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T.H.E. Journal August 1, 2009 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	'A Test of Leadership' Arne Duncan believes that stimulus money earmarked for education technology provides local school districts with the resources to reform. It's on them to carry it through.
T.H.E. Journal September 2008 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	From Gathering Information to Taking Action Four new projects herald the bold next phase of the Congress on the Future of Content.
T.H.E. Journal March 17, 2010 David Nagel	Snapshot: Students Want Online Learning High school students seem to be overwhelmingly in favor of online instruction as a component of their educations.
T.H.E. Journal March 8, 2010 David Nagel	i3 Innovation Grant Program Opens The United States Department of Education has released final priorities and opened the application process for the Investing in Innovation Fund, also known as "i3," a $650 million grant program.
T.H.E. Journal March 2007 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Service Disagreement A lack of precedence on how to charge for ongoing support for technology purchases has created an unhealthy divide between vendors and educators.
T.H.E. Journal July 2007 Carla Wade	Professional Development :: Oregon In Oregon, professional development experts built a team to foster networking among educators about ed tech.
BusinessWeek January 27, 2011 Kate Andersen Brower	Obama School Reform Plan Relies on Big Business With Republicans gunning for the Education Dept., the President needs companies to help him fend off deep budget cuts.
T.H.E. Journal April 2004	Classroom Connect Launches Web-Based Instructional Program Connected Tech offers districts and states an effective and affordable way to help students learn lifelong technology application skills, while also meeting the need to improve overall student achievement in reading, math, science and social studies.
T.H.E. Journal March 2009 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Spend Wisely...or Else Thoughtful use of our share of the stimulus package is the only way to guarantee more ed tech funding in the future.
T.H.E. Journal February 2008 John K. Waters	How Geek Became Chic With budgets and staff stretched thin, schools are turning tech-savvy students into technology leaders and a popular, important source of IT support.
T.H.E. Journal July 2006 Mary Ann Wolf	Spread the Word: Ed Tech Matters With the future - and present - of ed tech funding at risk, it's imperative to inform legislators about the impact of technology on student achievement.
T.H.E. Journal October 2008	Extracurricular :: For Technologists Who do Their Homework In consecutive America's Digital Schools surveys, tech directors predicted increases in the amount of bandwidth schools will need in future years.
T.H.E. Journal May 2009 Rama Ramaswami	Even! But No Longer Odd Once regarded as an unconventional alternative for atypical students, virtual schools have achieved mainstream acceptance, and are now seen as providing an education equal to - if not better than - what their traditional counterpart offers.
T.H.E. Journal February 2009 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Follow the Money- Carefully The stimulus package provides billions of dollars in new funding. Schools and states need a plan to pursue it.
T.H.E. Journal June 2005 Matthew Pittinsky	No Teacher Left Behind Online learning tools provide the foundation for today's professional development programs.
T.H.E. Journal April 2008 Christina C. Schaller	Lights...Camera...PD! As the online delivery of technology training expands, weekly live web shows are being used to demonstrate to teachers how to apply the latest tools.
T.H.E. Journal April 2005 Leslie A. Pulliam	The Quest for Quality Instructional Data The most successful school districts are embracing the philosophy that accurate data plays a critical role in driving instruction and making informed decisions. But there is still much more to learn.
T.H.E. Journal April 1, 2010 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Two Plans, One Vision March 10, 2010 was an important day in education technology history.
T.H.E. Journal September 25, 2009 David Nagel	Duncan: NCLB Overhaul Needs To Begin Now The No Child Left Behind Act has not only failed to improve student outcomes, it's actually contributing to a decline in academic standards in the United States - this according to United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, who has issued a call for the immediate overhaul of NCLB.
T.H.E. Journal October 2004 Chris Rother	Evaluating Technology's Role in the Classroom Teachers are using computers more than ever before for everything from instruction to handling administrative chores and communicating with parents.
T.H.E. Journal January 26, 2010 Scott Aronowitz	Teach for America To Receive $500,000 Infusion Teach for America, a national nonprofit that specializes in recruiting talented educators for high-need regions and schools, will receive a $500,000 contribution from petroleum giant ExxonMobil, the company announced earlier this month.
HHMI Bulletin Feb 2012	Raising Their Game When done right professional development can make a real difference for students.
