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Philly creamed by $36M school-software scandal
The Philadelphia School District’s new computer accounting system was inefficiently purchased, is over budget, and “still doesn’t do many of the things it was…
Student journalists turn to web to bypass censorship
It was an emotional act of teen-age mutiny—printing a blank page on the front of the Sidwell Friends school newspaper after administrators had pulled…
Corporations could get naming rights to tech school
A proposal by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District to fund a new technology school, in part, through corporate sponsorships has some observers questioning the infiltration…
ZapMe! ‘free’ computer labs could prove costly for schools
Thousands of schools might be left in the lurch thanks to a change in direction at ZapMe!, a company that made headlines in 1998 with its…
Porn files on supe’s laptop led to abrupt resignation
More than a month after the abrupt, previously unexplained resignation of their new superintendent, taxpayers of the Hamilton Southeastern School District in Fishers, Ind.,…
Texas PUC investigates Southwestern Bell’s school deals
Texas officials are investigating whether Southwestern Bell has misled school districts while selling long-term deals for high-speed internet access. …
Wired high school seniors still prefer paper for college applications
This year’s high school seniors may be wired and tech-savvy, but most of them will be applying to colleges the old-fashioned way: by mailing in …
Court: Schools must let parents view internet-use logs
In a decision with broad implications for schools nationwide, a New Hampshire judge has ruled that the Exeter school district must make public copies …
Maryland students use handheld computers to boost their productivity
For the past few years, laptop computers have been touted as a way of getting technology into the hands of all students, making “anytime, anywhere …
School board might sell ‘naming rights’ to new tech school
A proposal by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District in Charlotte, N.C., to fund a new technology school in part through corporate sponsorships is raising questions…