Microsoft names new CEO, vows to fight breakup:
In the wake of management maneuvers at the world’s largest software company, a spokesman told eSchool News the appointment of ... Read more
Month: February 2000
Schools mull AOL/Time Warner deal:
Most educators seemed cautiously optimistic about the merger announced Jan. 10 between America Online (AOL) and Time Warner. School leaders ... Read more
Group questions the wisdom of computers in early grades
In today’s tech-savvy classroom, there is no such thing as too much technology, too early. Or is there? A group ... Read more
Read my lips
Our Front Page stories on the maneuvers of Microsoft and America Online are only the latest manifestation of a definite ... Read more
By The Numbers:
Back in November, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) issued the results of its latest study on “Internet Access ... Read more
Virtual high school locked in debate over state standards:
A virtual high school run by Indiana University (IU) is drawing fire from critics who say students graduating from the ... Read more
Three ‘dot coms’ give school fund raising a new twist:
A new crop of online businesses is helping school organizations find new ways to generate funds—and giving bake sales, magazine ... Read more
Preparedness and spending squashed school Y2K bugs
Dire predictions of chaos notwithstanding, it appears that proper planning—and millions of dollars spent in upgrades and labor—have paid off ... Read more
Colleges get new tool to train tomorrow’s teachers in technology
As schools fill up with once-scarce computer equipment, administrators are faced with a new challenge: how to find teachers who ... Read more
Mississippi Delta teachers to receive free internet training:
During a visit to east Arkansas in December, President Clinton and Education Secretary Richard Riley announced a program to provide ... Read more