School officials punished for false reporting of data
The former principal and a computer technician at a Houston high school will have their salaries docked based on an ... Read more
Month: September 2003
Judge: Cyber student doesn’t have right to play for high school
A cyber-school student won’t make the cut on the basketball team at her public high school, a federal judge has ... Read more
Girl, 12, settles piracy suit for $2,000
A 12-year-old girl in New York who was among the first to be sued by the record industry for sharing ... Read more
Video streaming service United Learning acquired by Discovery Communications
Media and entertainment company Discovery Communications Inc. has acquired streaming video provider United Learning, whose services are used by more ... Read more
New NSF book targets girls’ participation in science, technology
A new, first-of-its-kind resource from the National Science Foundation (NSF) summarizes the methodology and results of 211 research-based grant projects ... Read more
Teachers invited to celebrate flight and tour the Smithsonian after hours
The eleventh annual Smithsonian’s Teachers Night, to be held Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. at the National Air and Space ... Read more
Microsoft to donate $1 billion to teach computer literacy worldwide
Microsoft Corp. has launched a $1 billion global initiative, called Unlimited Potential (UP), that will provide technology skills for disadvantaged ... Read more
LeapPad now records and plays back children’s voices
LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. has enhanced its LeapPad learning systems with a new LeapPad Record & Play Microphone that enables children ... Read more
Macromedia offers educational pricing for Macromedia Studio MX 2004
Until Sept. 30, K-12 schools can purchase a site license for Macromedia Studio MX 2004 for $2,000 for use on ... Read more
“Explore Mars Now” gives new meaning to the term ‘roving reporter’
After deploying two lunar probes this summer to explore the possibility of life on Mars, scientists at NASA and around ... Read more