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The American Library Association and other groups are challenging the Children’s Internet Protection Act, or CIPA, a law that threatens public schools and libraries with the loss of federal technology funding if they fail to install filtering software. Read the Full Article
A 12-count federal indictment handed down Feb. 25 accuses four former Qwest executives of devising a scheme to create more than $33 million in false revenue by wrongly reporting a purchase order fr advertisement om Arizona’s School Facilities Board and then covering it up.Read the Full Article
But officials at the council argue that their proposal is the better option for expanding access to online education while maintaining protections against possible fraud and abuse. Read the Full Article
Instead, analysts say, the FCC’s Feb. 20 decisions reveal discord within the agency itself and spell even more uncertainty for schools and other consumers.Read the Full Article
Last Thursday, a sharply divided FCC ruled the Bells will no longer have to share their high-speed fiber lines with broadband competitors but also decided the Bells would have to continue to share their local voice copper lines.Read the Full Article
Thousands of alternative schools already serve as academies of last resort for children who are on the verge of dropping out. Read the Full Article Additional Links:Gates Foundation Press Release
In their 2003 budget proposals, Calif. Gov. Gray Davis, a Democrat, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican, outlined plans to scale back or restructure funding for statewide educati advertisement on technology initiatives – programs educators say brought millions of dollars worth of computer equipment and infrastructure upgrades into California and Texas schools in recent […]
The legislatur advertisement e’s version of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education spending bill asks Bush to approve nearly $2.8 billion more for education spending than was allotted for in his 2003 budget request, bringing the total funding for education to $53.1 billion. Read the Full Article
Purdue’s Veterinary Technology distance-learning program received American Veterinary Medical Association accreditation last fall. The program makes a veterinary technology education more accessible, said Robert (Pete) Bill, program director and associate professor of veterinary pharmacology. Read the Full Article
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