Bretford Manufacturing announced that its new RHOMBII line of reconfigurable training tables is now available for order exclusively through Herman ... Read more
Schools in Massachusetts' Bristol and Plymouth counties will be the first in the nation to use a new computer game to educate children about bullying over cell phones…
Funds For Learning said it helped Oklahoma’s Okaloosa County School District secure more than $500,000 in funding for telecommunications services ... Read more
At a conference where participants discussed the sea change occurring in today's schools and explored ways of using technology to meet the needs of a new generation of…
Don't miss the Ed-Tech Best Practices Summit on the exhibit hall floor at TCEA. These informative sessions will focus on Data Management, Video-On-Demand and Digital Media Management, Interactive…
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a historically huge $819 billion stimulus bill on Jan. 28 that includes some $142 billion for education as part of the Obama…
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) recently unveiled a wiki called the Virtual Worlds Almanac, an online catalog of virtual-world environments that allows users to edit and contribute…
After nearly three years in development, Dreambox Learning this week officially unveiled its first online education product, TechFlash reports: a new adventure game designed to teach five- to…
Warning that American education and research have fallen behind, the new head of the Smithsonian Institution has launched an ambitious effort to digitize its 137 million artifacts and…
A closely watched copyright-infringement lawsuit with important implications for schools, newspapers, and other organizations that aggregate news content from other sources on their web sites or in eMail…
With Open Source Software (OSS) freely available, covering almost every requirement in the national curriculum, a question has to be asked why schools do not back it more…
Skip the piecemeal education reform. A group of Texas school superintendents are calling for a complete transformation of public schools to better prepare students for the future in…
Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen said he's going to make sure money stays in the classrooms, but that doesn't mean there won't be sacrifices, reports WSMV-TV -- and one…
Campus technology officials have joined the ranks of department heads vying for shrinking funds in a sagging economy, and many IT chiefs say defending their budgets is complicated…
The Feminist Press at the City University of New York recently launched UnderTheMicroscope.com in conjunction with IBM in an effort to increase public awareness of the need for…
Educators and policy makers, including Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, have said in recent days they hope President Obama's example as a model student could inspire millions of…
Young people are bombarded by many warnings from adults about the dangers of underage drinking, so an effort by the Michigan Secretary of State's office aims to have…
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will announce a nearly $3.8 million grant today to help fund a mega-database that gives Dallas school educators instant access to student…
A federal judge has postponed a hearing in a high-profile music file-sharing case that would have been the first in federal court in Massachusetts to be streamed online.…
When hearing about organizations involved in software piracy, schools probably wouldn't be the first culprits to come to mind. But for the Chinook school division in southwest Saskatchewan,…
Achieve, an organization created by the nation's governors and business leaders to ensure that students graduate from high school prepared for college and careers, has launched "Postsecondary Connection,"…
As more than a million people flooded the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20 to watch Barack Obama become the first black president of the United…
An injection of $30,000 worth of new computer technology into the Mifflinburg Area High School library has resulted in more student visits and nearly triple the amount of…
Aiming to reinvent undergraduate computer science and engineering programs through the use of technology, Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) is accepting proposals from colleges and universities for a new grant…
The inauguration of America's first African-American president has captured the imagination of students and educators with an intensity that surpasses previous ceremonies, and schools from New Hampshire to…
Low-voltage servers are powering universities' supercomputers. Students can no longer print pages by the ream. Computers are being recycled. And the glow of screensaver fish tanks is disappearing…
The award winning mimio Interactive turns any dry erase whiteboard into a full functioning interactive whiteboard. A simple mounting system allows the small, portable device to be easily…
The St. Cloud, Minn., school district is paying $19.95 a month for a new wireless service -- and the right to be the first customer for something that…
During the economic downturn after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, half the states still managed to avoid major school aid cuts – but this time, up against…
The NEA Foundation provides grants to improve the academic achievement of students in U.S. public schools and public higher education institutions in any subject area. The proposed work…
Sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State, the Distinguished Fulbright Awards in Teaching program recognizes and encourages excellence in teaching in the…
The Korea Society’s 2009 Summer Fellowship in Korean Studies programs is designed to help educators integrate Korean subjects into their curricula by taking fellows on a two-week study…
Motorola is calling for applications for the 2009 Innovation Generation Grants, the technology company’s signature giving program. Innovation Generation Grants support programs that inspire and cultivate the next…
Educators are asked to enter their schools to win a Mobile Wireless Lab, which is valued between $41,658 and $41,957. Five grand prize-winning schools will receive 20 notebook…
Tool Factory has partnered with Olympus Cameras in a search for student photographers of tomorrow. Students are asked to submit their favorite photographs online to become eligible to…
It wasn't until Jude met Jenny that the 3-year-old autistic boy understood what happy people look like. Jenny, a green trolley car with a human face, had a…
