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Monday, November 19, 2007

eSN This Week: Bush vetoes education spending bill

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Bush vetoes education spending bill

Escalating his budget battle with a Democratic Congress, President Bush on Nov. 13 vetoed a spending measure for labor, health, and education programs that would have provided $63.6 billion for the U.S. Department of Education, a 5 percent increase over 2007...| Full Story


 
 

Grant Alert ...

$1M-plus for outstanding math and science teachers

The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) is the highest award a K-12 mathematics or science teacher may receive for outstanding teaching in the United States. This award is given to mathematics and science teachers from each of the 50 states and ...| Full Story



Week's Top News ...

Webcast highlights low-cost computing options

At a Nov. 14 webcast hosted by the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), educational technology leaders came together to compare ultra-portable devices and talk about affordable one-to-one computing options for schools ...| Full Story

State leaders convene to discuss ed tech
Keeping kids safe on the internet and allowing them to learn and explore online don't have to be mutually exclusive goals: That was one of the key messages delivered to state educational technology leaders who attended a recent event in Washington ...| Full Story

Stakeholders 'speak up' for 21st-century skills

School leaders, students, and parents are now able to take part in Project Tomorrow's Speak Up 2007. The annual survey asks participants about 21st-century skills, global competitiveness, and technology, among other issues ...| Full Story

Google's book scanning faces competition
Already facing a legal challenge for alleged copyright infringement, Google Inc.'s crusade to build a massive digital library is encountering stiff competition from an alternative project that promises better online access to the world's books, art, and historical documents ...| Full Story



Video ...

eSN TechWatch: Teaching 21st-Century Skills -- November 19, 2007

Charles Fadel, global leader of education for Cisco Systems, discusses the importance of teaching 21st-century skills ...| Full Story



Special Report ...

2008 e-Rate Survival Guide PDF

This comprehensive two-page guide from the eSchool News print newspaper will help you get through the e-Rate process with minimal pain--and a maximum return on your time invested ...| Full Story



Partners Update ...

College Board launches new educator web site

On Tuesday, the College Board rolled out a complete redesign of the education professionals section of its Web site, which is used by more than half a million educators each month. The redesigned site has new content and features to provide educators with quick and easy access to the tools, resources and information they need ...| Full Story

ETS and Certiport announce collaboration plans for comprehensive digital skills solution

Educational Testing Service (ETS) and Certiport today announced an agreement to create a solution leveraging their assessment and certification programs around digital literacy and critical thinking with regard to information and communications technologies (ICTs). The two industry leaders expect the combined solution will help a wide variety of organizations hone the skills of current and prospective employees, creating a more capable and productive workforce ...| Full Story

Weidenhammer unveiling its latest innovation

Unveiling its latest innovation: alio next generation of software www.hammer.net/alio. alio is a comprehensive, fully integrated library of Financial Management, Payroll and Human Resources software applications for K-12 schools ...| Full Story

 
 

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