Happy holidays and welcome to our annual awards issue. This year we celebrate two anniversaries: 25 years for our Awards of Excellence program and 20 years for our Leader of the Year contest. As usual, choosing winners was a tough challenge as the quality of entries continues to delight judges and exceed our expectations. And, as you will see in this year's Portraits of Learning student digital photo winners creativity, innovation, and imagination continue to motivate and thrive when students meet digital technologies. Enjoy! Good health and a joyful winter season to you and yours from the T&L team.
–Susan McLester, Editor in Chief

Leaders of the Year 2007 by Susan McLester
This year's winners show how a passion for technology translates into students' and schools' success.

Awards of Excellence by Amy Poftak and Susan McLester
After putting more than 120 entries to the test, T&L celebrates 54 of the best in ed tech products, including everything from CD and Internetbased programs, to handheld devices, and innovative hardware/software combinations.

Portraits of Learning by T&L editors
This year we reviewed more than 4,000 entries by aspiring photographers from the nation's schools.