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 The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is asking school officials and education stakeholders to submit comments on the use of technology in schools. This latest outreach initiative comes as U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings is holding a series of roundtable discussions in several cities on technology in education, with educators, business leaders, information technology professiona... | Full Story | 
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