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District censured for erasing network logs

A Rockingham County, N.H., Superior Court judge has found the Exeter school district in contempt of court for destroying computer records that were involved…


Bennett launches online K-12 school

William J. Bennett, the former secretary of education during the Reagan administration and best-selling author who once wrote, “So far, there is no good…


Board censors state supt.’s web site

The Georgia Board of Education voted Dec. 14 to create a committee to oversee state School Superintendent Linda Schrenko’s state-funded web site after board…


School filtering law draws deeply divided responses

Educators expressed widely disparate reactions to the passing of a law in December requiring schools and libraries to use internet filters or forfeit their…


2001 Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards

In our first-ever Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards, eSchool News recognizes 10 of the nation's top K-12 executives for their leadership and vision in the area of educational technology.…


Fingerprint technology speeds school lunch lines

Some Pennsylvania schools are testing a fingerprinting program that lets pupils pay for chicken nuggets, sloppy joes, pizza, and other cafeteria delicacies without ever…


News Analysis: AOL, Microsoft legal wrangle could vex educators

When the elephants fight, it’s the grass that gets crushed. And technology leaders at the grass roots in education have reason to worry that this old African proverb just might…


News Analysis: AOL, Microsoft legal wrangle could vex educators

When the elephants fight, it’s the grass that gets crushed. And technology leaders at the grass roots in education have reason to worry that this old African proverb just might…


Fox aims to shut down acclaimed science web site

Call it a close encounter—of the legal kind. A dispute over a popular science web site created by the University of Wisconsin-Madison is…


Ex-Ed Sec. Bennett launches online schooling firm

William J. Bennett, the former secretary of education during the Reagan administration and best-selling author who once wrote, “So far there is no good…