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   The Trouble With Boys: They're kinetic, maddening and failing at school. Now educators are trying new ways to help them succeed. : Newsweek
   Landmark Study Yields First-Ever Data on Distance Education in Elementary and Secondary Schools
   Annapolis Report - from the Tech Council of Maryland
   ETAN Takes Fight to Restore Ed Tech Funding to Capitol Hill
   Susan Patrick Named Director of Office of Educational Technology - March 26, 2004
   Laptops in Maine test the effectiveness of tech investment

Maine is handing out laptops. Will they make its middle school students smarter?

  "W3C Makes Patent Ban Final"

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) director Tim Berners-Lee announced on Tuesday that his organization had finalized the Royalty-Free Patent Policy, which excludes royalty-bearing patents from Web services standards development except in cases ... from ACM May 2003

  "Linux and the Law"

Supporters of the open-source movement are gaining powerful allies as Linux and other open-source products find favor in both U.S. and international governments in response to the increasing use of open-source software. Venezuela, Britain, Germany, and ... from ACM May 2003

  "Spinning Around"

Today's knowledge workers are inundated with information--too much to be useful, says Web site content management expert Gerry McGovern. He says society is working under the principals of the physical economy where "more is better," but should in fact ... from ACM May 2003

  From ENC 8/19/03
  Bush Campaign Reaching Out to Bloggers

The Washington Post (DC), August 19

  131 MD schools stay on the list of failing schools

SunSpot-Baltimore August 19, 2003

  NECC 2003 - June 29-July 2, 2003: Seattle, Washington
Cultural Dimensions of Multimedia Design for Instruction
  • Presentation [PPT]
  • Handout/References [Word]
  College Board to Overhaul The SAT: Essay to Be Added

Changes Start in '05: The College Board voted to add a writing section, an additional reading section and tougher math problems to the SAT as part of an effort to make the test more aligned with curricula. The changes are scheduled to take effect in March 2005.

  Minority Achievement in Maryland

These web pages contain information related to minority achievement and education that is multicultural in Maryland. This information is intended to assist educators and the public in efforts to increase academic achievement among minority students as well as to enhance understanding and appreciation of diversity among educational staff and students.




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