Funding News
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One middle school's fundraising strategy: Sell grades
Wed, Nov 11, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Funding
Selling candy didn't raise much money last year, so a Goldsboro, N.C., middle school is selling grades, reports the News & Observer. [ Read More ]
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More stimulus money coming -- with strings attached
Tue, Nov 10, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: State
The Obama administration is ready to hand out more stimulus dollars for schools, but this time, strings are attached. Key words: obama administration, state funding, stimulus funds, school reform, education technology [ Read More ]
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Memphis students protest new policy that limits printing allowances
Mon, Nov 09, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Budget
University of Memphis students are protesting a change in their printing allowance, a policy that administrators say is designed to cut costs, reports the Commercial Appeal. [ Read More ]
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FCC proposes web-safety education rules
Mon, Nov 09, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: eRate , Safety & security
Schools and libraries receiving federal e-Rate funding would have to submit proof that they have implemented internet safety education programs along with their e-Rate applications, according to a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Nov. 5. Key words: e-Rate, internet safety, internet safety education, Web Wise Kids, educational technology, FCC, internet monitoring, online safety [ Read More ]
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Grant creates shared digital library for Georgia's colleges
Thu, Nov 05, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Grants
Georgia Tech has received an $857,000 grant to create a digital library to be shared by colleges in the University System of Georgia, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. [ Read More ]
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Laid-off IT pros head to the classroom
Mon, Nov 02, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Grants
A government grant is helping 30 unemployed IT professionals in Georgia start new careers as high school computer science teachers, Computerworld reports. [ Read More ]
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$100,000 to institutions that help first-generation students of color achieve academic success
Thu, Oct 29, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Grants
The purpose of the Walmart Minority Student Success Initiative is to increase first-generation student success and degree completion through faculty-driven, academic-focused practices focused on student learning. IHEP and the Walmart Foundation are seeking MSIs with innovative approaches to academic interventions, targeted to first-generation students and directed by institutional faculty and academic affairs staff. [ Read More ]
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Students can win a video or digital camera
Thu, Oct 29, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Grants
Pitsco Network is asking for students who participate in their education curriculum to submit their group projects to the Pitsco Education Project contest. Any student creation designed and built as a required project in a Pitsco lab is eligible. Non-video entries should provide brief written summary with photos. The students who created the project must do the writing and be pictured in the photos. A summary of no more than one page of information (unless project documents are included) and up to five photos may be included. Video entries should be no longer than three minutes in length. A $100 Pitsco Education gift certificate will be awarded to the teacher of the students who create the winning entry in each category. Top prize in the non-video category is a digital camera for the classroom, and top prize in the video category is a video camera for the classroom. [ Read More ]
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Stimulus funds give students greater access to online classes
Mon, Oct 26, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: State
Thousands more Tennessee students next year will have access to online courses, thanks to $6 million in stimulus funds being doled out to the state's school districts, reports the Tennessean. [ Read More ]
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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 ]
