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Quality Education Data Announces the Release of its Latest Reports On Technology and Internet Usage Trends in Schools

Quality Education Data, Inc. (QED(R)), a leading education market research firm, released two new reports today — enhanced versions of its most frequently cited annual reports on the state of technology in U.S. schools and districts. QED’s research reports are designed to be roadmaps for education marketers’ strategic planning, marketing campaign design, and partnership ventures. […]

Local group files charter school plan with state

Fayetteville organization wants proposed school to serve 780 pupils in 2002-03.

3000 Einstein Academy Charter School Families Plan Class-Action Against 300+ School Districts

Parents of students enrolled in T.E.A.C.H. – The Einstein Academy Charter School, the largest online K-12 school in the United States, are preparing to file one of the largest Class-Action law suits of its kind naming as defendants over 300 Pennsylvania School Boards.

With Technology Funding Growing, Metro Schools Seeks Chief Technology Officer; Retains Katherine Johnston & Associates for Nationwide Executive Search

Metro Nashville Public Schools has retained Katherine Johnston & Associates of Nashville to assist Director of Schools Dr. Pedro Garcia in recruiting the district’s first Chief Technology Officer.

Saucon Valley refuses to pay cyber school bill

The Saucon Valley School District will withhold tuition payments to cyber charter schools

The New Counterculture

The rapid growth of the home-schooling movement owes much to the energy and organizational skills of its Christian advocates

Charter School To Give Parents, Web Invitation To The Classroom

A new charter school at Maumelle is one of the first in the state to use it to bring parents into the classroom. The Academics Plus Charter School is in the process of installing web cams in each of its classrooms.

New York City Schools Make High Quality Distance Learning and Video Conferencing a Reality With VBrick

VBricks Connect Schools and Museums Using Existing Network Infrastructure —

Mentergy and CyberGrad Partner to Provide Unprecedented Offering To Students in Secondary Education

Mentergy(TM), Ltd. (Nasdaq: MNTE), a leading global provider of blended e-Learning enterprise solutions, today announced their partnership with CyberGrad(TM), a secondary education virtual classroom company, to provide an unprecedented program that uses Mentergy LearnLinc to expand the reach of high-quality secondary and post-secondary education. LearnLinc is Mentergy’s instructor-led, interactive virtual classroom featuring IP audio conferencing […]

ESU 10 provides area schools with funding, special services

If the schools were the Lone Ranger, educational service units would be the trusty sidekick Tonto, said ESU 10 administrator Wayne Bell.