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Florida Board of Education Pushes for Elimination of State-Mandated Textbooks
With the proposed change, districts, principals, and teachers would be free to use their own professional judgement in the selection of educational materials, as long as they can demonstrate that students are learning what is required by state standards.
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Common Core: 7 Recommendations for Effective Implementation
Conflicting reform efforts, poor communications, and "initiative fatigue" are among the factors presenting challenges to Common Core State Standards implementation. In order to overcome these potential barriers, states, districts, and schools need to take new approaches to professional development, technology adoption, and reform efforts, according to a new report released Thursday by ASCD.
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Report: Mobile Devices To Surpass PCs in Web Access by 2015
By 2015 more end users will access the Internet through a mobile device than a PC, according to a new report from the International Data Corporation.
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Georgia District Implements Predictive Analytics To Identify At-Risk Students
Gwinnett County Public Schools in Georgia is implementing predictive analytics software with the goal of improving student performance and achievement. The new software is part of the district's new digital curriculum and instruction initiative, called eCLASS.
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Prologic Launches Cloud-Based ERP for K-12 School Districts
Prologic Technology Systems, a provider of educational administration solutions for the K-12 market, has announced its new cloud-based enterprise resource planning system, Teams ERP.
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5 States Pursue Second Round of Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge
According to the United States Department of Education, all five eligible states have stepped forward to participate in the second round of applications for the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge, which provides funding for reforms in state early learning programs.
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CFY To Study Whole School Blended Learning at 4 NY and LA Schools
CFY, a nonprofit organization that uses digital learning in an effort to improve educational outcomes for low-income students, has received a $1 million grant to study and develop its whole school blended learning model, the Digital Learning Program.
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Indigo Rose Promotes Creation of School Android Apps
A software development company has updated a service that allows schools to create a customized Google Android app to connect to the school community and keep it informed about activities and resources.
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Univision Taps Social Media To Promote Hispanic Education
Univision Communications, an American Spanish language media company, used social media, including Twitter, Facebook, and Google+, along with traditional mechanisms--television, in-person events, and phone banks--to promote the attainment of education by Hispanics and draw students and their parents into learning more about their educational options.
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News & Issues

Florida Board of Education Pushes for Elimination of State-Mandated Textbooks

Common Core: 7 Recommendations for Effective Implementation

Report: Mobile Devices To Surpass PCs in Web Access by 2015

Georgia District Implements Predictive Analytics To Identify At-Risk Students

Prologic Launches Cloud-Based ERP for K-12 School Districts

5 States Pursue Second Round of Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge

CFY To Study Whole School Blended Learning at 4 NY and LA Schools

Indigo Rose Promotes Creation of School Android Apps

Univision Taps Social Media To Promote Hispanic Education

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