ED and the Justice Department issued a joint letter reaffirming the agencies' commitment to ensuring that students with disabilities have equal access to emerging technologies in institutions of higher education.

"Bill Taylor was a consistent voice for equality and justice--a voice that will be deeply missed," Secretary Duncan said.

Approximately 339 organizations submitted applications electronically for Promise Neighborhoods planning grants.

thebookjam: BookJam blog: NFL Rookie Camp... it's so, so smart. Society... not so much.: I was at a hotel in Carlsbad, CA on S... http://bit.ly/bMxpo0

I was at a hotel in Carlsbad, CA on Sunday and aside from amazing weather and really good food, there was something else notable in the air.
NFL Rookie Camp. A mandatory seminar for all NFL rookies.
I saw scores of stud football players just lounging arou…

Senator Robert Byrd was "a champion for America's children," Secretary Duncan said. "His leadership will be deeply missed."

thebookjam: BookJam blog: Teachers as they are portrayed by the media. Hmmm.: Teachers as they are portrayed by the media. Hmm... http://bit.ly/baHpAc

Teachers as they are portrayed by the media. Hmmm. Is it a topic even worth tackling?
I mean if we teachers are looking to the media to give us a fair and sensible shake, I think we're gonna be holding our breaths a long freakin' time.
Truly, a…

California and Delaware are among the states receiving funding under the School Improvement Grants program to turn around persistently lowest achieving schools.

California and Delaware are among the states receiving funding under the School Improvement Grants program to turn around persistently lowest achieving schools.

Delaware will receive $10.5 million to turn around its lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants program.

thebookjam: BookJam blog: E-Reader Wars, Digital Books and Selling to Schools: A price war has broken out with E-readers. And ... http://bit.ly/d7zxcy

A price war has broken out with E-readers. And the most famous E-reader in the bunch, the Amazon Kindle, has just dropped in cost from $259 to $189 in order to keep pace with the fast-growing competition.

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thebookjam: BookJam blog: Waiting for Superman movie: I am totally thrilled that the movie Waiting for Superman is going to be... http://bit.ly/dd3lon

I am totally thrilled that the movie Waiting for Superman is going to be hitting theaters in a few months. And why?
Because we need a national conversation about education to take center stage in this country and when you look at what the director Davis Guggenheim did with the movie…

thebookjam: BookJam blog: Mo-ment-um.: I am not quite sure I realize the pace at which I work until I try to slow down. What's... http://bit.ly/cPswuk

I am not quite sure I realize the pace at which I work until I try to slow down.
What's that scientific principle? "An object in motion tends to stay in motion and an object at rest tends to stay at rest."
Mo-ment-um. When it's going with you, is there any…

Almost to a student, kids have been, in a Pavlovian way, turned off to textbooks. That especially hurts my aim of trying to develop them into readers through the use of textbooks because it's not just an ELA association they have with them; they come into class with a history of pretty much loathi…

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