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Rhea R. Borja

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Reviewing E-Books
June 13, 2008 - Digital Directions
 Virtual textbooks—some with interactive zing to better teach a generation of students weaned on Xbox and iTunes—are attracting attention from more schools.

Pioneer in Virtual AP Diversifies Course Offerings
April 2, 2007 - Education Week
 With the entry of an array of new providers in recent years, Apex Learning has been forced to regroup.

Students Opting for AP Courses Online
March 30, 2007 - Education Week
 Poised at the intersection of two converging trends, online AP courses are experiencing a surge in popularity.

Teaching Assistants
March 22, 2007 - Education Week

Project Launches 10-Year Initiative to Link Early Education, Economy
March 13, 2007 - Education Week

Technology Standards Undergoing an Update
March 13, 2007 - Education Week

FCC to Children’s Rescue?
March 6, 2007 - Education Week

E-Rate Program, at 10, Is Lauded for Helping Wire Schools
March 6, 2007 - Education Week

Nebraska Tangles With U.S. Over Testing
February 20, 2007 - Education Week

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Nebraska Swims Hard Against Testing’s Tides
February 20, 2007 - Education Week

Scholars Push Ideas to Bolster U.S. Workforce
February 20, 2007 - Education Week

Companies Want Changes in NCLB Tutoring Policies
January 23, 2007 - Education Week

Kentucky Debuts Online College and Career Tool for Students
January 23, 2007 - Education Week

Gates, Hewlett Backing Project in Africa, S. Asia
January 23, 2007 - Education Week

Ore. Leader Seeks ‘Rainy Day’ Fund, Double-Digit Hike in Aid for Schools
January 17, 2007 - Education Week

Meetings on 1-to-1 Computing to Target Top School Leaders
January 17, 2007 - Education Week

Media Conglomerate to Drop Channel One
December 22, 2006 - Education Week (Web)

Market for NCLB Tutoring Falls Short of Expectations
December 19, 2006 - Education Week

Heads of Fake Fund Found to Be Guilty of Cheating Schools
December 12, 2006 - Education Week

Houghton Mifflin’s Sale to Software Maker Reflects Trend
December 1, 2006 - Education Week

Video Games Trickle From Rec Rooms to Classrooms
December 5, 2006 - Education Week

Web Site Uses Multimedia to Show Teaching Practices
December 5, 2006 - Education Week

Ed. Tech. Executives Gather to Brainstorm How They Can Serve Schools Better
December 1, 2006 - Education Week (Web)

‘Google for Educators’ Unveils Interactive Tools for Schools
November 21, 2006 - Education Week

Funder Seeding Work in the Emerging Field of ‘Digital Learning’
November 14, 2006 - Education Week

States Urged to Adapt Rules to Keep Pace With Growth in Online-Learning Options
November 2, 2006 - Education Week

Firms Merge in Busy Market for Superintendent Searches
October 31, 2006 - Education Week

Technology Upgrades Prompt Schools to Go Wireless
October 24, 2006 - Education Week

Work Skills of Graduates Seen Lacking
October 24, 2006 - Education Week

Video Games Can Improve Learning, Scientists’ Report Says
October 24, 2006 - Education Week

Phila. Vows to Fix Dropout Problem
October 24, 2006 - Education Week

Online News Aims at Young Readers
October 17, 2006 - Education Week

Science Federation Calls for More and Better Educational Video Games
October 17, 2006 - Education Week (Web)

Social-Networking Sites for Schools Promote Safety, Education Benefits
October 10, 2006 - Education Week

U.S. Circuit Court Bars Ariz. For-Profit Charters From Federal Payments
October 3, 2006 - Education Week

College-Counseling Effort Blends Public, Private Resources
September 26, 2006 - Education Week

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Where Big-City Schools Meet ‘Microsoft Smarts’
September 19, 2006 - Education Week

States Given Guidance on Online Teaching, E-School Costs
September 19, 2006 - Education Week

Antitrust Suits Yield Windfall in Tech Funds
August 29, 2006 - Education Week

Analysts Debate Long-Term Viability of EMO Model
August 8, 2006 - Education Week

Experts Offer Toolkit for Use of School Data
August 8, 2006 - Education Week

Out and About: Extern Programs at a Glance
July 27, 2006 | Updated: December 14, 2011 - Education Week

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Real-World Experiences
July 25, 2006 - Education Week

New Web Site Promotes ‘Open Source’ Technologies
July 11, 2006 - Education Week

Calif. and Michigan Focus Programs on Career Skills
July 11, 2006 - Education Week

N.J. Seeks a Worldview Through Online Projects
July 11, 2006 - Education Week

MIT Professor Touts $100 Laptops at Educational Technology Conference
July 7, 2006 - Education Week (Web)

Political Alliance
June 20, 2006 - Education Week

Pearson Buys Top 2 Rivals in Student-Information Market
June 1, 2006 - Education Week

