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Obama warns of more school closings
As worries of a possible pandemic intensified April 29 amid reports of the first death in the United States from swine flu, President Obama said school leaders should…
School employees clogging computers with personal eMail
The Tampa, Fla., school board is wrestling with how to set rules for employees' personal use of eMail -- a problem with no easy answers, reports the Tampa…
Universities mobilize against pandemic threat
University-based research that helped authorities understand avian flu in 2006 could help mitigate the spread of swine flu in the United States, and higher-education officials are crediting the…
Low-cost presentations powered by the cloud
College professors and students now can give presentations using the power of cloud computing, while possibly saving thousands of dollars compared to other online presentation services. Key words:…
Low-cost presentations powered by the cloud
College professors and students now can give presentations using the power of cloud computing, while possibly saving thousands of dollars compared to other online presentation services. Key words:…
Candidates agree on preschool funding
Four years after Gov. Timothy M. Kaine made the promise of free preschool to all Virginia 4-year-olds a centerpiece of his campaign, the three men competing for the…
Schools explore campus tours 2.0
Visiting American University's lecture halls, dorm rooms, and sports facilities with a few mouse clicks swayed David Shapiro to enroll at the Washington, D.C., campus. Colleges and universities…
Schools explore campus tours 2.0
Visiting American University's lecture halls, dorm rooms, and sports facilities with a few mouse clicks swayed David Shapiro to enroll at the Washington, D.C., campus. Colleges and universities…
Justices hear arguments over school strip search
A lawyer for a 13-year-old Arizona girl strip-searched by school officials looking for prescription-strength ibuprofen pills has told the Supreme Court that the administrators needed better information than…
Ed-tech guru shares his expertise
Ray Schroeder was blogging before it was cool. And as one of the top technology officials at the University of Illinois at Springfield, Schroeder hasn't slowed down, writing…
Arne Duncan’s Washington Post interview on NCLB
In an interview with the Washington Post, new Secretary of Education Arne Duncan explains his plans to improve No Child Left Behind, enhance teacher quality and how he'll…
Arne Duncan’s Washington Post interview on NCLB
In an interview with the Washington Post, new Secretary of Education Arne Duncan explains his plans to improve No Child Left Behind, enhance teacher quality and how he'll…
Court debates strip search of student
The United States Supreme Court spent an hour on Tuesday debating what middle school students are apt to put in their underwear and what should be done about…
Wanted: Computer hackers … for hire
Tech-savvy students, take heed: Computer hackers are wanted by federal authorities, but not for prosecution. Instead, the government is looking to hire so-called "white hat" hackers to secure…
Ed-tech guru shares his expertise
Ray Schroeder was blogging before it was cool. And as one of the top technology officials at the University of Illinois at Springfield, Schroeder hasn't slowed down, writing…
Feds, tech giants team up to protect kids online
The Department of Homeland Security and several tech giants are teaming up to launch a nationwide volunteer program that will put tech pros in K-12 classrooms to make…
Rare and ancient written works go online
National libraries and the U.N. education agency put some of humanity's earliest written works online Tuesday, from ancient Chinese oracle bones to the first European map of the…
My students. My cell phone. My ordeal.
The Channel 4 Newsbreak was meant to shock: "High school assistant principal in Loudoun County arrested for child pornography," announced the anchor. "Details following the Olympics." "That was…
Columbine’s lessons still sharp, a decade later
A decade after two students opened fire at Columbine High School in Jefferson County, Colo., killing 13 and injuring dozens more before turning the guns on themselves, the…
Schools turn to hosted eMail to save money
Converting to Google or Microsoft eMail systems is saving some colleges and universities upwards of half a million dollars annually, and the move has satisfied some students and…
Schools turn to hosted eMail to save money
Converting to Google or Microsoft eMail systems is saving some colleges and universities upwards of half a million dollars annually, and the move has satisfied some students and…
Colleges step up training for ‘green collar’ jobs
As the economy sheds jobs, community colleges across the country are reporting a surge of unemployed workers enrolling in courses that offer training for "green-collar" jobs. Key words:…
Colleges step up training for ‘green collar’ jobs
As the economy sheds jobs, community colleges across the country are reporting a surge of unemployed workers enrolling in courses that offer training for "green-collar" jobs. Key words:…
Music hearing can’t be streamed online
Oral arguments in a music downloading lawsuit filed by the recording industry against a Boston University student can't be streamed online, a federal appeals court ruled April 16.…
Music hearing can’t be streamed online
Oral arguments in a music downloading lawsuit filed by the recording industry against a Boston University student can't be streamed online, a federal appeals court ruled April 16.…
Texas lawmakers mull stripping education board of authority over curriculum
Four Texas state senators, fed up with curriculum and textbook battles at the State Board of Education, pitched legislation April 14 that would strip the board of its…
Fifth-graders may face charges for showing classmates internet porn
Two American Fork boys could face charges after accessing pornography on a school computer and showing it to classmates, reports the Daily Herald of Provo, Utah.
10 years later, the real story behind Columbine
A decade after Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold made Columbine a synonym for rage, new information indicates that much of what the public has been told about the…
Schools train rescuers and help vets, virtually
Jack Smith can put mine rescuers in the midst of an underground emergency with lives at stake, all in the calmness of a university research lab. Smith, a…
Schools train rescuers and help vets, virtually
Jack Smith can put mine rescuers in the midst of an underground emergency with lives at stake, all in the calmness of a university research lab. Smith, a…
‘Sexting’ legislation proposed to protect teens
Warren County, Ohio, Prosecutor Rachel Hutzel said advances in technology have surpassed laws that were written to protect juveniles. That's why two Warren County state legislators, along with…
Idaho panel OKs bill to expand online courses
The Idaho state legislature's House Education Committee has advanced a measure allowing traditional public schools to contract with private companies that offer online education courses, reports the Idaho…
Judge: Education is not a right
South Dakota students aren't guaranteed a high-quality education, a circuit judge ruled April 8, in declaring that the way the state pays for education does not violate the…
Unified communications benefit campuses
A growing number of college and university IT departments are combining their disparate telecommunications systems in an effort to simplify campus communications. These efforts also have the potential…
Unified communications saves money, unites campus
A growing number of college and university IT departments are combining their disparate telecommunications systems in an effort to simplify campus communications. These efforts also have the potential…
Schools look to save money with IT reuse
Schools and universities are increasingly recycling and reusing computers, servers, and other IT equipment to offset rising technology costs as the faltering economy forces officials to slash budgets.…
Schools look to save money with IT reuse
Schools and universities are increasingly recycling and reusing computers, servers, and other IT equipment to offset rising technology costs as the faltering economy forces officials to slash budgets.…
Online-learning grant program eliminated
Higher-education officials will have to seek new avenues for funding and seed money for online programs after the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced this week that its online-education…
School officials use Facebook to monitor students
