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How much do you know about web filtering?

February 20, 2018 by Ellen Ullman

eSchool News sat down with Brian Thomas, president & chief executive officer of Lightspeed Systems, which builds software that helps schools keep their devices safe and is used by more than…

School web filtering needs extreme makeover

August 2, 2013 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

During a recent symposium on the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), experts agreed that though the law backed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has good intentions, school…

Survey: School web filtering can impede learning

November 28, 2012November 27, 2012 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

More and more students are bringing personal mobile devices to school, but a new survey from the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) finds that content filtering often…

Top educational technology news: May 2012

May 9, 2012May 3, 2012 by From staff reports

In the May 2012 issue of eSchool News, we report on several significant ed-tech developments, including a speech by education historian Diane Ravitch about the promises—and perils—of school…

A simple fix for internet censorship in schools

March 29, 2010March 26, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

Schools and libraries are hurting students by setting up heavy-handed web filtering policies that block access to potentially educational sites, writes Computerworld blogger Mitch Wagner.

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