Film Shows Brains of Cyclists at Work
June 6, 2006 - Education Week

Omaha Breakup Plan Marks Session’s End
June 6, 2006 - Education Week

NAACP Suit Challenges Breakup of Omaha Schools
May 23, 2006 - Education Week

Ore. Schools Divided Over Classifications
May 23, 2006 - Education Week

Fla. Senators to Get Data on Qualifications of Test Scorers
May 23, 2006 - Education Week

Ad Dollars Seen in School TV Shows
May 16, 2006 - Education Week

Researchers Weigh Benefits of One Computer Per Lap
May 9, 2006 - Education Week

Finding the Funding
May 2, 2006 - Education Week

Aware of All Students
May 2, 2006 - Education Week

Voices of Experience
May 2, 2006 - Education Week

District Initiative
May 2, 2006 - Education Week

Risk & Reward
May 2, 2006 - Education Week

Web Tools Give Small Advocacy Groups Big Presence
May 2, 2006 - Education Week

Fla. Lawmakers Seek Information
May 2, 2006 - Education Week

Qualifications Questioned
April 25, 2006 - Education Week

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Film Credits
April 18, 2006 - Education Week

Math and Science Upgrades
April 18, 2006 - Education Week

Bush Gift for School Technology Raises Ethical Questions
April 11, 2006 - Education Week

Oregon K-12 Funding Falls Short, Report Says
April 11, 2006 - Education Week

Educators Experiment With Student-Written ‘Wikis’
April 4, 2006 - Education Week

States’ Use of Federal Technology Dollars Examined
April 3, 2006 - Education Week (Web)

Oregon Districts File School Funding Suit
March 28, 2006 - Education Week

Warning on Bullying Game
March 28, 2006 - Education Week

Oregon Union Snubs Governor
March 21, 2006 - Education Week

Governor Urges Aid in Annual Speech
March 6, 2006 - Education Week

Testing Watchdog in Funding Squeeze
March 6, 2006 - Education Week

Researchers Urge Beefed Up E-Safety
February 21, 2006 - Education Week

Dance Video Games Hit the Floor in Schools
February 7, 2006 - Education Week

Speech Highlights Tax-Relief Plan
January 13, 2006 - Education Week

Cyber-Security Concerns Mount as Student Hacking Hits Schools
January 17, 2006 - Education Week

Educational Technology
January 17, 2006 - Education Week

Survey Says Tech-Savvy Students Influence Teachers
January 11, 2006 - Education Week (Web)

Illinois Lt. Governor Wants Laptops for 7th Graders
January 10, 2006 - Education Week

Ore. Certificates Mulled
January 3, 2006 - Education Week

Food Marketing Encourages Childhood Obesity, Report Says
December 16, 2005 - Education Week (Web)

‘Blogs’ Catching On as Tool for Instruction
December 13, 2005 - Education Week

Blog Basics
December 13, 2005 - Education Week

Educate Inc. Puts Division Up for Sale
December 6, 2005 - Education Week

Podcasting Craze Comes to K-12 Schools
December 6, 2005 - Education Week

Neb. Judge Halts School Merger Law
November 29, 2005 - Education Week

TV in the Bedroom a Childhood Norm
November 15, 2005 - Education Week

CEOs, Schools Chiefs Trade Notes on K-12 Business Trends
November 8, 2005 - Education Week

Digital Divide
November 1, 2005 - Education Week

With Technology Conference Blog, Mavens Practice What They Teach
November 1, 2005 - Education Week

Funding Increases Faulted by Some
October 25, 2005 - Education Week

‘Pen Top’ Computer Promoted as Tool for Learning
October 25, 2005 - Education Week

Makers of Online Systems Merge
October 25, 2005 - Education Week

Digital Divide Persists Among Racial Groups
October 24, 2005 - Education Week (Web)

Legal Group Fights Race-Based Policies in Los Angeles District
October 18, 2005 - Education Week

Growing Niche for Tutoring Chains: Prekindergartners’ Academic Prep
October 18, 2005 - Education Week

Bennett Quits K12 Inc. Under Fire
October 11, 2005 - Education Week

School Buses Answer Calls for Help in Crises
October 4, 2005 - Education Week

Oregon Education Agency Fixes Test-Result Errors
October 4, 2005 - Education Week

Business Leaders Call for More Cooperation in K-12 Giving Efforts
September 27, 2005 - Education Week

Companies Unveil Projects to Improve Math, Science Learning
September 27, 2005 - Education Week

E-Learning Providers Offer Help in Wake of Katrina
September 20, 2005 - Education Week

Officials Scramble to Salvage Storm-Damaged School Data
September 13, 2005 - Education Week

Neb. Governor, Districts Oppose Omaha School Annexation Plan
August 30, 2005 - Education Week

Dallas Administrators Investigate Official’s Trips on Vendor’s Boat
August 9, 2005 - Education Week

Veto of Consolidation Thwarted by Override
August 9, 2005 - Education Week

Channel One Struggling in Shifting Market
July 26, 2005 - Education Week

Camps Let Aspiring Entrepreneurs Learn by Doing
July 12, 2005 - Education Week

Online Auctions Prove Boon for School Fund-Raisers
June 21, 2005 - Education Week

