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Universal service groups submit reorganization plan
The SLC will become a division of the Universal Service Administrative Co. (USAC) on Jan. 1, under a proposal submitted to the FCC in July. The plan was submitted in…
Congress backs off on proposed TIIAP cuts
Hospitalized youngsters such as the one at left would have been among those hurt had Congress persisted in an effort to cut schools and libraries out of one of…
Media Centers At Core of Transforming Schools
T.H.E. Journal, June 1998, p. 78 http://www.thejournal.com/98/current/698feat2.html William Lamberth, media specialist for La Mirada High School in Los Angeles, Calif.,…
Flaws in all major eMail programs put schools at risk
A serious security flaw was discovered in Qualcomm Corp.’s popular third-party eMail software, Eudora, by a Massachusetts software company in early August. The flaw was discovered just days after another…
Look For Cheap, Powerful Desktop PCs Working With Portable Devices
Curriculum Administrator, June 1998, p. 84 The executive editor of Curriculum Administrator expects to see two kinds of computers working together in the future. …
7 Lessons In Technology Implementation From a Former Superintendent
Electronic School Magazine, June 1998, p. A24 http://www.electronic-school.com/0698f3.html A former Indiana superintendent turned college professor and education consultant outlines the…
Kentucky schools launch telemedicine program
Students at rural Kentucky schools will be able to receive routine medical care via computer this fall thanks to a three-year, $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health…
Viewpoint: eSchools put the emphasis on performance, not attendance
The Florida High School (FHS) exists on the internet, a virtual institution of learning, providing an alternative path to traditional classroom education for obtaining a high school diploma. The changes…
Louisiana’s ‘School of Hope’ Uses Technology To Turn Troubled Students Around
American School Board Journal, July 1998, p. 24< In rural Louisiana, a new kind of school has emerged for teaching children and young adults who…
eRate Update: SLC chief resigns; eRate funds will be delayed
- eSchool News Exclusive – Ira Fishman, chief executive officer of the Schools and Libraries Corp. (SLC), told eSchool News on Aug. 13 that he’ll…