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5/26/2010

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Education Leaders Take EETT Message to Capitol Hill
EETT--the sole source of federal funding for education technology--is key to transforming schools and ensuring students have the tools they need for developing 21st century skills. That's the message from state ed tech leaders who took their cause to Washington, DC recently in an effort to renew support for the program, which was targeted for elimination in the Obama administration's 2011 budget proposal.
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California District Installs Solar Farms at Elementary Schools
California's Pioneer Union Elementary School District (PUESD) has gone solar. The district has installed solar farms at three schools--two elementary and one middle--in an effort to save on operational and energy costs.
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Washington International School Moves to 802.11n WiFi
Washington International School in Washington, DC has overhauled what it described as an "inadequate legacy network," replacing it with an 802.11n wireless network.
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New Orleans Elementary Goes Solar
With the help of a fairly extensive regional partnership, Joseph A. Craig Elementary School in New Orleans is implementing a new 25.6 kilowatt solar array, which will provide the school with 36 megawatt hours of electricity per year.
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Citrix Extends Client Virtualization
Virtualization software maker Citrix Systems last week unveiled the word's first bare-metal client hypervisor and announced a new version of its server virtualization platform.
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Environmental Challenge Winners Tackle Pollution, Waste
The Siemens Foundation, in partnership with Discovery Education and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), has announced the winners of the 2010 We Can Change the World Challenge, which challenges teams of students in grades K through 8 from throughout the United States to develop STEM-based plans to help the environment through local community action.
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Microsoft Unveils Dynamics NAV 2009 R2
Microsoft debuted the latest version of its Dynamics NAV 2009 at Directions EMEA 2010 in Prague, noting it will be available in the fourth quarter of 2010.
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NAMM Announces 2010-2011 Grant Recipients
The NAMM Foundation has announced the recipients of its annual grants to support community-based music education programs. The $585,000 in total grants goes to fund "innovative programs that allow more people the opportunity to experience the proven benefits of active music making."
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PA District Installing Solar Energy System
Bald Eagle Area School District (BEASD) of Wingate, PA, 20 miles north of State College, is installing rooftop photovoltaic systems to provide solar energy to its Wingate Elementary and Bald Eagle Middle/High School.
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Study Targets Windows 'Hooking' in Antivirus Software
Microsoft confirmed last week that it has been working with a security firm investigating a fundamental flaw in antivirus (AV) software for Windows.
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Alloy Navigator 6 Automates Reports, Integrates with Exchange
Alloy Software has released Alloy Navigator 6, an update to its Navigator integrated IT operations management application.
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K12Translate Launches ELL Homeschooling Grants
K12Translate will award $2,000 in grants to aid districts already working to build connections with non-native English-speaking families that are home schooling their English language learner (ELL) children.
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Partnership Looks To Make Digital Transcript Delivery Easier for California Students
Transcript processing services eTranscript California and CSIS Transcript Center have formed a new partnership with the aim of making electronic transcripts easier and faster for all K-12 students in the state of California.
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