In a sweeping education deal with lawmakers and teacher unions here, Gov. Dannel Malloy gave ground on some of his farthest-reaching proposals but contended the compromise was still a historic overhaul of public-school policy in a state that has proved resistant to change.
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5/9/2012
Learning Resources announces the sponsorship of a nationwide teacher grant hosted by the online community WeAreTeachers. How would you use portable interactive technology to create collaborative lessons? Apply by May 22.
5/9/2012
Pixim Inc., a leading provider of imaging technology for enterprise security cameras, announced that Genie CCTV Ltd will be launching its new, Pixim Nightwolf-powered camera range during IFSEC 2012, May 14–17, Birmingham UK.
5/9/2012
YourTeacher announced the release of their first math iBook for schools: Algebra 1. Available exclusively at Apple’s iBookstore, YourTeacher’s patent-pending math iBook is the world’s first ‘Textbook with a Teacher Inside'.
5/9/2012
Bully Buster USA has partnered with Iconosys, Inc. to launch Word Bully 3.0, the ultimate app and means of self-defense in the battle against bullying and cyber-bullying.
5/9/2012
NBC Learn and Carnegie Learning, Inc. announced they are teaming up to produce “Decision 2012: Election Math” – a collection of free online math education resources related to the 2012 election season, developed especially for middle and high school teachers and students.
5/9/2012
The first new elementary school in New Mexico's Bernalillo Public Schools district in 30 years features storefront, curtainwall and sunshades from Tubelite, Inc.
5/9/2012
Staff Development for Educators is partnering with Dr. Yeap Ban Har, one of the world’s foremost experts in Singapore Math, to conduct advanced two-day institutes on August 2–3 in Houston, Texas and August 6-7 in Oak Lawn, Illinois.
5/9/2012
SMART Notebook 11 collaborative learning software, SMART Response assessment software 2012 and the Mac edition of 3D Tools for SMART Notebook software are now available for customer download.
5/9/2012
Digital curriculum content solution named as Finalist for SIIA 2012 CODiE Awards, AEP Distinguished Achievement Awards and EdTech Digest New Product and Leadership Awards.
5/9/2012
The Motion Picture Licensing Corporation (MPLC) is introducing its Umbrella License for K12 schools and districts to supplement any existing license to show movies.
5/9/2012
The Nature Conservancy and Discovery Education launched Nature Works Everywhere, a partnership designed to help students learn the science behind how nature helps our everyday existence and the importance of environmental conservation.
5/9/2012
Illinois-based ETA/Cuisenaire, the leader in hands-on solutions for mathematics, literacy, and science education, announced that it is changing its company name to ETA hand2mind.
5/8/2012
The sixth graders at Stephen A. Halsey Junior High School 157 in Queens have a tough assignment before them: design a new playground that will transform a sea of black asphalt at their school into a recreational oasis — and, while they are at it, help clean up New York City’s waterways.
5/8/2012
A school district has deemed an awkward teen's two-page encounter at boarding school in the coming-of-age novel "Looking for Alaska" too racy, banning the book from class reading lists.
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