Entrepreneur April 2010	Top Honors Business school students give a shout out to their schools. The Princeton Review's Student Opinion Honors for business schools.
T.H.E. Journal March 15, 2010 David Nagel	Obama's ESEA Blueprint Continues Emphasis on Assessment President Obama has released his new "Blueprint" for reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, calling for the transformation of American K-12 education into a "world-class" system.
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T.H.E. Journal April 2008 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	How Would You Like Your Content? Textbooks? Digital? Web-based? Perhaps a bit of each? The Congress on the Future of Content brings publishers and educators together in hopes of settling the issue.
HBS Working Knowledge July 14, 2008 Sarah Jane Gilbert	HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina The organization New Schools for New Orleans aims to create networks of schools to receive shared support services while avoiding the dysfunctions of a large urban district.
T.H.E. Journal December 2005 Martinez & Umekubo	Keeping Tech Support In Step With Technology Maintaining a thriving, leading-edge learning environment requires a reliable base of tech support. But building that base is no easy task.
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InternetNews July 19, 2010	Microsoft Lands Cloud Deal With NYC Schools As it continues efforts to entice large, public-sector organizations to sign up for its expanding portfolio of cloud services, Microsoft lands e-mail partnership with New York City schools.
T.H.E. Journal April 2009 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Sleepless in Washington Ed tech money is finally flowing from Capitol Hill. So why are education leaders so filled with angst? Because of a nightmare scenario in which the funding goes wasted.
T.H.E. Journal January 2008 Matt Villano	Building a Better Podcast Everything you wanted to know - plus a few things you hadn't even thought to ask - on how to best bring the technology into K-12 curriculum.
T.H.E. Journal June 1, 2010 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	A Revolution on Hold In their push toward using digital content in the classroom, many schools are stuck in second gear until basic changes to both infrastructure and entrenched habits are made. But even as school districts grapple with making those changes, policymakers have begun to move forward.
Job Journal March 14, 2010	Making the Grade...with an Online Degree With nearly 200 universities and colleges now offering Web-based classes, online education programs have come of age.
T.H.E. Journal November 2, 2009 David Nagel	Are Schools Preparing Students for 21st Century Learning? While more than half of America's school principal's say they are doing a good job preparing students for the 21st century, only a third of parents of middle school and high school students agree.
T.H.E. Journal September 9, 2009 Joel Shore	Profile :: Carla Wade Whether working at the classroom or state level, the former science teacher has shown a passion for teaching educators the most effective ways to integrate technology.
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T.H.E. Journal November 1, 2010	2020 Vision: Experts Forecast What the Digital Revolution Will Bring Next A discussion about how far we've come in education technology, and where we can expect to go.
T.H.E. Journal September 2005 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Old Trends, New Twist Recent focus on student technology used outside school shows how technology tools can impact the classroom.
T.H.E. Journal November 1, 2009	Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships Digital media benefits preparation for primary school... Houghton Mifflin will donate trees to schools... Website will promote science careers for girls... Schools are rated for online security... etc.
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T.H.E. Journal January 4, 2010 Scott Aronowitz	Report Shows Teachers Not Adequately Prepared for Education Reform A new report by the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning indicated that in California, where schools are pursuing ambitious education reform, while many teachers are well qualified to take on the demands of such an effort, many more simply are not up to the task.
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T.H.E. Journal December 2008	Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships Certiport is holding its Worldwide Competition on Microsoft Office to honor students with superior Word and Excel skills... Teachers can gauge students' technology skills through the Atomic Learning Tech Skills Assessment... etc.
T.H.E. Journal March 1, 2010	A Custom Fit K-12 educators need to get a better understanding of open content, for their own benefit as well as their students'.
T.H.E. Journal	Professional Development Unlike training, professional development is more concerned with helping teachers learn to use technology in order to help students learn.
T.H.E. Journal June 2005	CELT Announces Fall Ed Tech Summit The 2005 National Education Summit on Leadership, Learning, and Technology brings together state government and school district teams to set a national agenda on education leadership and reform.
T.H.E. Journal May 2008	Extracurricular :: For Technologists Who do Their Homework Though stationary units are most common, the prominent use of mobile computing devices in schools indicates the rise in 1-to-1 implementations.