Gartner reported a better-than-expected first quarter for PC shipments and is now forecasting a healthy market recovery in 2010, according to a statement.

“Technology is core and essential to the strategies we are using to reform education,” according to two top Obama administration representatives, who spoke about the importance of technology in education this weekend at a packed meeting of the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA).

Business software maker SAP has introduced a new application that directly addresses the budget needs of public entities in the United States and Canada, including schools and districts.

Aldine Independent School District, located in the northern section of Houston, TX, has announced it will implement Pearson’s Chancery SMS as its new student information system (SIS).