Students build their own high-speed computers
Some students at Fort Frye High School in Beverly, Ohio, are becoming quite knowledgeable about computers while saving their school ... Read more
Month: May 2001
Alabama reopens bidding process for schools’ internet contract
Alabama has reopened the bidding for a contract to connect the state’s public schools to the internet amid complaints that ... Read more
Flexography makes high-tech impression in voc. ed
Educators who want their kids to leave school with marketable skills have a new option for their printing and design ... Read more
New technology has parents excited, students worried
Schools in Washington state are adopting a computer program that allows parents to check the internet every day to see ... Read more
Supreme Court to consider law shielding children from web porn
The United States Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a law aimed at curbing children’s access to online pornography ... Read more
South Dakota shows human dimension still key to online learning
South Dakota’s attempt to offer advanced placement (AP) classes for high school students via the internet underscores the need for ... Read more
New computer technology aids hearing-impaired students
School administrators charged with ensuring that handicapped students receive an education equal to their peers might welcome a powerful new ... Read more
Judge: School districts must pay cyberschools for per-pupil attendance
In what might be the first legal case to address funding for online schools, a Pennsylvania judge has ruled that ... Read more
Microsoft’s new licensing options give schools greater flexibility
Volume licensing agreements for Microsoft’s education customers will change Aug. 1 to give schools more flexibility for their software and ... Read more
School leaders learn to make data-driven decisions
Thanks to a U.S. Department of Education (ED) grant, school district administrators across the nation are receiving training on how ... Read more