In the News - Narrowing the Achievement Gap, The High Cost of Failure

The achievement gap in America's schools has a very high financial cost, a new report from McKinsey finds. The educational gaps between black and Latino students and white students impose on the U.S. the economic equivalent of a permanent national recession.

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Recommended Article - How Netbooks Hit the Big Time

Work at MIT inadvertently lead to the development of netbooks. A development which is shaking up the personal computer industry and is also beginning to alter the use of technology in education. Wired.com covers the brief, but powerful, history of netbooks. Schools, we are pleased to note, have begun using Merit on netbooks too.

Grant for U.S. Educators - Samsung Focus on Learning

Samsung wants to help teachers upgrade the quality of technology tools in American schools. Their 2009 "Focus on Learning" Grant Program is simple. They are offering 50 Samsung 850DX document cameras to worthy applicants based on need. Deadline June 15, 2009.

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Resource for Teachers - World Digital Library

A collection of free primary resource materials from libraries around the world.

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