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Charter schools gain support
Sixty-four percent of Americans support charters, even though they are still confused about what charters are. Why are charter schools important in securing stimulus grants for states?
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Schools must revamp to qualify for Title I grants
Education Secretary Arne Duncan offers new guidelines for distributing the $3.5 billion from the Title 1 School Improvement Grants. "States and school districts have an opportunity to put unprecedented resources toward reforms that would increase graduation rates, reduce dropout rates, and improve teacher quality for all students," Duncan said.
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| What students learn by making their own podcasts
Teachers can spark a student's interest in technology -- and a host of other subjects -- by making podcast creation a part of the curriculum. When students learn to create downloadable audio files, they boost their technology skills and share what they have learned with the world.
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What is the ratio of students to computers
Nationally, about 5.4 percent of schools have a computer for every child. Project RED: Revolutionizing Education found that in general, states with smaller populations were better able to fund and implement a one-to-one ratio of students to computers. South Dakota, Maine, and Wyoming had the highest percentage of schools with computers for each student; California was last in the ranking.
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