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Washington, D.C. – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today adopted new broadcast ownership rules that are enforceable, based on empirical evidence and reflective of the current media marketplace. Today’s action represents the most comprehensive review of media ownership regulation in the agency’s history, spanning 20 months and encompassing a public record of more than 520,000 […]
The forum, called “Exploring Virtual Schools,” was the first in a series of events to be hosted by ED’s newly created Offic of Innovation and Improvement, which oversees 25 discretionary grant programs and aims to help school administrators identify innovative strategies and overcome barriers to accomplishing the goals of the No Child Left Behind Act […]
K-12 and higher-education administrators, educators, parents, and students—as well as business and industry professionals—are encouraged to participate in the online dialogue, which invites commen advertisement ts about how technology best can be used to improve teaching and learning throughout the 21st century, ED said May 27. Read the Full Article
Though education lobbyists say the latest federal aid is “nothing to scoff at,” they note it doesn’t come close to filling an estimated $75 billion in state budget shortfalls projected for the 20 advertisement 04 fiscal year.Read the Full Article
The department is actively seeking advice from a variety of constituencies in education, especially students, parents, K-12 educators, colleges and university leaders, and business and industry. Individuals and organizations are being asked to identify and communicate to the Department of Education their top issues, priorities, concerns, and barriers that need to be addressed for technology […]
Proponents of virtual schools—in which students receive instruction entirely online—contend the programs open new doors for students, but skeptics say they siphon tax dollars away from public schools and into the hands of for-profit companies. Read the Full Article
The program will benefit remote area students in the NorthernTerritory and in NSW.Read the Full Article
In response to specific questions posed by Congress, and drawing on public comments submitted and testimony from a public hearing held at the USPTO on February 4, 2003, USPTO identified over 100 commercial firms that have developed, are proposing to develop, or offering such technological protection systems. The report contains information on selected products that […]
May 17, 2003. Peer-to-peer digital file-sharing programs, which allow users to copy files from computer to computer across networks, were recently the subject of lawsuits brought by the Recording Industries Association of America (RIAA) against four non-Dartmouth undergraduates.Read the Full Article
Like several bills already proposed or being drafted, the software giant wants increased penalties for the fraudulent practices of many spammers who peddle diet fads, get-rich-quick schemes and pornography.Read the Full Article