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                    Is the internet destined to become just another wedge pushing the achievement gap wider? MoreA record number of educators weighed in on their favorite technologies in our third-annual Readers' Choice Awards. And they were clear about who their favorites were.  More 
                 
	                        
	            
	            
	              
	               
	              
	               
	              
	            
	            
	          
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                Over the next five years the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation expects to invest almost $1.7 billion for K-12 education. Most of that funding will be targeted at four areas. MoreIncreased demand for smartphones, a lengthening replacement cycle for tablets and an improving position for traditional PCs has left tablets in a tough position. MoreThe project is intended to help fill what educators have dubbed the "homework gap" — the situation that exists when schools expect all students to be able to use technology to do their homework, even those who lack access to computers or internet connectivity at home. MoreRecipients of this year's federal EIR grants include organizations that are undertaking promising work in teacher professional development, reading and writing, school leadership and other practices. More 
               
               
              
              
            	 
		          
	              
	               
	              
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      Sponsor: McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation
 
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      Award: Not specified, but suggested upper limit for first-time applicants is $50,000 
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    Sponsor: SparkFun
 
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    Qualification: Project should "directly serve or impact children living in urban poverty, particularly in the areas of education,  family economic stability (including microfinance) and childhood health." 
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