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SchoolOne is committed to helping schools effectively and efficiently achieve their academic goals. This newsletter is dedicated to keeping you informed about current news and industry trends that may affect you and your school.
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Digital Nation - life on the virtual frontier
The award-winning PBS journalism program, Frontline, aired a 90-minute special titled "Digital Nation" that examined the changes digital technologies have brought to various aspects of life in America. One of the key features of this program is the changing role of 21st Century teachers and learners. Watch online and share your thoughts with the Digital Nation Roundtable.
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Obama proposing $1.35 billion for Race to the Top
President Obama is proposing $1.35 billion in the 2011 fiscal budget for the Race to the Top program. The program rewards states that make the most progress in raising academic standards, boosting teacher quality, tracking student gains, and improving failing schools.
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Textbook firms ink e-deals for i-Pad
Major textbook publishers have struck deals with software company ScrollMotion Inc. to adapt their textbooks for the electronic page, as the industry embraces a hope that digital devices such as Apple Inc.'s iPad will transform the classroom.
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What is the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship?
In his January 23 article, "More (Steve) Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, Jobs," Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman urged President Obama to bring the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) to every low-income neighborhood in America. Read about NFTE and the inspirational documentary Ten9Eight that tracked a dozen students on the way to the finals of the NFTE competition.
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