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Top News ... Software firm sues Kentucky Education Dept. An education software firm claims in a lawsuit that a "secret unlawful deal" involving the Kentucky Department of Education and Jefferson County, Ky., school leaders improperly blocked the company from having its statewide contract renewed. Alabama-based Software Technology Inc. (STI), which sells student and school data systems, filed court documents in Franklin County Circuit Court in... | Full Story Around the Web ... FCC, vendors seek viable 'white space' devices The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and a coalition of high-tech companies led by Google and Microsoft vowed last week to seek a way around interference and... | Full Story Study: Kids justify illegal downloads Reuters reports that European children are aware of the risks of illegal downloading but often rationalize their act by saying that everyone--including their parents... | Full Story Toshiba recalls more laptop batteries Toshiba has issued its second recall in a month of Sony notebook batteries that could overheat and burst into flames, Information Week reports. The latest recall... | Full Story More from eSchool News Online ... Shuttle carries teacher into space After the space shuttle Endeavour launched into the clear blue sky on Aug. 8 and reached orbit with teacher-astronaut Barbara Morgan aboard, Mission Control announced that... | Full Story Congress moves to renew higher-ed act Maybe it will be different this time for the omnibus higher-education bill. Maybe humans will walk on Mars. The last time Congress approved a five-year reauthorization of the comprehensive fede... | Full Story LDE holds emergency management summit As the two year anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita nears, the Louisiana Department of Education (LDE) and the state attorney general's office joined together to... | Full Story P21 issues new guidance on 21st-century skills Looking for support in revising your curriculum to reflect the needs of 21st-century learners? A new online resource could help: On Aug. 2, the Partnership for 21st Century... | Full Story Announcements from ed-tech providers ... Workmen put final touches on new single-gender academies as countdown to school year begins | Read the full announcement Atomic Learning offers free workshop on PBwiki through September | Read the full announcement Safari Books Online releases How-To database beta, the go-to place for quick access to technical solutions | Read the full announcement CDW-G provides Fujitsu Tablets to incoming cadets at U.S. Air Force Academy | Read the full announcement Learning.com expands into core curriculum subjects with launch of Aha!Math | Read the full announcement	August Online Specials You Don't Want to Miss... Visit us online http://www.eschoolnews.com/ everyday for the latest news and resources all geared to help you stay on top of school technology. Get a video recap of August's top news with "TechWatch". 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