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U.S. Announces Feed the Future “Borlaug 21st Century Leadership” Program

Kate Penolope — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:13:14 +0000

Washington, D.C. – Today Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), delivered remarks at the 2011 World Food Prize Laureate Announcement Ceremony hosted by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the Department of State. The former President of

U.S. Department Of Education Releases Case Studies on Labor-Management Collaboration to Improve Student Achievement

Kate Penolope — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 06:55:34 +0000

The U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with the American Federation of Teachers, National Education Association, National School Boards Association, American Association of School Administrators, Council of the Great City Schools, and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service,

Statement by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on the Results of the 2010 NAEP History Assessment

Kate Penolope — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 06:53:10 +0000

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today issued the following statement on the results of the U.S. History 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) at Grades 4, 8, and 12: “The history scores released today show that student performance is still too low. These results

Microsoft Releases Kinect for Windows SDK Beta for Academics and Enthusiasts

Kate Penolope — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 03:31:41 +0000

REDMOND, Wash. — June 16, 2011 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of Kinect™ for Windows® Software Development Kit (SDK) from Microsoft Research, a free beta release for noncommercial applications. The SDK is designed to empower a growing community of developers, academic

Microsoft Announces Second-Round Finalists for U.S. Innovative Education Forum

Kate Penolope — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 07:08:05 +0000

REDMOND, Wash. — June 8, 2011 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the selection of 72 additional educators to attend the 2011 Microsoft U.S. Innovative Education Forum (IEF). These second-round finalists will join the previously announced finalists traveling to the Microsoft campus in Redmond

Microsoft Announces Second-Round Finalists for U.S. Innovative Education Forum

Kate Penolope — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 07:06:54 +0000

Microsoft Announces Second-Round Finalists for U.S. Innovative Education Forum

Kate Penolope — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 07:06:48 +0000

US Announces New African Trade Capacity Building Initiative at AGOA Forum

Kate Penolope — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 08:09:58 +0000

LUSAKA, Zambia – The United States announced an additional commitment of up to $30 million per year for four years, subject to availability of funds, to boost trade capacity in Africa. United States Trade Representative, Ron Kirk, made the announcement during the opening session of the Tenth

Obama Administration Announces New Steps to Protect Students from Ineffective Career College Programs

Kate Penolope — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:36:40 +0000

Today, the Obama Administration released final regulations requiring career college programs to better prepare students for “gainful employment” or risk losing access to Federal student aid. While many career college programs are helping to prepare America’s workforce for the

Obama Administration Announces New Steps to Protect Students from Ineffective Career College Programs

Kate Penolope — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:36:30 +0000