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Month: December 2001
FCC: Rural Alaskan residents can hook into internet through schools
A new ruling by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opens the possibility for residents in remote rural areas to connect ... Read more
House, Senate panel OK mandatory testing as part of education bill
Educational technology advocates are quietly celebrating the survival of a handful of specific technology programs in the final version of ... Read more
Survey ranks states’ use of ed-tech
South Dakota leads the nation in school technology for the second year in a row, according to the 2001 Digital ... Read more
Microsoft amends $1 billion school settlement offer
Microsoft Corp. on Dec. 10 announced changes to its offer to settle private antitrust lawsuits by donating reduced-price software, computers, ... Read more
New wave of schools offer high-tech, hands-on training
A new generation of schools is cropping up across the country—small, technology-driven magnet schools that focus on providing students with ... Read more
Find Your School
Use this map to get information on any of the approximately 92,000 public schools in the Department of Education’s 1999-2000 ... Read more
Apple fights Microsoft’s $1 billion ‘gift’ to schools
In another twist to the controversial settlement proposed by software giant Microsoft Corp. to end private antitrust suits against it, ... Read more
Free online mentoring program targets teachers, tech professionals
TECH CORPS, a national nonprofit organization that mobilizes technology volunteers in schools, has expanded its free online mentoring program to include teachers as well as technology professionals. The…
House Republicans block $2.5 billion increase for IDEA
Some educators and makers of assistive technologies are decrying a successful move by House Republicans to block $2.5 billion in ... Read more