3Com gets 3-year networking contract (AP)

AP - Computer networking systems maker 3Com Corp. said Wednesday that it received a three-year contract with the Department of Education and Training in Australia's Northern Territory to supply schools.

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Kansas City, Mo., school board to vote on closures (AP) AP - The Kansas City school board is facing a stark choice: close nearly half its public schools or face a potential bankruptcy.

New national math, English standards drafted (AP) AP - Math and English instruction in the United States moved a step closer to uniform — and more rigorous — standards Wednesday as draft new national guidelines were released.

Report: States team up on new academic standards (AP) AP - Governors and state education leaders are proposing a new set of standards to define what should be taught in the nation's public schools, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.

Texas ed board set to take 1st vote since primary (AP) AP - Texas' state education board, rocked by primary elections that may push the influential panel's far-right leanings toward the center, is set to take its first vote on a new social studies curriculum that could reverberate in classrooms nationwide.

Texas co. gets contract for food service software (AP) AP - The West Virginia Department of Education has awarded a contract to a Texas company to improve its food service operations at schools across the state.

Man holding fake gun fatally shot near NYC school (AP) AP - A police officer in Brooklyn has fatally shot a man who the NYPD says was brandishing a fake pistol near a school.

Obama administration: more civil rights enforcement in schools (The Christian Science Monitor) The Christian Science Monitor - Education Secretary Arne Duncan signaled Monday the Obama administration’s intention to step up enforcement of civil rights laws that apply to schools and colleges, many of which are often ignored.