When defense meets education
Thanks to a new direction at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the phrase “always 10 years behind” no longer might apply to education: The agency that…
Month: August 2010
UC campuses mitigate risk–and save millions in the process
The University of California’s Office of Risk Services worked with IBM to design and build an Enterprise Risk Management System ... Read more
Helping schools forecast future trends
In the last few years, IBM has acquired two companies to help it improve its offerings to the education industry ... Read more
HISD sees 151-percent ROI in 10 years from analytics project
The Houston Independent School District faced the same management challenges encountered by many large urban school districts: a wide variety ... Read more
Tennessee district improves student performance, reduces dropout rates
The Hamilton County Department of Education (HCDE) oversees nine K-12 school districts in and around Chattanooga, Tenn. Evaluating and improving school performance became a critical task for the…
Leading design software AutoCAD returns to Mac
Autodesk announced Aug. 30 that its AutoCAD software used by professionals to design everything from skyscrapers to pocket knives is reuniting with the Macintosh computer platform, AFP reports.
Google tool tries to cut through eMail clutter
Google Inc. can sift through more than a trillion web links in a matter of seconds, but can the internet search leader help people wade through their overflowing…
Advances offer path to shrink computer chips again
Scientists at Rice University and Hewlett-Packard are reporting this week that they can overcome a fundamental barrier to the continued rapid miniaturization of computer memory that has been…
ACLU says Washington schools can’t seize student phones
The American Civil Liberties Union has objected to a proposed new policy in a Washington state school system that would let school officials seize students’ cell phones if…
Ed tech is one focus of Maryland’s Race to the Top funds
Maryland recently became one of 10 winners of the second round of federal Race to the Top grants, and Charles County officials are ready to get the ball…