News of particular interest to teachers.
Lily Li of Microsoft recently announced a special program designed for high school students. Microsoft Build Camp is a one week intensive program in which students will learn to build websites and cross platform desktop applications with NodeJS! Microsoft employees will work with students to help them ship a product by the end of the
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AB 1764, co-authored by Assemblywomen Joan Buchanan, D-Alamo, and Kristen Olsen, R-Modesto, passed out of the lower house late last month on a 78-0 vote with bipartisan support. This legislation would authorize the school board of a district that requires more than two math course credits for graduation “to award a pupil up to one
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Today, the Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance) launched a new blog entitled “Core of the Matter,” a new series devoted to the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and struggling students (#CoreMatters). As schools, districts, and states work to implement the new standards—including new assessments—the Alliance will use this series to bring
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It’s time to register for the 2nd Annual STEM Symposium that is being held this year on September 22 & 23 at the San Diego Convention Center. Early Bird Registration Ends May 30, 2014. The STEM Symposium is hosted by The Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation in partnership with The California Department of Education and
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