Teacher colleges must begin preparing tech savvy teachers
Technology is transforming the teacher’s role today as radically as did the invention of Gutenberg’s printing press more than 500 years ago. But teacher colleges have yet to update their…
Washington state to link all learning
A $54.5 million initiative is under way to bring internet, intranet, satellite, and videoconferencing capabilities to every school, university, and library in Washington State by the year 2000. Governor Gary…
School eRate funding under attack
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee and an outspoken critic of the eRate, introduced a bill on Feb. 10 that would tie eRate discounts to internet…
The five biggest fables about school fund raising
Grantsmanship is a tricky business for anyone. The competition can be fierce, the rejection letters even fiercer. It’s especially hard for the untrained person, who oftentimes is thrown a Request…
Feds demand better privacy safeguards on the internet — or else
In the wake of reports that some internet sites collect personal information on children without their parents’ permission, President Clinton’s top internet adviser, Ira Magaziner, called on technology industry leaders…
ASD school web sites face probe
The American School Directory (ASD) is under fire. The internet-based marketing operation sells magazine subscriptions on some 106,000 home pages bearing the names of every private and public school in…
Grant Awards
$50,000 from Assisi Foundation For a student computer laboratory with software geared toward math and science applications, $50,000 to St. Agnes Academy and St. Dominic School in Memphis. (901) 684-1564…
Mississippi district buys a laptop for every kid and teacher
Every student and teacher at Hancock High School in Mississippi will be issued a laptop computer next fall, courtesy of the district. The Hancock County School District will spend about…
Spending for school technology to top $5.2 billion
Experts have been predicting that K-12 schools will spend more than $5.2 billion on technology during the current school year. Now, we have a pretty good idea of where all…
eSN Special Report: Built For Speed
It was true when you were growing up, and it will be true in the new era of the eSchool: If you want your schools to get ahead, you’re going…