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                    Shipments of Google-powered Chromebooks to K-12 schools have surpassed Apple and Microsoft Devices combined, according to a new report. MoreA Race to the Top-District grant has allowed Springdale Public Schools to spend $12.7 million on technology over the last two years. MoreIn a shift away from policies enacted with NCLB, Congress' latest rewrite of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act puts some distance between the federal government and local schools. It also creates $1.65 billion in "enrichment" grants for tech-related education programs, including blended learning, STEM education and teacher professional development. More 
                   
                  
                  
              
              
              
            
            
            
            
                       
            
            
            
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                    Eleanor Van Gelder School in Edgewater, NJ is preparing to roll out Chromebooks to all of its grade six students in January. MoreApple has published the Swift programming language, supporting libraries, debugger and package manager under the Apache 2.0 license with a runtime library exception. MoreMadison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin has completed the first phase of a district-wide 1-to-1 technology initiative. MoreThe MIT Media Lab, Tufts University and PBS Kids have partnered to release a free app based on the ScratchJr coding language and designed to help kids aged five to eight learn coding concepts. MoreKanawha County Schools in West Virginia has implemented 4G LTE Wi-Fi connectivity to its fleet of 158 school buses, so students can complete homework assignments while traveling to and from home, sporting events and field trips. MoreA team of volunteers at Carnegie Mellon University is tackling the challenge of creating tablet software that can teach children without teachers to read, write and do basic math. More 
                   
                  
                 
            
            
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