‘Digital School Districts’ will model advanced uses of technology
Three Pennsylvania school districts will become “dynamic models of 21st century education” with up to $2 million each in prize ... Read more
Month: February 2001
N2H2 drops sale of student web-use data
A major internet filtering company will stop collecting and selling the web habits of millions of schoolchildren who use its ... Read more
Gates offers schools a sweet reform deal
The man who helped put a personal computer on every desktop now wants to see more personalized high schools nationwide. ... Read more
eSN Bonus Report: Ed Sec. Paige talks technology at AASA conference
Education Secretary Rod Paige—who served as superintendent of the Houston Independent School District before joining the Bush administration—joined three other ... Read more
New defense policy may keep used military computers out of schools
A new policy that may keep used military computers out of schools could hamper technology in some of the nation’s ... Read more
Tech firms chip in millions for after-school programs
Realizing a commitment to education is not just the responsibility of school systems, some large technology companies—including Microsoft and Intel—are ... Read more
Scores jump when high-stakes tests are taken via computer
The Massachusetts Department of Education is considering whether to allow tech-savvy students to use computers to take certain parts of ... Read more
CoSN, ISTE urge Washington to stay the course on ed tech
Two leading educational technology advocacy groups have sent a joint position paper to President Bush’s staff and to members of ... Read more
‘Kournikova’ virus serves up trouble for schools
Technology staff at several school districts across the country were forced to work longer hours Feb. 12 after being overwhelmed ... Read more
CIPA opponents cite N2H2’s sale of student data
Privacy advocates found another reason to oppose the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) when the Wall Street Journal reported Jan. ... Read more