New web site helps schools decide how to manage internet content
Do internet filters really protect students from being exposed to pornography, or do they just offer schools a false sense ... Read more
Month: November 2000
Wired high school seniors still prefer paper for college applications
This year’s high school seniors may be wired and tech-savvy, but most of them will be applying to colleges the ... Read more
Texas PUC investigates Southwestern Bell’s school deals
Texas officials are investigating whether Southwestern Bell has misled school districts while selling long-term deals for high-speed internet access. Southwestern ... Read more
eSN Bonus Report: Superintendents weigh in on election reform, EDI, and internet policy
A week before a deadlocked presidential election would stun the nation and shock the world, hundreds of superintendents and senior ... Read more
$2.4 billion school tech program awaits action from Congress
Poor school districts struggling to find affordable ways to modernize schools and fix crumbling buildings might be eligible for billions ... Read more
Court: Schools must let parents view internet-use logs
In a decision with broad implications for schools nationwide, a New Hampshire judge has ruled that the Exeter school district ... Read more
N2H2 pulls ad-sponsored filtering model
In the wake of an industry-wide internet shakeout, failing online advertising campaigns, and criticism from anti-commercialism groups, another education company ... Read more
School board might sell ‘naming rights’ to new tech school
A proposal by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District in Charlotte, N.C., to fund a new technology school in part through corporate ... Read more
QED: Teacher internet use grows more sophisticated
By next June, 99 percent of America’s public schools will be connected to the internet, according to a new report ... Read more
Maryland students use handheld computers to boost their productivity
For the past few years, laptop computers have been touted as a way of getting technology into the hands of ... Read more