Google Inc. is accepting applications for its "Summer of Code 2009" program, which offers stipends to student software developers to write code for various open-source software projects during…
Google Inc. is accepting applications for its "Summer of Code 2009" program, which offers stipends to student software developers to write code for various open-source software projects during…
Looking for ideas on how to spend federal stimulus dollars to enhance educational technology? Project Tomorrow has a suggestion: Listen to what students say they'd like to see…
A growing chorus of Republican governors say they will not accept a portion of the federal stimulus funding their states are eligible to receive, putting schools in the…
Film historians and film-studies teachers might appreciate the latest announcement from Warner Bros.: The studio is reaching into its film vaults so it can sell old movies on…
Education Secretary Arne Duncan said he wants to launch a "new era" of science education in the United States--one that encourages students to ask tough, challenging questions and…
Teachers' Domain, a library of free digital resources and fee-based professional development courses developed by Boston public television station WGBH, has added a new section called "Inspiring Middle…
Every member school of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) will receive access to a black studies database either free of charge or at a reduced cost,…
It's been a tough few weeks for Amazon.com and its Kindle eBook reader: Advocates for students with disabilities already were disappointed with the company's Feb. 27 decision to…
As the college basketball tournament known as March Madness begins today, campus IT officials are preparing for what could amount to a huge spike in network traffic. College…
With the economy swelling unemployment lines, community colleges across the country are bracing for a wave of displaced workers looking to train for new careers. And college officials…
Education Secretary Arne Duncan says schools must make dramatic changes to get money from a special $5 billion "Race to the Top" fund included in the economic stimulus…
The filing window for the 2009-10 e-Rate season might have closed in February, but that doesn't mean applicants' work is done. There are still plenty of follow-up forms…
Miramonte High School Technology Coordinator Cheryl Davis was named one of six winners of a Google contest to create a lesson plan using Google Earth's new ancient Rome…
Online learning offers a lifeline--especially for rural schools, according to a recent study that also predicts "blended learning" could be the way most students learn in the future.…
Next month, New York City's education department will conduct what election officials are billing as the first exclusively online public election in the United States, reports the New…
A March 12 hearing before Pennsylvania's Senate Education Committee was dominated by debate over funding for the state's cyber charter schools, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, supports local efforts to enhance the oral language, cognitive, and early reading skills of preschool-aged children, especially those from…
K-12 teachers who develop or apply science, mathematics, and technology in their curriculum are invited to apply for a grant of up to $200 per request to supplement…
Schools are being offered a $2,500 Education Resource voucher to two schools that are are best at implementing technology for the advancement of student learning. Applicants are asked…
Thacher Scholars Awards are given to secondary school students that demonstrate the best use of geospatial technologies or data to study Earth. Eligible geospatial tools and data include…
Lenovo and Orchard Software are calling on students between ages 8 and 18 to enter their Listen to a Life essay contest. To enter, students must interview a…
Stimulating Achievement: Your Guide to Ed FundingLearn how to make wise spending decisions and keep track of school needs as stimulus funds become available.
The Washington, D.C.-based Society for Science and the Public honored the 2009 winners of the Intel Science Talent Search on March 10, recognizing 40 high school seniors for…
New federal funding for education technology approaches $1 billion. The federal Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program will receive nearly $270 million for fiscal year 2009, thanks to…
School districts should begin receiving billions of dollars in stimulus funding within a few weeks, and administrators are advised to "spend carefully" and keep detailed records of their…
A 17-year-old gunman dressed in black opened fire at his former high school in southwestern Germany on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people before police shot him to…
Single-sex classes are being tried as an experiment to address sagging test scores and behavioral problems in a growing number of schools nationwide, reports the New York Times.
State lawmakers in Montana have endorsed a measure to create a new distance-learning program that would give students in every school district virtual access to both basic and…
President Barack Obama's decision to lift the contentious Bush-era restraints on stem-cell research came with a larger message for all scientists: Follow the data, not political ideology, reports…
The association that oversees high school sports in Wisconsin is suing the Wisconsin Newspaper Association and one of its papers, the Post-Crescent of Appleton, Wis., in a dispute…
Two science teachers who have spent the past five years under NASA's tutelage are about to graduate with high-flying honors. Key words: science teachers, NASA, space shuttle
President Obama last week proposed a huge expansion of the government's role in making college more affordable and putting it within reach of more students. The move --…
Reversing a policy established under George W. Bush, President Barack Obama on March 9 cleared the way for a significant increase in federal dollars for embryonic stem-cell research,…
During the National Governors Association conference in Washington, D.C., last month, software giant Microsoft Corp. announced a new initiative, called Elevate America, that aims to provide up to…
The New York Times reports that Education Secretary Arne Duncan sent a message to the nation's school officials last week saying, in effect: Heads up! We'll be sending…
A 15-year-old has created a free-music service by harnessing YouTube's vast library of music videos--and that could rankle YouTube owner Google Inc., CNET reports.
The ability to pause and rewind podcast lectures gave the upper hand to college students in a recent study that compared the performance of students who attended a…
