$10,000 in discounts for parent-teacher communication tools
MainBrain Inc., which makes web-based software to improve parent-teacher communication, is giving grants of more than $10,000 to select schools ... Read more
Month: July 2003
Schools eye Aug. 1 deadline for registering foreign students with feds
Aug. 1 marked the deadline for universities and certain high schools to register their foreign students in a new national ... Read more
Free tote bags filled with school supplies for teachers
To honor teachers across the country for their hard work, Staples is giving away free tote bags filled with school ... Read more
Software, training, and prizes for web sites powered by Macromedia
The Macromedia 2003 Back to School Student Contest encourages and recognizes the creators of innovative web sites and applications built ... Read more
Study: Web use may boost student achievement
Does the internet make kids smarter? A July 28 report from a team of researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) ... Read more
Discounts of up to 20 percent on iAssessment software
iAssessment LLC is giving educators 10- to 20-percent discounts off the suggested retail price of all qualifying iAssessment software products ... Read more
Coaches grab handheld computers to track stats
When high school baseball coach Jeff Barker wants to know how to defend a certain hitter, he just checks his scorebook.
The Smithsonian’s educational web site offers its content and resources online
The Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies has created a free educational web site for students, educators, and families ... Read more
Arizona OKs five new virtual academies in extended charter-school program
Education leaders in Arizona have approved the creation of five virtual schools as part of a pilot program that allows ... Read more
$3,000 for innovative science teaching
Ohaus Corp., which makes balances for the education, laboratory, and industrial markets, is accepting entries for the 2004 Gustav Ohaus ... Read more