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Top News ... Next e-Rate filing window opens Nov. 7 The filing window for the 2008 e-Rate funding cycle will open at noon on Nov. 7, 2007, said the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), the organization charged with administering policy for the e-Rate program. The Form 471 filing window will close on Jan. 24, 2008. Schools and libraries will have 78 days in which to file their applications. To be eligible for... | Full Story Around the Web ... Science dwindling in elementary years A recent survey conducted by researchers from the Lawrence Hall of Science at UC Berkeley and from WestEd, an education think tank, shows about 80 percent of the 923 teachers... | Full Story Parents track kids' moves with new jacket Parents worried about losing a kid can now purchase their child a jacket with a GPS tracking device in the lining, thanks to British clothing company Bladerunner. The device can track the... | Full Story Tech fee could raise FL university tuition A bill awaiting Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's signature would raise university tuition by 5 percent. But tucked away in the bill is a new source of cash for universities: a technology fee... | Full Story More from eSchool News Online ... Tech keeps parents abreast of wildfires Schools across Southern California have turned to mass-notification systems and other forms of technology to send updates to thousands of parents and students during the devastating... | Full Story IT security dominates campus concerns Higher education's embrace of information technology may be rapidly expanding in many areas, but on the hot-button issues of IT security and crisis management, hundreds of campuses... | Full Story Sun sheds light on digital archiving Schools and libraries have a growing number of digital materials to archive, but how can they get started on such a project? How will they store and preserve materials in digital... | Full Story College admissions web sites found lacking As the internet continues to play an increasingly important role in the college selection process, college admissions web sites aren't keeping pace with prospective... | Full Story Announcements from ed-tech providers ... Interwrite Learning to open four new international offices | Read the full announcement Facts on File adds videos to four history databases | Read the full announcement Groundbreaking national study: youth development programs build stronger communities | Read the full announcement Vision Class Kits from GenevaLogic named best teacher tool for computer lab management | Read the full announcement National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity Education Foundation awarded major National Science Foundation grant for STEM equity pipeline project | Read the full announcement Biennial survey of rural schools reveals a dramatic increase of minorities and overall enrollment growth | Read the full announcement Strata upgrades flagship product with Photoshop CS3 connections | Read the full announcement GET Interactive inks content deals with Sega, UMG | Read the full announcement New TouchNet product is designed to thwart hackers | Read the full announcement	October Online Specials You Don't Want to Miss... 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