Utah education

The federal E-rate program has seen a spike this year in its approval among applicants, according to a new report released this week by Funds For Learning, a firm that provides consulting services to E-rate applicants.

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills has teamed with the National Science Teachers Association and the National Council for Geographic Education to launch the latest in its series of 21st century roadmaps for core academic subjects, in this case K-12 science and geography.

The Project RED coalition has launched a new initiative this week, one aimed at change the way the United States “looks at technology as part of teaching and learning.” The announcement came at the National Education Computing Conference (NECC) being held this week in Washington, DC.

Netop has released PrintLimit Pro 9.4, an update to the company’s print management software that’s geared toward more efficient printing and helping school environments save on three heavily used commodities: paper, ink, and time.

Tangent has introduced Vita LT, a PC aimed at the education market and notable for its energy-saving capabilities. The system boasts a low-voltage CPU that claims 72 percent lower energy usage than standard Energy Star 4.0-compliant PCs.