California university student fees could go even higher than expected
Hundreds of students are expected to demonstrate against the hikes Wednesday when the California State University board meets in Long Beach. Read the Full Article
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Open source on hold in Oregon
During hearings last month, industry opponents voiced major concerns over the effects such legislation would have on software development.Read the Full Article
Lawsuit could threaten open-source movement in schools
Though IBM denies the allegations, the billion-dollar lawsuit threatens to derail the open-source movement just as it has begun to catch on in schools.Read the Full Article
Highway robbery at Colombo based NGO: Millions of dollars for development projects disappear
The Norwegian government has now withdrawn all funding and is saying there is probably legal basis to demand the NGO repay tens of millions of rupees that have been diverted and remains unaccounted for. Read the Full Article
Rep. Rush Holt: Math And Science Education A National Security And Economic Priority
Washington, DC – Rep. Rush Holt delivered the keynote address today at the release of the Committee for Economic Development (CED)’s new report, Learning for the Future: Changing the Culture of Math and Science Education to Ensure a Competitive Workforce, on the importance of increasing student demand for advanced math and science education. Holt, a […]
Nanotechnology bill approved in the House
By a vote of 405-19, House members approved a three-year spending plan totaling $2.36 billion for nanotechnolgy R&D programs for the National Science Foundation, the departments of Commerce and Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency. The Defense Department is also spending millions on nanotechnology research.Read the Full Article
House Approves Allen Amendment to Promote Adult Education
Washington, D.C.—The House of Representatives voted on 5/8 to accept an amendment offered by U.S. Representative Tom Allen to H.R. 1261, The Workforce Reinvestment and Adult Education Act of 2003. The Allen amendment retains a provision in current law that ensures advocates for adult education will be represented on Workforce Investment Boards. “My amendment simply […]
Md. Regents May Raise College Tuition Again
If adopted, it would be the system’s largest one-year tuition increase in recent memory, although the effect on students would vary from campus to campus, sources said. By one early estimate, such an increase would result in full-time in-state undergraduates at the University of Maryland paying about $1,000 more in the next academic year than […]
Budget ax falls on school tech programs
California, Indiana, Oregon, Texas, and West Virginia are some of the many states where lawmakers and school officials have been forced to cut back or eliminate programs that supply new advertisement computers, internet access, and instructional resources to K-12 students. Read the Full Article
Florida Virtual School Sweeps the USDLA Awards in All Pre- K-12 Categories
Orlando, FL (4/30/03) – Florida Virtual School (FLVS) and two of its staff were recognized today by the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) for excellence in programming and teaching, and for individual accomplishment in the field of distance learning. Additionally, Julie Young, founder and executive director of FLVS, was inducted into the USDLA Hall […]