The ABCs Of Fast Growth – Tech Firms Plug Into Education

Fairfax County school officials this fall are carrying BlackBerrys that connect to a database of student information, including parent contacts and medical warnings. Dartmouth students are using wikis, blogs, podcasts and other interactive media tools for their courses. A graduate school at Carnegie Mellon has bought new, Web-based software to administer financial aid.

By Zachary A. Goldfarb
Washington Post Staff Writer

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