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About K12HSN CENIC's Monthly Newsletter July 2008 is now available. In this newsletter, you'll find information about what's on the horizon for CENIC's Associates, CalREN, etc... During the past months, CENIC has continued to work with K12HSN, the K-12 segment and telecommunications service providers on upgrades to a significant number of SONET circuits, all of which will be migrated to Gigabit connections. THE journal: What should the role of the federal government be in education? NEA and ISTE have each begun developing their positions on the question in the hopes of influencing the next administration and Congress to embrace significant policy changes. K12HSN has partnered with the California Digital Library (CDL) in an effort to promote awareness and increase usage of Calisphere's rich resources among California K-12 teachers. National Education Association: In its new policy paper, NEA proposes a "new balance" in the partnership among federal, state, and local leaders. eSchool News: More than 17,600 educators and exhibit personnel attended the 29th Annual National Educational Computing Conference (NECC), held in San Antonio, June 29 through July 2, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. THE Journal: For more than a year now, iTunes U has served as a repository of educational multimedia content. While these materials have always been accessible to K-12 educators, the focus of the content has been primarily on post-secondary education... PPIC: More people are shopping and getting news online -- yet the digital divide widens. As Californians broaden their use of the web, Latino and low-income residents are getting left behind. Education Week: The U.S. Department of Education today released its first guide to the evaluation of online-learning programs in K-12 education. eSchool News: Formative assessment throughout the school year and better training for school leaders are among the plans for turning around sub-par schools that six states will try under a pilot program this year. NACOL Releases Second in Promising Practices in Online Learning Series: Using Online Learning for At-Risk Students and Credit Recovery. ISTE: Attendees of the International Society for Technology in Education's National Educational Computing Conference received tools and tips on Internet safety at a town hall-style meeting. > View additional articles |
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