Renaissance Learning, Inc. Declares Special Cash Dividend of $.75 and Quarterly Dividend of $.07.
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Renaissance Learning(R), Inc. , a leading provider of technology to support personalized practice, differentiated instruction, and progress monitoring in reading, math, and writing for pre-K-12 schools and districts, announced that its Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of $.75 per...

AT&T Awards More Than $650,000 in Grants to Help Address High School Dropout Crisis in San Diego and Orange County.
Program Is Part of $100 Million AT&T Aspire Initiative to Promote High School Success and Workforce Readiness SAN DIEGO, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc. today announced it is awarding more than $650,000 in AT&T Foundation grants to 10 San Diego and Orange County-area educational institutions to...

Emergency Nursing: Core Curriculum (6th edition).
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Emergency Nursing: Core Curriculum (6th edition) by Emergency Nurses Association, Saunders Publishing (available through Elsevier Australia), RRP $125.00 : ISBN 9781-41603-755-2 Whether you are a new or an experienced emergency nurse, you'll find that the Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum, 6th Edition is an...

Artwork that measures up.
Have you ever taught an art lesson that leaves everyone wondering about the process students followed to create their work? This activity will definitely arouse curiosity and have them guessing. In addition, this lesson provides a wonderful way to integrate measurement skills that support the core curriculum. ...

The saga of St. Joseph's: a core curriculum that works.
The last day of January, three hours out of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, and I am driving across a snowy Indiana landscape under a darkening sky to fulfill a speaking assignment. Having written a book titled The Idea of a Catholic University, I have given several talks sponsored by...

Learning.com Announces Expansion Into Core Curriculum Solutions.
Company Builds on Technology Literacy Curriculum Expertise With Products That Enable Critical Subject Area Mastery PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Learning.com today announced the expansion of its Web-based educational solutions and strategic direction to include core curriculum areas. The company also launched its new brand identity,...

Directors complete Core Curriculum certificate program.
Eight directors completed NTCA's Director Core Curriculum (DCC) certificate program in 2006. They were: Joel Dixon, South Central Rural Telephone Cooperative Corp.; Stanley W. Droege, Egyptian Telephone Cooperative Association; James B. Ellett, Clay County Rural Telephone Cooperative; Jean Ann Fox, Pulaski-White Rural Telephone Cooperative; Clyde Hayes, Steelville Telephone Exchange;...

The role and training of paraprofessionals who work with students who are visually impaired.
Abstract: This survey of teachers of students with visual impairments and paraprofessionals who work with students with visual impairments found that more than 35% of the paraprofessionals were providing direct instruction in skills in the expanded core curriculum. Thus, the roles of these two groups need to clarified. ...

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School librarians tackle technology.
Blogs and Bytes: ICT and the Secondary School Library. By Marianne Bradnock. SLA Guidelines Plus. Wanborough, Swindon: School Library Association, 2007. 70 pp. 12.00 [pounds sterling] ([pounds sterling]9.00 SLA members) soft cover ISBN 13:9781903446416 With ICT now a part of the core curriculum in most Western nations,...