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Making grants for technology in K-12 education more effective

The impact of technology on student performance often has been disappointing, despite significant funding from both private and public sources.  In many cases, the software and the hardware seem to have performed as designed, but the outcomes have not met expectations. What do you have to do to make the investments in these systems pay off? 

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Maintaining focus on educating kids

"Core Versus Context in K-12 Education"

You have limited internal capacity. How do you determine what to do in-house, and when to seek resources from the outside to do part of or the entire job? 

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Need a data warehouse? Read this first

Many K-12 school districts think they need a data warehouse.  There are now many vendors to choose from.  Some offer customized solutions, some are “off-the-shelf”; there are hosted services while others run on a local server.  All vendors claim a “user friendly” interface so why do you hear stories of systems gathering dust through lack of use?   What should you be looking for?  How do you start? How can you  ensure your technology spending is going to make the biggest difference where it matters?

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