THE News Update: School Physical Security Spending To Top $1.1 Billion Within 4 Years

11/20/2014

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School Physical Security Spending To Top $1.1 Billion Within 4 Years
Annual school expenditures on surveillance and access control systems will reach more than $1.1 billion by 2018.
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EdX Joins ConnectED To Deliver MOOCs for Free Teacher Training and AP Prep
MOOC nonprofit edX has signed on for ConnectED, the White House's program to connect "99 percent" of America's students to broadband and high-speed wireless in schools and libraries and improve the skills of teachers through the use of technology.
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Survey: Admissions Officers Check Social Media Pages, Students Don't Care
Two surveys by Kaplan Test Prep find respondents saying admissions officers are more likely to check applicants' social media activity but that students aren't worried about what they'll find.
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Smarter Balanced States Approve Achievement Levels for 2015 Assessments
The recommendations, arrived at after in-person and online input from thousands of stakeholders, include achievement level scores for both math and ELA in grades 3 through 8 and high school.
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10 Lessons Learned From the Assessment Field Tests
Schools and districts that took part in the PARCC and Smarter Balanced trial runs share their experiences to help you prepare for online testing this spring.
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Kuka Debuts Robotics Certificate Program
Kuka Robotics has debuted a program designed to help high schools, community colleges, universities and vocational schools offer a certificate based on robotics, Kuka Official Robotics Education.
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