FLORIDA COMMUNITY BANKS ON ‘COINS FOR COMPUTERS’ PROGRAM
Spare change could help some Tampa-area schools get new computers. At least, that’s the thinking behind a program sponsored by ... Read more
Month: September 2000
NYC portal plan could bring in millions of dollars for technology
The nation’s largest school district is expected to OK plans this week to create a money-making internet portal—complete with educational ... Read more
Group readies report on child internet safety
A federally created commission studying online child protection will recommend to Congress that an independent research bureau be created to ... Read more
San Antonio district jarred by nearly $2 million in missing computer equipment
The San Antonio Independent School District is taking steps to ensure that staff members are held more responsible for keeping ... Read more
Project models educational benefits of enhanced digital TV
Maryland parents, students, and teachers will be among the first to reap the educational benefits of enhanced digital television programming, ... Read more
FCC RULING NULLIFIES MILLIONS IN eRATE
Hundreds of small schools in Oklahoma were denied $20 million worth of subsidies for internet service when the Federal Communications ... Read more
Riley calls for more research, funding to prepare teachers
As Congress continues to deliberate next year’s spending, Education Secretary Richard Riley repeated the Clinton administration’s call for an increase ... Read more
Group says computers offer much glitz, little substance for schools
The United States should halt its push to get computers into classrooms until there is substantial evidence to show that ... Read more
Testing agency begins selling students’ eMail addresses to colleges
High school students whose mailboxes overflow with college publications each summer and fall soon might find the same onslaught in ... Read more
‘Enhanced 911’ mandate has Illinois schools calling for help
Just four years ago, Illinois’ second-largest school district spent $775,000 to install a state-of-the-art telephone system. But it might cost ... Read more