U.S. Review Finds No Proof That Reform Model Works | Education Week*
Postsecondary • U of M Students Disciplined for Cyberbullying | Globe and Mail (CA) • Which Technologies Will Shape Education in 2008? | Campus Technology
Industry Information • Industry Standard is back online | USA Today • PBS Adds iTunes U Content | PC World
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Member Press Releases • Washington School for the Deaf Adopts Desire2Learn to Offer Accessible High Quality Learning for All Students • Atomic Learning Releases Version 2.0 of Atomic Training Online Training Platform • Atomic Learning Correlated to ISTE NETS-S • College of DuPage Adopts CruiserAlert™ as New Emergency Notification System • College of DuPage Adopts CruiserAlert™ as New Emergency Notification System • Orange County Public Schools & ENA Celebrate New Internet Network For Teachers & Students • Research Demonstrates Technology-Enhanced Formative Assessment Promotes Student Achievement • CTB/McGraw-Hill's TerraNova Assessment Recognized by U.S. Department of Education Predictive Validity Research Study • CTB/McGraw-Hill's English Language Proficiency Assessment for Adult Learners Receives Federal Approval • New Math Software from Carnegie Learning Advances Differentiated Instruction, Flexible Implementation, and Independent Use by Students • Students Connected to Live Tutors Over 845,000 Times at Tutor.com in 2007 • eSpindle Learning wins Teachers' Choice Award • SANAKO Partners with Nokia to Launch Handheld Learning Solution • Pearson Wins Four-Year Teacher Licensure Contract from New Mexico Public Education Dept • Spectrum K12 Launches Response to Intervention (RTI) Needs Analysis • Redesigned Teacher One Stop from Holt Puts Every Resource in One Spot: Editable, Searchable, Expandable
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