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Saint Louis rocked during the last week of April when 12,000 students from 38 countries showed up to compete in the world championship for the FIRST robotic competitions. The three-day event came to a roaring conclusion as 20,000 people cheered on two high school alliances as they battled for first place via their proxies, moving machines that threw balls over a truss, caught balls and put as many balls as possible through goals. MoreLearning Forward has launched a collection of free online professional development resources for principals and aspiring K-12 school leaders. MoreCalcasieu Parish School System in Lake Charles, LA plans to implement a teacher evaluation and professional development support program based on Charlotte Danielson's Framework for Teaching at 21 high-need schools. MoreA new online repository from the University of Michigan will make hundreds of 3D images of prehistoric bones available to students and the general public, with thousands more expected to be added. MoreA new Web-based system aims to help educators better manage and supervise individualized education programs (IEP), from referral through classification and placement. More
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