"BeagleBone has inspired numerous developers to create a wide variety of innovations from self-teaching electronic education kits to underwater robots, " said Clint Cooley, president, CircuitCo.

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New requirements take effect on January 1, 2011, and include mandatory preparer tax identification numbers, continuing education, competency testing, ethical standards and electronic filing.

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Programs like Utah's Electronic High School are disruptively gaining ground and improving--and transforming education in the process.

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The goal of electronic book technology is to provide a paperless environment for its users in education, government and the private sector, Walusis said.

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Universities are beginning to feel threatened by the privatization of higher education by fast-moving technology companies that are putting course material online and offering it at worldwide electronic campuses, Levine said.

CNN: Web brings radical changes to higher education