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11/29/2011

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Texas Education Agency Rolling Out Statewide Data Warehouse
The Texas Education Agency is deploying a longitudinal data system for the roughly 1,200 school districts across the state.
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Cleveland Schools Awarded $700,000 To Boost STEM Learning
Students in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District will have more opportunities to engage in learning about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) after the district was awarded $700,000 by the KeyBank Foundation.
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Women@NASA Adds Aspire 2 Inspire for Middle School Girls Interested in STEM Careers
NASA has expanded the Women@NASA portion of its Web site to include a section targeting middle school girls considering education and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math.
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Data Analytics Tech Opportunities on the Rise
Students interested in a fruitful career as developers have ripe opportunities right now in the fields of data analytics, mobile, cloud, and social business, according to a new report focused on short-term technology trends.
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Online Petition Urges More E-rate Funding
In a push to get the Federal Communications Commission to release more funding for its popular E-rate program, Funds For Learning, a compliance service firm for E-rate applicants, is circulating an open letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and an online petition.
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Massachusetts School Completes 2 MW Solar Installation
Berkshire School in Sheffield, MA has completed construction of a 2-megawatt solar installation that will go online this fall.
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Juniper AP Addresses High-Density Wireless Environments
Juniper Networks has released a new access point designed specifically for high density WiFi environments, such as in a lecture hall filled with users on mobile devices.
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Performance Matters Launches FASTe with Year-Round Teacher Assessment
Performance Matters has launched its new Formative Action System for Teacher Effectiveness platform (FASTe), a system designed to monitor teacher effectiveness year-round and put educators in touch with resources to improve their teaching.
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Professional Development Videos for Teachers Now Mobile
A company that delivers video-based professional development to educators has made its library of resources available for mobile devices.
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Solaris 11 Brings Enhanced Virtualization to Cloud-Centric OS
Oracle has released its Solaris 11 operating system (OS), which the company previewed last month at the Oracle OpenWorld 2011 event in San Francisco. Solaris 11 provides built-in virtualization capabilities for OS, network, and storage resources and is designed to run enterprise applications in private, hybrid, or public clouds. Oracle described it as the first fully virtualized, cloud OS.
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$1 Million Study on Learning Underway in Texas District
A study underway at Waskom Independent School District in Waskom, TX will provide valuable information for both educators and scientists.
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