A New National Blueprint for Technology and Education
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The LEAD Commission, created by Education Secretary Arne Duncan and FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, was charged with mapping the blueprint for the nation's educational technology future. The leaders of this will outline their bold new blueprint and key recommendations on how tech will revolutionize education reform as well as key strategies for its implementation in classrooms across the country. Speakers: Jim Shelton, Julius Genachowski, James P. Steyer, Howard Gardner
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