States race to meet federal Race to the Top deadlines
Expect to hear a lot in the next two weeks about states racing to qualify for the first round of federal Race to the Top grants, reports the…
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Top 10 ed-tech stories of 2009: No. 2
Using student data to help inform instruction is one of the Obama administration's four key focal points in its efforts to reform education--and technology is an important tool…
Top 10 ed-tech stories of 2009: No. 4
The federal stimulus package approved by Congress in February included $650 million designated specifically for education technology. That doesn't include billions more for other programs, such as Title…
Study: Schools face post-stimulus shortfalls
Using federal stimulus money to avoid layoffs at schools is going to create a shortfall even more difficult for states and schools to contend with when that money…
Schools face tough economic road ahead
While some economists point to signs that the nation's economy is improving, others say the U.S. faces a much slower climb out of the recession--a scenario that will…
Qwest announces $25,000 in school technology grants
On Dec. 17, ten North Dakota teachers each were awarded $2,500 to implement new technology programs or projects in their classroom, In-Forum reports.
Universities play role in broadband expansion
Colleges and universities will help bring broadband internet to underserved schools, businesses, and neighborhoods after Vice President Joe Biden announced the first round of federal stimulus funds to…
UC energy savings could eclipse $30M
The University of California San Diego campus expects to save $36 million in annual utility costs after a series of green initiatives that include replacing 500 energy-intensive computer…
UC energy savings could top $30M
The 10 University of California campuses expect to save $36 million in annual utility costs after a series of green initiatives that include replacing 500 energy-intensive computer servers…
Ten keys to success with your e-Rate Form 470
Now that the filing window for schools to request 2010 e-Rate discounts on their telecommunications services has opened, here is some timely advice from e-Rate consulting firm Funds…
2010 e-Rate filing window opens
The 2010 filing window for the federal e-Rate program opened Dec. 3, and interconnected voice over IP (VoIP) and text messaging used for educational purposes are two services…
$3.5 billion available to help failing schools
The Obama administration will spend at least $3.5 billion to push local officials around the country to close failing schools and reopen them with new teachers and principals,…
Ed-tech grants target remedial college courses
Social networking soon could be used to help form a virtual community of campus educators charged with creating a national certification for teachers of remedial college courses, after…
North Carolina Schools encouraged to apply for ARRA funding
The U.S. Department of Education (USED) distributed ARRA funds to states to save and create jobs while advancing reforms and improvements that will create long-lasting results for K-12…
Competition seeks ways to transform learning
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced a $2 million open competition for ideas to transform learning using digital media. Key words: MacArthur Foundation, educational…
Gates Foundation funds teacher quality models
Three school districts and a coalition of charter schools have agreed to be test kitchens for some radical ideas for improving teacher quality -- from paying new teachers…
$5 billion ‘Race to the Top’ begins
The Obama administration on Nov. 12 is opening its competition for states to receive $5 billion in ‘Race to the ... Read more
One middle school’s fundraising strategy: Sell grades
Selling candy didn't raise much money last year, so a Goldsboro, N.C., middle school is selling grades, reports the News & Observer.
One middle school’s fundraising strategy: Sell grades
Selling candy didn't raise much money last year, so a Goldsboro, N.C., middle school is selling grades, reports the News & Observer.
Memphis students protest new policy that limits printing allowances
University of Memphis students are protesting a change in their printing allowance, a policy that administrators say is designed to ... Read more
8-state cyber consortium gets $2.7 million grant
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $2.7 million grant to an eight-state consortium of technology centers and community colleges that is working to block cyber attacks and…
16 schools to receive library makeovers from Target
Target and The Heart of America Foundation will be unveiling 16 extreme school library transformations across the country throughout the fall.
$500,000 from the National Science Foundation to develop a data scheduler
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to Louisiana State University professor Tevfik Kosar to support his work on Stork Data Scheduler, a computing tool that…
21st century classrooms worth $45,000 awarded to five schools
Five schools across the country will receive 21st-century classrooms through CDW-G and Discovery Education's Win a Wireless Lab sweepstakes.
Refusing a grant award is sometimes the right call
Imagine this scenario: It's the Friday before a three-day holiday weekend, and a state funder calls and offers you a grant award for your project. But you must…
Training is key to schools’ digital media use
Educators need to embrace Web 2.0 technologies in schools, but they should be given adequate professional development to ensure they learn the proper ways to engage their students…
$650M in new grants target innovation
U.S. schools will have a chance this fall to compete for part of $650 million in new "innovation" funds that are intended to reward districts that have designed…
High-tech van part of Plano district’s plan for using stimulus funds
The Plano Independent School District in Texas expects to receive $13.5 million over two years from the federal stimulus package approved in February -- and a portion of…
Sacramento-area schools have big plans for federal ed-tech funds
Local school district officials have many ideas for spending their share of the $71.6 million in federal ed-tech stimulus funds that will be distributed by the state in…
ED accelerates $11.37 billion stimulus schedule
The second round of stimulus funding for Title I, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program, totaling $11.37 billion in all, will…
Wisconsin schools await settlements from Microsoft lawsuit
Three local school districts will receive a combined $1 million starting this year as a result of a legal settlement with Microsoft, and educators plan to use that…
ISTE urges tech training for future teachers
Educational technology advocates are hoping that Congress amends the fiscal 2010 budget to include funding for a grant program that focuses on improving new teachers' abilities to use…
School technology teaching receives financial boost
A new program is being introduced to improve the quality of technology teaching in the UK, according to an IT sector skills council, BCS reports.
New GI Bill brings students, challenges
With the GI Bill now covering full tuition and more, the number of veterans attending college this fall is expected to jump 30 percent from last year, to…
Pa., Maine faced with ed-tech budget woes
Two states are taking very different approaches when it comes to managing spending cuts and sustaining education technology budgets. In Pennsylvania, Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell has proposed cutting…
A technology setback for Pennsylvania schools?
Over the last three years, Pennsylvania's Classrooms for the Future program has provided $155 million to the state's public schools for laptops and interactive teaching tools. Now, as…
Colleges get $16.5M to boost graduation rates
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and MDC Inc. have announced $16.5 million in grants to 15 community colleges and five states to expand innovative remedial education programs…
Grant to help track Minnesota students’ progress
A Jackson County, Minn., ninth-grader whose geometry grade suddenly declines now might get an eMail summons from the school counselor, asking him or her to stop by for…
Ed-tech leaders brace for smaller budgets
The majority of ed-tech leaders said they expect their school technology budgets for the 2009-10 school year to decrease at least somewhat, if not substantially, despite available funding…
Editorial: Wags and Dogs
Programs such as EETT, eRate, and BTOP amount to several billions of dollars that could become available for ed-tech projects. That's not enough to bring state-of-the-art technology to…