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The story of Los Angeles Unified School District's beleaguered $1.3 billion 1-to-1 iPad program has taken a new twist: The district is now demanding a refund from Apple and has told the company it will not spend any more money on the Pearson software installed on the devices. MoreThe Lexington Institute is a public policy think tank that focuses on issues dealing with the intersection of technology and education, national security and energy. MoreGlobal PC shipments continued their decline in the first quarter of 2015, totaling 71 million units, according to a new report from Gartner. That total represents a 5.2 percent drop compared to the first quarter of 2014. More
The American School will now offer complete high school programs that students can take online, in addition to its paper-based courses. MoreThe Greenville County Schools in Greenville, SC will introduce a new professional development program in 10 of its schools later this year. MoreA new element to a live conferencing program will allow students in remote locations to participate in classroom activities, thanks to their ability to independently operate new remote control robotic functions. MoreThe South Carolina Department of Education has implemented a special education data management system in an effort to reduce the time and cost associated with the process of collecting and reporting on special education data. More
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