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Budget pain hits states
Squeezed by high inflation, dwindling tax revenues and a national economic downturn, states from coast to coast have struggled to close yawning budget gaps while bracing for another difficult fiscal…
Microsoft closing the gap with Google
Still smarting from a failed attempt to buy Yahoo!, Microsoft is trying another tactic to gain on Google in web search, says Business Week. …
New federal student loan terms take effect
The Associated Press reports that changes in the federal student aid program that took effect Tuesday will lessen interest rates for some students while increasing the amount they can borrow.…
Teen makes fuel in basement
Brewing biodiesel, once a quaint hobby for green-minded citizens and budding chemists, is becoming more mainstream, says The Washington Post.…
U.K. scientists demo graphic passwords
According to CNET, a system devised by computer scientists at Newcastle University in the U.K. uses human-scribbled doodles in lieu of traditional passwords. …
Online learning gaining momentum
Blackboard Inc. and Project Tomorrow today released the results of a survey that demonstrates growing momentum in online learning, reports CNN. …
Court upholds new FCC video franchising rules
In a ruling that could provide schools and other consumers with more choice for their local video services, a U.S. appeals court on June 27 handed a victory to new…
Kindle gains popularity for university textbooks
Just as Apple got millions of college students to leave their CD collections at home each September in favor of a tiny iPod, Amazon is trying to convince undergrads that…
Universal preschool students perform better
USA Today reports that an ambitious public pre-kindergarten program in Oklahoma boosts kids' skills dramatically, a long-awaited study finds--offering across-the-board evidence for the first time that universal preschool, open to…
Laptops for good grades: An offer students can’t refuse?
Freshmen at Arizona's Sunnyside and Desert View high schools will get a big incentive when they begin classes in August, the Tucson Citizen reports: a promise of a laptop computer.…