Year three of eRate will fall well short of demand
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has set funding for year three of the eRate at $2.25 billion, the maximum allowed ... Read more
Month: June 2000
NEA study: $54 billion needed to wire schools for technology
More than 20 million schoolchildren nationwide attend schools that are falling apart or ill-equipped for classroom computers, the nation’s largest ... Read more
Schools use creative ways to lure IT professionals
A new study suggests that companies hiring information technology (IT) employees will be short about 850,000 people this year alone. ... Read more
Study: Two-thirds of teachers use technology in their lessons, but only a third feel ‘well prepared’
The amount of professional development a teacher has, a school’s wealth, and the grade level being taught all have an ... Read more
Education Department floats new national ed-tech plan
After more than four years of a “Four Pillar” approach to educational technology—hardware, software, connectivity, and training—the U.S. Department of ... Read more
Bandwidth, copyright worries follow Napster into schools
Many school technology directors have yet to encounter the new music-capture software program known as Napster. But among those who ... Read more
‘I Love You’ virus cripples school computer networks
School computer networks running Microsoft Outlook eMail systems were among the millions around the world affected May 4 by a ... Read more
Gateway, others pledge $100 million to narrow digital divide
The Gateway Foundation, the nonprofit arm of computer maker Gateway Inc., has launched a grant program that will provide 75,000 ... Read more
Web sites face new privacy restrictions for children online
Several web sites have had to revamp the way they do business with youngsters as they comply with a new ... Read more
Oracle Corp. chairman unveils $199 internet device for schools
Oracle Corp. chairman Larry Ellison is banking that he didn’t have the wrong product five years ago—only the wrong market. ... Read more