Former student shot at Detroit high school
A former student, who sneaked past security, was shot on the second floor of a Detroit high school as hundreds of current students and teachers were ending classes for the day.
Arizona State University supports aggressive growth plan with rapid ERP implementation
As the saying goes, it’s quality, not quantity, that counts. Arizona State University (ASU), however, is out to prove that it can successively deliver both through its “New American University” initiative. Already the fourth largest U.S. university and one of the largest research institutions in the country, ASU is in the early stages of an aggressive 10-year plan to grow in scope and size, while simultaneously raising academic quality.
Robotics students match wits, kits
Student-built robots whizzed, whirred and clattered around a make-believe lunar surface with the nimbleness of R2-D2 yesterday at Madison High School. The high school engineering event, which drew schools from across the county, was a scrimmage for the San Diego Regional FIRST Robotics Competition next month at the Sports Arena, reports SignOnSanDiego.com.
Bankruptcies throw state’s school laptop program into disarray
It was just four months ago that the Custer School District anxiously awaited a late shipment of Gateway laptop computers. Now, the school is trying to give them back. Custer is one of 56 districts statewide taking part in the state’s Classroom Connections program under Gov. Mike Rounds’ 2010 Education Initiative, according to the Rapid City Journal in South Dakota.
Education snags $105.9B in stimulus package
The final $787 billion stimulus bill that President Obama is expected to sign today contains $105.9 billion for education, including $650 million for the federal Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program.
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Stimulus to kick start cash-strapped higher ed
Higher education officials are awaiting an injection of $32 billion in federal money after Congress passed the economic stimulus bill last week, aiming to jumpstart a slumbering economy in part by making college more affordable and funding campus projects that have run out of state funds in recent months. Key words: stimulus package, texas a&m, ACUTA, education funding.
Editorial: Morning in America
Default Lines for eSchool News, print edition, March 1, 2009–After a years-long slumber, it’s time to stretch, yawn, and notice a new day dawning all around us. In the dim morning light, it appears we’ve been transported to a place not quite like anywhere we’ve visited before.
New media-education program targets parents
Common Sense Media, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that aims to improve the impact of media and entertainment on kids and families, has introduced a free media-education curriculum aimed at parents. The program–which the organization calls the first of its kind–offers resources that address parents’ questions and concerns about television, movies, the internet, gaming, and more, giving schools the tools they need to run an effective media-education program for parents and faculty. “Kids today spend more time with media than they do in school or with their parents,” said CEO and founder Jim Steyer.
Industry makes pitch that smart phones belong in the classroom
The cell phone industry has a suggestion for improving the math skills of American students, reports the New York Times: spend more time on cell phones in the classroom.
In the internet age, librarians’ job gets an update
Even as more school librarians teach increasingly important digital literacy skills, they often become the first casualties of budget crunches, reports the New York Times.