Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Sept. 2 announced the recipients of millions of dollars in federal grants to provide new state assessment systems to test students’ 21st-century skills.…
Federal regulators have shot down a proposal by a startup called M2Z Networks Inc. to build a free, nationwide wireless broadband network using a spare slice of airwaves,…
Samsung on Sept. 2 unveiled what the South Korean electronics giant hopes will be a major rival to Apple's highly successful iPad tablet computer, AFP reports.
Seton Hill University, one of the first campuses to board the Apple iPad bandwagon before the device was released in April, announced Aug. 23 that its art history…
The Massachusetts Virtual Academy opens in Greenfield on Sept. 2, not only as the first in the state, but also as the first virtual school in New England…
In the latest twist in the Federal Communications Commission’s pursuit of “net neutrality” rules to prevent broadband providers from discriminating against certain types of traffic flowing over their…
When Minnesota School District 112 decided to build a new high school, it offered Dan Pelowski, instructional technology coordinator for the district's secondary schools, a rare opportunity to…
Scientists using cutting-edge technology to explore waters off northern Indonesia were wowed last month by colorful and diverse images of marine life on the ocean floor--including plate-sized sea…
Palos Heights School District 128 is among a growing number of school systems using GPS technology to keep track of whether students get on and off their buses…
California's community colleges have dropped a controversial plan that would have allowed their students to take some courses at the online Kaplan University and make it easier to…
Scientists and academics who study how we interact with technology say touch screens have seeped into people’s day-to-day existence more quickly and completely than other technological behaviors because…
Texas schools that cut bureaucratic costs by sharing services—from accounting to transportation—would get grants worth 10 percent of their savings under a plan Gov. Rick Perry proposed Aug.…
DreamBox Learning has hired Jessie Woolley-Wilson as its new CEO, an appointment that comes four months after the Bellevue, Wash., online education startup was sold to an investment…
Any teacher can use DreamBox online manipulatives free, with an internet connection and an interactive white board or projector - or even just a computer. DreamBox has developed…
Rural schools serviced by small independent telephone companies are eligible for grants to improve technology resources. Grants of up to $10,000 will be given to increase technology use…
EDUCAUSE 2010 kicks off on Oct. 12 in Anahein, Calif., and will give higher education IT leaders a chance to learn from successful practices and share their own…
In order to help continue and strengthen the education of our youth and educators, the Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Museum of Vision is providing three…
Everyday important school programs like arts and sports are being cut. Clorox knows these programs are critical to a child’s educational experience and are just plain fun. And…
Schools nationwide are encouraged to show their NFL team pride on Friday, September 10 and submit 3 essays, each in 100 words or less, and 3-6 photos on…
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