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  • Schools make their case for broadband grants
    Thu, Oct 22, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Fed , Grants , Federal Policy
    Colleges and universities have applied for tens of millions of dollars in federal stimulus grants designed to expand broadband internet access, arguing that university IT infrastructure makes campuses worthy recipients. Key words: FCC rules, broadband provider, education technology, school technology, economic stimulus [ Read More ]

  • 8-state cyber consortium gets $2.7 million grant
    Mon, Oct 19, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Funding , Grants
    The National Science Foundation has awarded a $2.7 million grant to an eight-state consortium of technology centers and community colleges that is working to block cyber attacks and stop the loss of high-tech jobs in the U.S., officials said Oct. 14. Key words: National Science Foundation, education technology, school technology, botnet, cyber security [ Read More ]

  • Report: School stimulus funds not used as intended
    Tue, Oct 13, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Fed
    The Department of Education's inspector general reports that some states are using stimulus dollars to replace money they've cut from their education budget, National Public Radio reports -- despite instructions to the contrary. [ Read More ]

  • Feds propose rules for $650M innovation fund
    Wed, Oct 07, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Fed
    Applications for $650 million in new federal grants that encourage school innovation will be available in early 2010 and due in the spring, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) said in a conference call with reporters Oct. 6. The department estimates that all money under the program will be committed by Sept. 30, 2010. Key words: U.S. Department of Education, Arne Duncan, Investing in Innovation, i3 grants, school grants, education grants, ARRA, educational technology [ Read More ]

  • Grants power research on gaming for education
    Wed, Sep 30, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Grants , Research , Campus-based
    A research team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has won $4.5 million in National Science Foundation grants to study the use of computer games for learning. Key words: research grants, University of Wisconsin Madison, education technology, school technology [ Read More ]

  • Low 'net capacity stymies students
    Mon, Sep 28, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Grants
    Colorado lags far behind the national average in terms of high-speed internet connectivity at its schools. A solution is in the works, but it hinges on a nonprofit consortium landing $178.5 million in competitive federal stimulus grants to increase broadband speeds at every K-12 school district in the state, reports the Denver Post. [ Read More ]

  • e-Rate wants to be user friendly
    Thu, Sep 24, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  eRate
    When the filing window opens later this fall, applicants will find no major changes to next year's e-Rate, the $2.25 billion-a-year federal program that provides discounts on telecommunications services to eligible schools and libraries. What they will find instead is a program that is more dedicated to helping e-Rate newcomers--as many as half of all applicants are in their first year of experience with the program--understand how to apply for their share of funding assistance quickly and efficiently. Key words: e-Rate, educational technology, technology funding, school technology, erate, technology grants [ Read More ]

  • Training is key to schools' digital media use
    Thu, Sep 24, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Funding , Professional development
    Educators need to embrace Web 2.0 technologies in schools, but they should be given adequate professional development to ensure they learn the proper ways to engage their students through digital media, said experts at a Sept. 21 Capitol Hill briefing. Key words: digital media, MacArthur Foundation, Common Sense Media, professional development, educational technology [ Read More ]

 

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