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		<title>New ADA Title II, III rules to take effect March 15</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2010 16:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Education Daily
The Justice Department’s amendments to Title II and Title III of the ADA were published in the Sept. 15 Federal Register. The new rules will take effect March 15.
Title II of the ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by state and local government entities, including schools. Title III prohibits such discrimination by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Education Groups Back Expanding 21st Century Learning Centers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beyond School (Education Week Blog) 
An assortment of education groups is urging Congress to make funding for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program flexible and open to expanded school day schedule initiatives, as well as after-school and summer school efforts.
Only a few weeks ago, a Senate subcommittee approved a plan to expand funding for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed Federal Rules Crack Down on For-Profit Schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[eCampus News 
The Education Department proposed much-anticipated regulations July 23 that would cut off federal aid to for-profit college programs—including many of the nation’s largest online schools— if too many of their students default on loans or don’t earn enough after graduation to repay them. To qualify for federal student aid programs, career college programs must [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NCTI Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the ADA</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Americans with Disabilities Act turns 20 years old today. NCTI recognizes the significant work that this legislation has made for people with disabilities and our society. At the same time, we urge the accessibility community to continue to advocate for more inclusive environments (physical and online) and an increased rate of employment for individuals with disabilities.]]></description>
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		<title>Frustration with i3 Process Prompts Study of Competitive Grants</title>
		<link>http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/07/13/frustration-with-i3-process-prompts-study-of-competitive-grants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Education Week 
A rural education non-profit frustrated with the i3 grant process says it will investigate how small and rural school districts fare under the Obama administration&#8217;s policy of federal competitive grants.
The Rural Schools and Community Trust reported in Rural Policy Matters that it would look at the process and outcome of the current Investing in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmakers Trade Broadband Grants, School Reforms for Education Jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[eSchool News 
School districts would get $10 billion in additional funding to help them avoid laying off teachers, and college students would get $5 billion more in Pell Grant money to account for a shortfall in that program, under a supplementary spending bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives July 1. But the additional funding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coveted &#8216;i3&#8242; Cash Prompts Application Gold Rush</title>
		<link>http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/07/02/coveted-i3-cash-prompts-application-gold-rush/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/07/02/coveted-i3-cash-prompts-application-gold-rush/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:42:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Education Week 
Demand is far outpacing resources in one hot segment of the education innovation market, as districts, schools, and nonprofits pitch reform proposals worth $12.8 billion for competitive grants to be awarded under the federal Investing in Innovation Fund, or “i3”—nearly 20 times what the U.S. Department of Education has available.
The $650 million competition funded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NCTAF: Transform Teaching Through Collaboration</title>
		<link>http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/07/02/nctaf-transform-teaching-through-collaboration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/07/02/nctaf-transform-teaching-through-collaboration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[eSchool News 
According to a new report, 21st-century teaching and learning can only occur if teachers and school staff work together as a collaborative team; simple adjustments to antiquated school policies and structures that are already in place won’t help.
The research brief, titled “Team Up for 21st Century Teaching and Learning: What Research and Practice Reveal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study Reveals Factors in Ed-Tech Success</title>
		<link>http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/06/29/study-reveals-factors-in-ed-tech-success/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/06/29/study-reveals-factors-in-ed-tech-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[eSchool News 
Schools with one-to-one computing programs have fewer discipline problems, lower dropout rates, and higher rates of college attendance than schools with a higher ratio of students to computers, according to the results of a major new study. But for one-to-one programs to boost student achievement as well, they must be properly implemented, the study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transparency Watch: Fountain of &#8216;i3&#8242; Data Now Online</title>
		<link>http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/06/23/transparency-watch-fountain-of-i3-data-now-online/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/index.php/2010/06/23/transparency-watch-fountain-of-i3-data-now-online/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Education Week 
The Education Department has made good on promises to disclose more data on the 1,600-plus applicants for the $650 million Investing in Innovation, or i3, fund.
Officials have created a user-friendly Web portral that allows you to splice the information apart in dozens of ways. You can examine the data by geography, and figure out [...]]]></description>
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