New Case Study
NCTI's newest case study features the collaboration of vendor Matthew Kaplowitz at Bridge Multimedia and researcher Wendy Sapp at Visual Impairment Educational Services. With an NCTI Technology in the Works award, the team compared the ease of use for students and teachers of Bridge's My School Day Online scheduler to the ease of use of Microsoft's Outlook scheduler. To go to the NCTI Partnership Page, click here.

Plan to Zero Out U.S. Technology Grants Draws Fire
Edweek.org discusses why a $272 million program to help states and school districts use technology for education would be axed under President Bush's fiscal 2007 budget, partly because the White House says it lacks rigorous data on its effectiveness. Free registration is required to access the Edweek article online. To go to the NCTI News Chronicle Page, click here.

Report To Congress: Implementation Of The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act
The 26th Annual Department of Education publication reports the most recent demographic data on students served through IDEA services. The publication is free, but must be reserved online while the item is still back ordered. To go to the NCTI News Chronicle Page, click here.