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School officials in Vermont’s largest city are considering providing portable computers or iPads to all 1,900 middle and high school students in the Burlington district.

Chessi Oetjens loves used her iPad in the classroom. It cuts down on paperwork. She can access her school computer from anywhere. The third grade teacher at Arborwood South also loves how the device excites her students.

High school buildings these days just aren't what they used to be — and that's an intentional change by districts to benefit students, taxpayers and the environment.

Most high school students don't spend their time fretting over mortgages, stock prices, or their 401(k) plans, but they are at an age when smaller financial responsibilities start creeping into their lives.

The new Lightweight Personal Multimedia Stereo Headset from Califone International, Inc., gives educators a high-quality and cost-effective audio solution that’s also comfortable for extended daily student wear.

Cansec Systems Ltd., who have been manufacturing Access Control products for 25 years, has released a new proximity reader which is totally invisible when the secured door is closed.

Florida Virtual School offers 15 Advanced Placement courses to all students interested in AP. FLVS students outperformed the state in overall averages by 12 percent and were equal to the global overall averages.

After in-depth evaluation and review of eight student information platforms, Mukilteo (Wash.) School District has selected Aspen, Follett Software Company’s student information system.

Apple announced that it was "reinventing the textbook" using the iPad, its iBooks bookstore and a new kind of book creation tool. But despite the tremendous success of the iPad in recent years, and despite the biggest partners in educational publishing, does the company have the ability to effect real change?

A plethora of educational issues will dominate the Colorado political landscape in 2012. Most of them will produce conflict due to competition for limited resources and, in particular, participants with dramatically different educational philosophies.