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Marisa Rivas (CA ’09) Appointed to CA Education Technology Task Force

January 1, 2011

Marisa Rivas (CA ’09), educational consultant for Digital Edge Learning, has been appointed to State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson’s Education Technology Task Force. The team’s purpose is to recommend how to bring 21st century tools into California’s classrooms to improve teaching and learning.

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Marisa Rivas (CA ’09) Appointed to CA Education Technology Task Force

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