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Small schools fading away with rural populations

Shafer and many rural Nebraskans for years have watched people leave, businesses dry up and the number of farms and ranches dwindle. In some places, small schools are among the few remaining symbols of vitality and community identity, providing hope for the future while acting as reminders of the past. An anomaly in some states, they remain a pillar of education systems in some, like Nebraska and Montana, that have remote regions where cattle have long outnumbered people.

High-tech Calculations: Billings math teachers draw up lessons and video tutorials for district Web site. No more homework excuses unless Fido eats the computer…

The videos are created using a Mimio Stick, a device that connects to a laptop computer and attaches with suction cups to a dry-erase marker board. A digital projector displays the computer screen on the board and the Mimio Stick uses the surface as an interactive platform that can record what is written on the marker board.

University group aims to retain grads. Area businesses asked to hire local graduates

"Some people say the jobs are there. It’s just a matter of matching them to those opportunities,"

Arizona State University awarded $5 Million by Kauffman Foundation to unleash entrepreneurial spirit

"Through this initiative, we will work with government, industry and members of the community to transform Greater Phoenix into a global economic leader."

To fix US schools, panel says, start over

A high-powered group Thursday recommended college for some 16-year-olds and preschool for all.

University of Montana Professor William Wilmot’s Book, "Innovation: The Five Disciplines for Creating What Customers Want", Makes Business Week’s Top 10 List

"The success of any innovation requires tapping into the genius of teams," Wilmot said, "and those teams must be interdisciplinary, with a shared vision, complementary skills and shared rewards."

Teaching tech in Helena, Montana Schools

“I’ve learned tools for expanding students’ boundaries,” Goebel said. “And have a greater understanding about how technology can be expanded for every grade level.”

Montana Campus Compact (MTCC) receives grant for its Raise Your Voice program.

MTCC’s Raise Your Voice program assists student leaders from Montana’s public, private, and tribal colleges and universities to meet the needs of each campus’ student body.

President needs to increase funding for PELL grants

President Bush and the next Congress could begin to dramatically change the reliance on loans by significantly increasing Pell Grants, which as the name says, are grants—not loans. For the price of just two weeks of the cost of Iraq, they could almost double the Pell Grant program and free up our college graduates to spend their incomes in ways that improve both their lives and the economy.

Montana Rep. Denny Rehberg sponsors bill to make it easier for vets to be teachers

Rehberg said the Troops to Teachers Improvement Act of 2006 will correct a drafting error in the No Child Left Behind Act that restricted the ability of U.S. veterans to obtain teaching certificates.

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