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Calls to Burn the Broadcast Flag

At issue are regulations (Word document) the FCC issued in November 2003 that stipulate that, starting in July 2005, all digital video-recording devices — including digital VCRs and digital tuners — recognize a “broadcast flag” encoded in the digital television stream. Read the Full Story

CHARTER SCHOOL WOES: Three more schools put on notice

The Clark County Team Academy, the Odyssey Charter School and Keystone Academy in Sandy Valley have been put on notice by the Clark County School District to correct their shortcomings within 90 days or risk closure. The district is the local oversight authority for charter schools, which operate as independent public schools. Read the Full […]

European e-Government to get €37.5M from EU eTEN programme

These projects cover, for example, eGovernment services, such as e-procurement and the provision of on-line services for citizens or eHealth services that make use of electronic health records and smart cards within healthcare systems. Read the Full Story

Report: Unused eRate funding spiked in 2002

The federal agency administering the eRate disputes the report on grounds that the data are not all in yet. Read the Full Story

Texas College Asking For $21 Million In Federal Funding

College President Dr. Billy Hawkins visited Washington, D.C., to request federal grant and direct appropriations. Read the Full Story

Caribbean Association for Distance and Open Learning Established

CARADOL is the realization of recommendations made independently by both the Caribbean Association of Chief Education Officers and participants at a September 1999 regional conference held in Guyana entitled Promoting Quality, Pragmatism and Partnership in Distance Education Delivery, and further developed in the July 2000 conference on Distance Education in Small States held in Jamaica. […]

The Consortium for School Networking Presents its Annual Awards; Honorees Reflect Progress in Technology and Education Integration

The awards were presented during CoSN’s 9th Annual K-12 School Networking Conference. Read the Full Story

New program helps educators lobby for ed tech

The newly created Ed Tech Action Network expands upon the annual Washington Advocacy Day organized by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN). Read the Full Story

Gov. Granholm’s Economics, Labor Czar Joins MVU Board

Hollister, director of Michigan’s Department of Labor & Economic Growth, is responsible for workforce development, economic development, job creation, innovation, entrepreneurship and urban revitalization programs. His super department has more than 4,000 state employees and a budget of $1.1 billion. Read the Full Story

Preserving Academic Independence Through Cost-Saving Collaboration

Independence can also be expensive when it comes to the technology tools that put teaching and learning online. Read the Full Story