[Itech] Fwd: Report: K-12's Role in Stepping Up Degree Attainment
Teresa Franklin franklit at ohio.eduTue Oct 5 19:50:30 EDT 2010
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Graduates: Interesting News! TF ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: T.H.E. News Update < THEJournal at 1105newsletters.com > Date: Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 5:12 PM Subject: Report: K-12's Role in Stepping Up Degree Attainment To: Teresa Franklin < franklit at ohio.edu > [image: Oracle] < http://www.1105newsletters.com/t.do?id=6099779:690598 > [image: T.H.E. News Update] Breaking Stories in K-12 10/5/2010 Contact the Editor < dnagel at 1105media.com > Follow on Twitter< http://www.1105newsletters.com/t.do?id=6099780:690598 > Sponsor this Newsletter < jdellarobba at 1105media.com > Subscribe< https://newsletters.1105pubs.com/nl/THE.do?NL=5481&PC=12NLF > Change email address< https://newsletters.1105pubs.com/nl/THEf.do?e=franklit@ohio.edu&NL=5481 > Unsubscribe< https://newsletters.1105pubs.com/nl/THEf.do?e=franklit@ohio.edu&NL=5481 > News & Issues - Report: K-12's Role in Stepping Up Degree Attainment< http://www.1105newsletters.com/t.do?id=6099781:690598 > A new report warned that the United States is slipping on post-secondary degree completion compared with other nations, falling to fourth overall among adults and 10th among young adults. We will ignore the underling causes of this trend "at our peril," the report's authors said. But what K-12 institutions do to address the problem and help reverse the trend? More < http://www.1105newsletters.com/t.do?id=6099782:690598 > - 2011 NASA Science Teaching Certificate Fellowships Open< http://www.1105newsletters.com/t.do?id=6099783:690598 > The NASA Endeavor Project is accepting applications from professional educators and teachers-in-training for its 2011 Science Teaching Certificate Fellowships. Launched in 2008 with funds set aside by NASA for a foundation in memory of the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster, the program allows participants to take five graduate-level online courses, free of charge, featuring content integrated from each of NASA's Mission Directorates and the opportunity to learn from expert instructors and laboratories. More < http://www.1105newsletters.com/t.do?id=6099784:690598 > - Dell Commits $10 Million to Ed Tech Funding in 2011< http://www.1105newsletters.com/t.do?id=6099785:690598 > Personal computer maker Dell said it will donate $10 million to worldwide educational technology initiatives throughout 2011, with more than 70 percent of the money going toward helping students in underserved communities outside the United States. More < http://www.1105newsletters.com/t.do?id=6099786:690598 > - OpenOffice Foundation Splits from Oracle< http://www.1105newsletters.com/t.do?id=6099787:690598 > The community of volunteers that developed the OpenOffice.org project have split off from Oracle and formed a new structure called The Document Foundation. 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More < http://www.1105newsletters.com/t.do?id=6099792:690598 > - Leaps 3.0 Gains On-Demand Reporting< http://www.1105newsletters.com/t.do?id=6099793:690598 > Provenio Group has released Leaps 3.0, an update to the company's online planning tool for disciplinary and behavior management for schools. More < http://www.1105newsletters.com/t.do?id=6099794:690598 > - North Carolina District Moves to Performance Management To Communicate with Community < http://www.1105newsletters.com/t.do?id=6099795:690598 > Anson County Schools (ACS) of Wadesboro, NC, has adopted performance management to allow it to communicate to stakeholders and the broader community its progress in achieving strategic commitments to education. More < http://www.1105newsletters.com/t.do?id=6099796:690598 > - DC High School Adopts Learning Platform for Internship Program< http://www.1105newsletters.com/t.do?id=6099797:690598 > McKinley Technology High School (MTHS), a STEM-focused school located in Washington, DC, has chosen the it's learning individual learning platform to organize and manage logistical data and student productivity in its expanding internship program, which gives its students the opportunity to acquire practical workforce experience at partner businesses throughout the DC area. More < http://www.1105newsletters.com/t.do?id=6099798:690598 > Online Resources - Schools Use Virtualization to Lower Costs, Manage Desktops< http://www.1105newsletters.com/t.do?id=6099799:690598 > Sponsored by: Microsoft Learn how using Virtualization solutions by Microsoft(R) can propel your school's I.T. infrastructure to the next level. 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