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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

The Answer Sheet 7-9-14

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Will the FCC ignore educators in modernizing key U.S. technology program?
This post is a rebuttal to one that I published a few days ago about the federal “E-Rate” program — which offers discounts for schools and libraries to get Internet access and telecommunications — under the headline “A watershed moment for technology in education.” The earlier piece was co-written by Julius Genachowski, managing director of […]




The Answer Sheet 7-8-14
Answer Sheet: Why so many kids can’t sit still in school todayThe Centers for Disease Control tells us that in recent years there has been a jump in the percentage of young people diagnosed with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, commonly known as ADHD: 7.8 percent in 2003 to 9.5 percent in 2007 and to 11 percent in 2011. The reasons for the rise are multiple, […]by Valerie Strauss / 13