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At issue, among other things, is the fate of a $62.5 million federal program that encourages partnerships between universit advertisement ies and K-12 schools to help new teachers integrate technology into their instruction. Read the Full Article
At the nine-campus University of California, system president Richard C. Atkinson said officials are looking at borrowing up to $50 million, raising student fees by up to 30 percent and considering enrollment reductions – a highly unusual move – for the 2004-05 year. Read the Full Article
The National Education Association is recruiting states for the lawsuit to be filed later this summer. Read the Full Article
The law, which passed with strong bipartisan support, is designed to close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind. Secretary Paige’s statement follows: “The goal of No Child Left Behind is to help the children who need it most. We believe that every child counts, and are […]
The Maryland Board of Regents yesterday disclosed a package of proposed tuition increases that would raise undergraduate charges by as much as 21 percent over last fall’s rates, amid dissent and confusion over how public colleges should respond to Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.’s order for steep funding cuts.Read the Full Article
The group, the Public Library of Science, which includes scientists, doctors, researchers and their public supporters, plans to announce legislation on Thursday that would give taxpayers greater access to scientific data.Read the Full Article
June 26, 2003 – San Francisco, CA. Public Library of Science (PLoS), a non-profit organization of scientists and physicians, is launching a public campaign aimed at making the world’s scientific and medical literature a public resource. PLoS argues that the current closed system of scientific publication places the narrow interests of publishers before the public […]
Rejecting the First Amendment arguments offered by civil libertarians and the association representing the nation’s librarians, the Supreme Court yesterday ruled that the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is constitutional. Read the Full Article
The court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that the Children’s Internet Protection Act does not violate the First Amendment.Read the Full Article
This new initiative, called the Evaluating State Education Technology Program, provides funding for states to plan and conduct experimental or quasi-experimental evaluations of a state-selected educational technology initiative. Plus, it provides funding to disseminate the evaluation methods, practices, analyses, and instruments used so other states can learn from and replicate the evaluations. Read the Full […]