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Podcasts from Clever Collections: a National Showcase of Technical Innovations for Digital Collections

The site provides access to podcasts of presentations from Clever Collections, held at the University of Melbourne in November, 2007.

School Improvement Grants to 20 More States

Secretary Spellings announced $38 million to 20 states in School Improvement Grants to help turn around low-performing schools, bringing the total awarded to date to over $90 million in 41 states.

Pennsylvania Acts to Bolster High School Requirements

A requirement that students pass a series of state exams before being allowed to graduate from Pennsylvania?s public high schools was unanimously approved by the State Board of Education.

Urban Schools Aiming Higher Than Diploma

There?s a growing sense of urgency among educators that every student should be on a college track.

Bridging the digital divide: marginalised young people's use of information communicaton technology

Researchers have found that young people who are marginalised and at risk of developing mental health difficulties use the internet as a tool to express themselves, channel energy into their social networking profiles or chat to others online.

Addressing the uncertain future of preserving the past. Towards a robust strategy for digital archiving and preservation

The report was presented on 2 November 2007, at the International Conference on Digital Preservation Tools and Trends.

Learning to be part of the knowledge economy: digital divides and media literacy

The 'digital divide' refers to the difference between those with access to new technologies and those without.

Applications to College rise 18 percent, setting record

In the first year without early action, more than 27,000 students have applied to Harvard for entrance next September, shattering the previous record of 22,955 set this past year.

Six new genetic risks for heart attack identified

Emergency room waits grow longer for seriously ill

Patients of all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic status are facing ever-increasing waits for care in emergency rooms, according to a study published online today by the journal Health Affairs.