Web Sends Message
June 21, 2005 - Education Week

Districts Add Web Courses for Summer
June 14, 2005 - Education Week

Watching for Violence
May 24, 2005 - Education Week

Portland, Ore., Superintendent Fined for Pre-Election Letter to Parents
May 24, 2005 - Education Week

Teens Released From Foster Care Too Early, Report Says
May 24, 2005 - Education Week

Financial-Literacy Challenges Seen
May 17, 2005 - Education Week

New Fund-Raising Tactics Target Parent Purchases
May 17, 2005 - Education Week

Former Principal Advises: ‘Step Up and Take Charge’
May 10, 2005 - Education Week (Web)

Safety Expert Shares Hard-Won Wisdom
May 10, 2005 - Education Week

State Support Varies Widely
April 29, 2005 - Education Week

Cyber Schools’ Status
May 3, 2005 - Education Week

FBI Says Red Lake Gunman Acted Alone in 9-Minute Attack
April 26, 2005 - Education Week

Raid of Maryland School District Linked to Probe of Schools Chief
April 26, 2005 - Education Week

Oregon Legislators Return to Feuding Ways
April 19, 2005 - Education Week

Red Lake Students Go Back to School
April 19, 2005 - Education Week

Minn. District Gets Ready to Welcome Students Back After High School Shootings
April 12, 2005 - Education Week

A Magazine of Their Own
April 12, 2005 - Education Week

Edison Update
April 12, 2005 - Education Week

British Celebrity Chef Petitions His Country For Better School Food
April 12, 2005 - Education Week

Brown Schools Inc. Shuts Its Doors
April 12, 2005 - Education Week

Red Lake District Officials Make Plans to Resume Class
April 5, 2005 - Education Week

Youth Arrested in Connection With Red Lake Shootings
March 29, 2005 - Education Week (Web)

School Shootings Stun Reservation
March 24, 2005 | Updated: December 14, 2011 - Education Week

ACT Buys Venture To Teach English
March 22, 2005 - Education Week

Details of Minn. School Shooting Emerge
March 22, 2005 - Education Week (Web)

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A Spiritual Investment
February 23, 2005 - Education Week

Tight School Supplies Market Hits Old Company Hard
February 1, 2005 - Education Week

Software Struggle
February 1, 2005 - Education Week

'Hooked on Phonics’ Acquired by Educate Inc.
January 25, 2005 - Education Week

Oregon
January 25, 2005 - Education Week

Schools in Singapore Take on Obesity
January 19, 2005 - Education Week

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Weighing Choices
January 19, 2005 - Education Week

Ethics Issues Snare School Leaders
January 11, 2005 - Education Week

District Software Purchase Sparks High-Level Shakeup at LeapFrog
January 11, 2005 - Education Week

‘Do You Speak American?’
December 7, 2004 - Education Week

School Crime Rate Drops, Federal Report Says
December 7, 2004 - Education Week

New Player in Online School Market Pursues Profits
December 7, 2004 - Education Week

Shake-up Hits Plato Learning
December 7, 2004 - Education Week

Video-Game Content
December 7, 2004 - Education Week

Edison School in Phila. Faces Safety Concerns
November 30, 2004 - Education Week

Reality TV Show to Choose ‘Scholar’
November 23, 2004 - Education Week

Ark. Teachers Get Reprieve on Handing Out Sweet Treats
November 16, 2004 - Education Week

Administrator of Religious School Convicted of Bilking Grant Money
November 9, 2004 - Education Week

Election Day Security Runs Smoothly Overall in Schools
November 9, 2004 - Education Week

Educational Technology
November 9, 2004 - Education Week

Election Day Safety Measures Run Smoothly for Schools
November 5, 2004 - Education Week (Web)

K-12 Ed. Market Appears Stable
November 2, 2004 - Education Week

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The MOUSE Squad
November 2, 2004 - Education Week

Japan Gets Own Version of ‘Sesame Street’
October 26, 2004 - Education Week

Minn. Public Radio Holds Ed. Forum
October 19, 2004 - Education Week

‘Online Oscars’ Ask Schools to Compete for Honors
October 19, 2004 - Education Week

Coca-Cola Lobbyist Leaves PTA Board
October 19, 2004 - Education Week

School Polling Sites Raise Safety Concerns
October 12, 2004 - Education Week

Wyoming Schools Chief Wants End to New Transcripts
October 12, 2004 - Education Week

Cash Freeze for E-Rate Hits Schools
October 8, 2004 - Education Week

New Breed of Retail Field Trips Emerging
October 8, 2004 - Education Week

Atlanta Responds to E-Rate Scrutiny
October 8, 2004 - Education Week

Pre-K Rises as State Priority, Studies Show
September 30, 2004 - Education Week

GAO Tracks New Measures to Combat Commercialism
October 1, 2004 - Education Week

Apollo Group Fined
October 1, 2004 - Education Week

Educate Inc. Goes Public
October 1, 2004 - Education Week

New Player
September 22, 2004 - Education Week

Sales Pitch: Go to School in Our District
February 27, 2002 - Education Week

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