eSN Today: Shooting rips Cleveland tech school

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Top News ... Shooting rips Cleveland tech school A 14-year-old suspended student opened fire in a downtown Cleveland technology high school Wednesday, Oct. 10, before killing himself. Three students and two adults were taken to area hospitals, authorities said. After the shooting, shaken teens called their parents on cell phones, most to reassure but in at least one case with terrifying news: "Mom, I got shot." Mayor... | Full Story Please take our beta site survey ... eSchool News has been working hard to update and improve our website. We're very excited about the changes but we need your help. We're asking a few of our loyal readers to review the new site and complete a short survey providing your input and impressions. Below is a link to the beta version of our new site. You'll notice a new look and feel as well as more photos and options throughout the site. 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Study examines public, private schools Low-income students who attend urban public high schools generally do just as well as private-school students with similar backgrounds, according to a study released... | Full Story Clinton: Internet access key to economy The Democratic front-runner and New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has called for a national broadband Internet system, saying high tech jobs can't be sustained without... | Full Story Smile, kids, you're on school bus camera School buses in many Boston area school districts are equipped with cameras that roll as soon as the buses do, with even more districts planning to install such cameras in... | Full Story More from eSchool News Online ... Intel hosts 'Academy Awards for education' It's not often that educators are hailed as celebrities, escorted by limousine from the airport to a black-tie reception, and given an awards banquet held in their honor. But for... | Full Story 'Fair use' confusion threatens media literacy In too many classrooms across the country, sweaty palms and the fears associated with a call to the principal's office aren't just student afflictions: Educators, especially... | Full Story Illegal downloader ordered to pay $222K Students and other internet users who download or share songs and movies without paying for them have a new reason to reconsider their actions: In the first such case to... | Full Story Why can't our data just get along? Two organizations that have been promoting interoperability among disparate educational data systems have established a new goal: creating a separate set of standards... | Full Story Announcements from ed-tech providers ... School district of Palm Beach County hosts National Forum on Educational Technologies | Read the full announcement Read Naturally releases latest version of reading software program | Read the full announcement Promethean receives 2007 Award of Excellence | Read the full announcement Hausfather: no easy answers to male teacher shortage | Read the full announcement Apangea Learning continues to take urban school districts by storm | Read the full announcement Maryland school district licenses Lawson S3 Human Capital Management Suite | Read the full announcement Atomic Learning announces new tutorial series on Google docs | Read the full announcement Atomic Learning selected to receive Awards of Excellence Legacy Award | Read the full announcement Gateway announces plans to acquire Packard Bell B.V. | Read the full announcement MakeMusic releases PrintMusic 2008 | Read the full announcement Berkery Noyes represents national trade productions in sale of three events to 1105 Media | Read the full announcement Sally Ride Science brings cutting-edge science to the classroom with new content rich classroom sets | Read the full announcement	October Online Specials You Don't Want to Miss... 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