Pearson, the global leader in education and education technology, has integrated Google Maps API Premier into their flagship student information system (SIS) products. Google Maps is now used in PowerSchool Premier and Chancery SMS to create school and district boundaries, and to validate and correct addresses entered into the systems.

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NovaNET is an all inclusive technology solution that delivers rigorous, flexible, engaging, self-paced, and complete courseware. It provides access to over 6,000 of hours of individualized instruction for grades 6-12 and adult. In one program, you get over 1,000 lessons in language arts, math, science and social studies.

NovaNET is proven to increase student achievement, improve student test results, lower drop-out rates, and increase graduation rates.

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With the launch of the free 2009 National Education Reinvention Virtual Conference from Pearson, superintendents, principals, teachers and school board members can participate in an engaging, online conference, learn from top education experts and preview the next generation of research-based digital curriculum solutions with no travel required, no substitutes to schedule and no registration fees. All they need is a computer and an Internet connection. The 2009 National Education Reinvention Virtual Conference is one part of an integrated set of resources for educators from Pearson that are featured on the www.fundingforschools.com Web site.

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Pearson Custom leaders discuss how custom solutions open up a world of choices for educators.

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Peachpit TV's Gary-Paul Prince interviews Kevin Ames photographer and Author of The Digital Photographer's Notebook: A Pro's Guide to Adobe Photoshop CS3, Lightroom, and Bridge who shares his inspirational moments in digital photograpahy. The Moment it Clicks podcasts is based on the best-selling book "The Moment it Clicks: Photography Secrets from One of the World's Top Shooters" by Joe McNally. Enter the Moment It Clicks Contest ...info is located at the end of the podcasts...the contest ends September 30, 2008. More contest details about prizes and official rules are posted at the URL included in the podcast.

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Peachpit TV's Gary-Paul Prince interviews Rich Harrington photographer and author of Understanding Adobe Photoshop: Digital Imaging Concepts and Techniques, who shares his inspirational moments in digital photography. The Moment it Clicks podcast is based on the best-selling book "The Moment it Clicks: Photography Secrets from One of the World's Top Shooters" by Joe McNally. Enter the Moment It Clicks Contest ...info is located at the end of the podcast...the contest ends September 30, 2008. More contest details about prizes and official rules are posted at the URL included in the podcast.

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The data says it all: Only 34% of high school graduates arrive on campus actually prepared to do college-level work. See how high school students in the United States are bucking this trend - they're doing the same math that's taught at Louisiana State University using Pearson's MathXL software. This state-of-the-art, Web-based technology gives students immediate, personalized feedback, enabling them to learn more math content and gain critical independent learning skills they'll need in college. Learn why these students and teachers say MathXL has helped them become better prepared for college.

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A recent story on 12News, the NBC affiliate in Phoenix, Arizona, spotlighted a remarkable new interactive Pearson program called ELLIS, a comprehensive English language teaching and learning solution. A new state mandate in Arizona requires all public schools to increase English language learning from two hours to four hours beginning in Sept. 2008. The following video, edited from the original broadcast, demonstrates how ELLIS is translating into academic success for students at Guerrero Elementary School in Mesa, Arizona.

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What can the U.S. learn from science teaching in high achieving countries, and how can we apply those lessons here at home? In the following video, Kathy Roth and Kathleen Schwille from LessonLab's Research Institute demonstrate how the TIMSS Video Study of Science Teaching, and Pearson's new Enhancing Instruction in Science professional development program, take the TIMSS' findings into classroom strategies.

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The data says it all: Only 34% of high school graduates arrive on campus actually prepared to do college-level work. See how high school students in the United States are bucking this trend - they're doing the same math that's taught at Louisiana State University using Pearson's MathXL software. This state-of-the-art, Web-based technology gives students immediate, personalized feedback, enabling them to learn more math content and gain critical independent learning skills they'll need in college. Learn why these students and teachers say MathXL has helped them become better prepared for college.

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A recent story on 12News, the NBC affiliate in Phoenix, Arizona, spotlighted a remarkable new interactive Pearson program called ELLIS, a comprehensive English language teaching and learning solution. A new state mandate in Arizona requires all public schools to increase English language learning from two hours to four hours beginning in Sept. 2008. The following video, edited from the original broadcast, demonstrates how ELLIS is translating into academic success for students at Guerrero Elementary School in Mesa, Arizona.

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What can the U.S. learn from science teaching in high achieving countries, and how can we apply those lessons here at home? In the following video, Kathy Roth and Kathleen Schwille from LessonLab's Research Institute demonstrate how the TIMSS Video Study of Science Teaching, and Pearson's new Enhancing Instruction in Science professional development program, take the TIMSS' findings into classroom strategies.

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