Nine charged with bullying Mass. teen who killed self
Nine teens have been charged in the "unrelenting" bullying of a teenage girl from Ireland who killed herself after being raped and enduring months of torment by classmates…
Month: March 2010
College dean adds human touch to distance education
Douglas E. Hersh, dean of educational programs and technology at Santa Barbara City College, believes video technology might hold the key to solving an old problem that has…
‘Math wars’ over national standards might erupt again in California
The contentious debate over how California students should learn math is ready to erupt again, reports the San Jose Mercury News.
Wisconsin schools to share $80 million Microsoft settlement
As a result of a class-action lawsuit settlement with Microsoft Corp., vouchers worth about $80 million are in the mail to districts across Wisconsin to help 800 low-income…
Warner Bros. recruiting students to spy on illegal file sharers
Warner Bros. Entertainment UK is providing internships to students in the United Kingdom with a computer or IT-related related degree to help the company reduce online piracy—in part…
School webcam spying prompts call for new laws
Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., is pushing for new federal laws on electronic privacy as a school district in his home state struggles with a lawsuit over attempts to…
Schools turn to unified communications to save costs, boost productivity
More schools and colleges are turning to unified communications as a way to streamline communication and save much-needed money in unpredictable economic times.
Enough hardware, already!
Guess the years: a computer in every classroom; internet access in every school; 1:1 laptops for middle or high school students; an interactive whiteboard in every classroom; 3D…
Delaware, Tennessee win first ‘Race to the Top’ grants
Broad support from key stakeholders, including elected officials, teachers' unions, and local business leaders, was an important factor in awarding the first round of "Race to the Top"…
9 charged with bullying Mass. teen who killed self
Nine teens have been charged in the "unrelenting" bullying of a teenage girl from Ireland who killed herself after being raped and enduring months of torment by classmates…
Student loan company: Data on 3.3M people stolen
A company that guarantees federal student loans said March 26 that personal data on about 3.3 million people nationwide have been stolen from its headquarters in Minnesota, reports…
Oregon educators look to create single hub for cyber classes
Students across Oregon might be able to take online classes as soon as this fall if the state's Education Service Districts can pull together a plan for a…
Google: 600 communities aim to be high-speed networking test sites
Planning to build a local high-speed broadband network as a test project, Google Inc. has received more than 600 responses from communities interested in the effort, BusinessWeek reports.
Study shows problems, promise for hybrid school buses
An Iowa State University (ISU) researcher says a study of hybrid school buses shows some promise for decreasing fuel costs and pollution, if mechanical problems with the buses…
HISD’s online radio plans make some waves
A new internet-based radio station could generate more than $500,000 a year for the Houston Independent School District, reports the Houston Chronicle.
Web slurs target teen suicide victim
A community reeling from the suicide of a popular high school senior turned its sorrow to outrage March 26 over a practice known as "trolling."
$20 billion in ed funding slashed from student aid legislation
In last-minute maneuvering designed to get the measure to pass, lawmakers eliminated $20 billion in proposed education funding from the student aid overhaul enacted by Congress last week:…
Federal CTO calls for ‘student-led innovation’ in developing broadband apps
Aneesh Chopra, chief technology officer for the Obama administration, has posted a blog entry calling for a campus-based initiative to encourage broadband innovation by students.
Med students’ cadaver photos under scrutiny after images show up online
Medical schools around the nation have begun re-examining their ethics codes after a string of cases in which students photographed or videotaped cadavers and posted the images on…
Student-driven film spotlights young gamblers, online betting
With sports betting at his fingertips and a poker table a mouse click away, it was all too easy for Max Shona to spend hours gambling on the…