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Federal law could spur campus alert systems
Mon, Sep 06, 2010 Primary Topic Channel: Federal Policy
U.S. colleges need to work quickly to upgrade their policies on emergency notification, response, and evacuation. The efforts are driven at least in part by the federal College Opportunity and Affordability Act, which was signed into law Aug. 14. [ Read More ]
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Student videographers prove ed tech works
Fri, Sep 05, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Video technologies
The results are in for eSchool News' Empowered Education Awards (EEA)--and three teams of talented students and their teachers are preparing for a trip to remember. With personal tours, catered cuisine, and the chance to speak with their congressional representatives, these award-winning teams will get a grand tour of Washington, D.C.--the place where ideas sometimes meet action. [ Read More ]
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Magazine unveils list of 'top wired colleges'
Fri, Sep 05, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Higher ed-tech leadership
PC Magazine, in consultation with the Princeton Review, has published a list of what it calls "America's top wired colleges," and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign tops the list. [ Read More ]
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FCC seeks comments on e-Rate eligibility
Thu, Sep 04, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: eRate
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking public comment on a number of proposed changes to the list of eligible services for the e-Rate, the $2.25 billion-a-year program that provides discounts on telecommunications services to schools and libraries. The proposed changes would broaden the list of eligible services in some areas; comments are due Sept. 18. [ Read More ]
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Virtual environment boosts reading skills
Wed, Sep 03, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Audio-visual technology
For the past year and a half, students at Broad Creek Middle School in Newport, N.C., have used virtual reality technology to enhance their reading skills across the board--and the evidence suggests these efforts are paying off. [ Read More ]
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Comcast sets monthly internet usage cap
Tue, Sep 02, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Broadband
The decision by Comcast--the nation's second largest broadband-service provider (after AT&T)--to set an official limit on the amount of data that residential subscribers can download and upload each month could affect students who learn from home or live off campus, ed-tech observers say. [ Read More ]
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Colleges push back against RIAA's methods
Fri, Aug 29, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Copyright
Administrators and IT chiefs at public universities nationwide say the recording industry's search for students accused of online piracy is cutting into their faculty's work day. In recent months, some universities have refused to forward "pre-litigation" letters to students offering them a settlement to avoid further legal action from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [ Read More ]
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Poll: Two-thirds of colleges are going 'green'
Thu, Aug 28, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Tech Leadership
Two-thirds of American colleges and universities have gone or are going "green" by taking energy-saving and environmentally conscious steps, according to a recent survey. [ Read More ]
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Dems touch on education, global competitiveness
Wed, Aug 27, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Tech Leadership
Boosting education and ensuring America's success in the 21st-century economy were key themes espoused during day two of the Democratic National Convention in Denver Aug. 26. [ Read More ]
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SAT stays at lowest levels in nearly a decade
Wed, Aug 27, 2008 Primary Topic Channel: Assessment & Evaluation
For a second straight year, SAT scores for the most recent high school graduating class remained at their lowest levels in nearly a decade--a trend some attribute to a record number of students now taking the exam. [ Read More ]
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