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California school districts have until Nov. 15, 2019 to apply for a matching fund grant from the state for K–12 programs that will help students learn how to make the transition from school to college or employment.
10/11/2019
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The United States Census Bureau has released free resources for K-12 classrooms. Materials include teacher and student content.
10/10/2019
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos showed up at a middle school in Nashville to kick off the area's "Amazon Future Engineer" program. This partnership will bring computer science courses and robotics to schools in Metro Nashville Public Schools, as well as other Tennessee districts.
10/10/2019
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The program will equip teachers from Pittsburgh school districts and charter schools with resources for their students to explore biotechnology concepts and engage with research-grade lab equipment.
10/10/2019
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The hybrid children’s museum and science center is getting support from Microsoft and Amazon to fund exhibitions targeted at children ages 12 and under.
10/10/2019
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This middle school teacher has found ways to leave the old essay model behind and still help her students learn what they need to know.
10/09/2019
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The act of evaluating teacher and principal performance by new measures is already becoming a thing of the past, Some 30 states have backed away from innovative evaluation reforms they adopted during a "flurry of national activity" between 2009 and 2015, according to a new report.
10/09/2019
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All of the documentation on LibreOffice shows the old way of disabling word completion in LibreOffice Writer. Here’s how you actually do it in current and recent versions of the open source office suite.
10/08/2019
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To keep up with changing college admissions requirements, the education assessment nonprofit is making changes to how it administers its ACT test.
10/08/2019
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Vernier has opened its latest engineering contest, which will award cash and equipment to educators who teach engineering.
10/08/2019
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Imagine NYC Schools will fund the creation of 20 new schools and transform 20 existing schools focused on creating innovative and academically rigorous schools.
10/07/2019
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A bipartisan group of senators are asking the FTC to “prioritize children’s privacy and well-being” when considering making changes to COPPA regulations.
10/07/2019
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Upcoming funding opportunities for schools
10/07/2019
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InterVision, a strategic IT service provider, is strengthening its consulting business through the acquisition of Fotis Networks.
10/03/2019
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The U.S. Department of Education is providing 29 grantees with approximately $78 million in funds to focus on STEM initiatives as part of the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program.
10/03/2019
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CoSN’s new resource provides schools with language to incorporate interoperability into RFPs to ensure that system connectivity is a key component of all bids to develop and build new management platforms for educators.
10/02/2019
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An English language arts teacher has become the director for esports at his high school and kicked off a state-wide initiative to link up other Indiana schools interested in esports as well. John Robertson, who teaches at Tipton High, has launched the Indiana High School Esports Network, which currently has 13 members — all high schools (although middle schools are also invited to join).
10/02/2019
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A school shuttered by Hurricane Dorian in early September is receiving a shipment of Apple iPads to be used by students and teachers.
10/02/2019