Clinton calls for more tech funding
President Clinton has announced plans to double funding for after-school programs and training new teachers on how to integrate technology ... Read more
Month: March 2000
Board’s web feedback criticized
A Pennsylvania school board’s use of comments received over the internet has set off a controversy involving the state’s sunshine ... Read more
Web sites joust for school business
Two new web sites are jousting for the right to help school officials who are fed up with the hassle ... Read more
Web site gives ‘free’ scholarships
A web site that made its debut Feb. 3 is offering students tens of thousands of dollars in scholarship money. ... Read more
US West gives $55M to Ore. schools
Every Oregon high school student and teacher will benefit from advanced telecommunications technologies within the next two years, thanks to ... Read more
Schools sharpen grant savvy
Nearly 500 educators from more than 36 states came together in January to meet grant givers, government funders, and assorted ... Read more
Whiteville City Schools’ Patricia Medlin proves the value of forging partnerships with local businesses.
Three years ago, each of Whiteville City Schools’ four school buildings had only a dial-up connection to the internet. Today, ... Read more
Should students have access to eMail accounts?
“I don’t know if this is true or not, but I received this message from a reliable source. Bill Gates ... Read more
Internet: Piloting a web-based curriculum project.
With some 600 schools and 450,000 students, Chicago Public Schools face a greater-than-average challenge in communicating standards and getting all ... Read more
Key organizations and leading companies that support the eSchool movement.
AbleSoft Inc., of Lancaster, Pa., is a leading developer and publisher of teacher productivity software and a provider of educational ... Read more