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MOOC platform edX announces 15 new university partners

The Harvard and MIT-funded MOOC provider added 15 higher education institutions spanning nine countries. Here they are.

May 21, 2013 /

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Video education startup PopExpert raises $2M in seed funding

PopExpert helps lifelong learners connect with experts for one-to-one instruction.

May 22, 2013 / TechCrunch

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Paducah’s Morgan Elementary School wins $5,000 grant for eco-friendly playground makeover in 2nd Annual TurfMutt National Sweepstakes

on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 2:56pm Discovery Education and the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI)’s Education Foundation today announced the Grand Prize winner and two runners-up of TurfMutt’s second annual national ‘Spruce Up Your School’ sweepstakes. The national TurfMutt program, named after L...

May 22, 2013 / District Administration

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Can parents save American education?

on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 3:22pm Research suggests that students whose parents are involved in their schooling make better grades and are more likely to go to college, and some states -- with California leading the way of course -- are passing parent trigger laws that give parents much more power to i...

May 22, 2013 / District Administration

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OpenClass wins 2013 CODiE Award for Best Postsecondary Course/LMS

OpenClass is a new kind of learning environment that goes beyond the Learning Management System (LMS), helping educators and institutions deliver effective, interactive learning experiences to students everywhere. It is a fully cloud-based and open solution that is easy-to-use and completely free.

May 22, 2013 / University Business

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LearningStation™ and itslearning, Inc. Announce Strategic Partnership

May 22, 2013 / eSchool News

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North Carolina voucher bill provides public money for private schools

on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 11:42am Cynthia Perry knows her 7-year-old, Amiyah, is good at math and would like to be better at reading. "She loves reading, even though she struggles with it," the single mom from Wake Forest said Monday. Amiyah was in summer school last summer for help with reading, and ...

May 21, 2013 / District Administration

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Baltimore school system passes $1.2B budget

on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 11:45am The Baltimore school board unanimously passed a $1.2 billion budget Monday that essentially remained intact since it was presented. The last budget of outgoing schools CEO Andrés Alonso includes cuts to per-pupil funding and high schools but retains spending power for...

May 21, 2013 / District Administration

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NCLB waivers granted to Alaska, Hawaii, West Virginia by Education Department

on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 11:35am The addition of Alaska, Hawaii and West Virginia brings to 37 the number of states operating outside the Bush-era law, along with the District of Columbia. Eight additional states, the Bureau of Indian Education, Puerto Rico and a coalition of California districts are...

May 21, 2013 / District Administration

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Doximity to deliver continuing medical education online

The Cleveland Clinic will award credit to physicians who use the site's new educational tools.

May 21, 2013 / Venture Beat

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