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T.H.E. Journal January 2009 Rama Ramaswami	A World of Hurt : Latin America Massive socioeconomic problems have left Latin American education in a dire condition, and decades behind the rest of the globe in integrating technology into teaching and learning.
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InternetNews January 9, 2009 David Needle	What's Next for One Laptop Per Child? Downsizing at the low-cost notebook maker come amid a drive to offer free laptops to the poorest countries. Will it bounce back?
T.H.E. Journal July 2007 Fletcher & Wolf	Striking a New Tone The fourth annual collaboration with SETDA finds that, even in the face of political peril, ed tech supporters have plenty of reasons to be hopeful.
T.H.E. Journal April 1, 2010 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Two Plans, One Vision March 10, 2010 was an important day in education technology history.
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National Defense June 2008 Alan L. Gropman	Waning Education Standards Threaten U.S. Competitiveness High-quality education is critical to national security, and the United States must address a number of challenges in its educational system if it wants to maintain a competitive edge in the global economy and in key technologies.
T.H.E. Journal September 2007 John K. Waters	Corporate Foundations :: Enterprise to the Rescue! Stepping in where they claim schools are failing to act, leading technology companies are funding endowments to support teaching 21st-century skills to tomorrow's workforce.
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BusinessWeek July 15, 2010	Bill Gates' School Crusade Bill Gates' foundation is betting billions that a business approach can work wonders in the classroom.
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T.H.E. Journal May 2009 Charlene O'Hanlon	Title I-- and Then Some School districts are getting creative in finding ways to finance technology purchases, blending Title I dollars with money from numerous other funding sources.
T.H.E. Journal September 9, 2009 Dian Schaffhauser	Which Came First - The Technology or the Pedagogy? A new spin on an old riddle goes to the heart of a conflict between K-12 schools and the colleges of education responsible for cultivating and providing them with new teachers.
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