2003 AASA conference focuses on how to do more with less
Despite the commencement of Mardi Gras festivities just a few blocks down the road—or maybe owing to these festivities?—school superintendents ... Read more
Month: February 2003
New FCC phone, web rules send mixed messages for schools
The Federal Communications Commission’s latest attempt to overhaul rules governing competition for telephone and internet services was supposed to herald ... Read more
Congress tries again to crack down on child pornography
The U.S. Senate on Feb. 24 approved a bill that would give prosecutors powerful new tools to fight child pornographers. ... Read more
Deficits hit ed-tech programs in two big states
As financial constrictions squeeze education budgets from coast to coast, the cuts and shake-ups in education-technology programs in California and ... Read more
$1.1 million NSF grant will evaluate technology’s impact in math and science
With a three-year, $1.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), leading research groups plan to create a standard ... Read more
“Leave No Child Behind” leaves no rule unexplored
No one said meeting the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act would be easy. To help schools, districts, ... Read more
MMPWest is a great opportunity for teen groups to become a part of a regional YMCA Earth Service Corp project ... Read more
New student tracking system launched, despite concerns
After a two-week delay, a federal computer system designed to track international students in the United States went online Feb. ... Read more
Final 2003 education budget friendly to schools, technology
Ending months of political wrangling, Congress on Feb. 13 finally approved an education budget for fiscal year 2003 that preserves ... Read more
Master key copying technique gives school leaders cause for alarm
School buildings in which every locked room is accessible through the use of a single master key are vulnerable to ... Read more