News & Issues
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium has released its technology planning framework, which details hardware and bandwidth requirements for school districts that plan to implement the consortium's assessment system in the 2014-2015 school year. MoreRedRock Reports President Jenny House explains how the latest Race to the Top competition will have a long-lasting impact on federal funding. MoreThe Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium has selected a developer for its online, open source solution for reporting results from student assessments. MoreMicrosoft is once again extending its Partners in Learning program, committing another $250 million to the program over the next five years, bringing the total commitment to about $750 million. MoreMicrosoft has revealed details about its forthcoming Surface tablet device running Windows 8 Pro. More
A consortium of education organizations will be developing an online repository of classroom videos to help new teachers learn from master instructors how to teach math and science topics in third through sixth grades. MoreThree innovative education programs in the United States were honored by Microsoft during its annual Global Forum Educator Awards held in Prague, Czechoslovakia this past weekend. MoreThe Software & Information Industry Association's Education Division has named three winners in its annual program designed to identify and showcase companies developing the most promising and innovative technologies for education. MoreAs part of a five-year strategic plan to increase student performance in the district, Atlanta Public Schools has adopted a new set of online professional development resources for its teachers. MoreGroupLink is offering its help desk software, everything HelpDesk, for free to K-12 schools and higher education institutions. MoreTrack My Progress, an online assessment platform by True Progress that tests and analyzes knowledge of reading, language, and math in students in grades K-3, will kick off nationwide field-testing in December. More
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