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Differences can be seen in the 5th grade reading series that publishers produced in response to the common core.
—Nicole Frugé/Education Week

Retooled Textbooks Aim to Capture Common Core

Basal readers rely more on analysis and documentation and less on students’ personal experiences. (November 13, 2012)

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08/01 10:10 am | Pearson Partners With Backer of Startup Education Companies | A major education company and publisher, Pearson, is set to partner with startup incubator 1776 in hopes to stimulate innovation in education.

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Managing the Print-to-Digital Transition
Officials, educators, and publishers have pushed for schools to replace print textbooks with e-texts and digital content, to save money and improve learning in the process. But how are school districts managing the digital transition right now, in a time of budget cuts and uncertainty about technology’s effectiveness in education?

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Despite the substantial investments states and districts have made in digital textbooks, and claims from proponents that they save schools money, many officials remain skeptical. May 8, 2012 – Education Week
"Text dependent" questions that require students to dig deeper into their readings will be housed in an online repository. April 26, 2012 – Education Week
Technology is changing the way schools go about crafting curricula and purchasing content, prompting publishers to rethink how they do business. February 8, 2012 – Digital Directions
The technology company announces content partnerships with major education publishers Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, McGraw-Hill, and Pearson. January 20, 2012 | Updated: August 29, 2012 – Education Week
But schools are just beginning to tap into the cloud because most lack the technological resources or knowledge for how to do it. October 17, 2011 – Digital Directions
News Corp. is among a number of media firms eager to embrace education ventures. August 9, 2011 – Education Week
Amid the furor over a tabloid's phone hacking, the company's Wireless Generation subsidiary seeks to distance itself from the fallout while facing questions about New York contracts. July 20, 2011 – Education Week
The project will create courses in math and English for nearly every grade level, some of which will be available online for free. April 27, 2011 | Updated: August 29, 2012 – Education Week

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