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Though it failed to eliminate the divide, the program—established in 1999—did succeed in equipping nearly 1,000 high-tech computer labs in underserved areas across the country before pulling the plug. Read the Full Article
The U.S. Department of Education is issuing a final regulation in today’s Federal Register to kill a once-obscure financial-aid restriction that had become a source of repeated complaints. Distance-education providers have been calling loudly for the rule’s demise for several years, arguing that it prevented them from developing innovative online programs. Read the Full Article
U.S. Education Secretary Rod Paige hailed the major deregulation effort as an example of the Bush Administration’s commitment to improving the department’s federal student aid programs. Read the Full Article
The federal government is a primary sponsor of research conducted in the United States, expending during fiscal year 2001 $19.4 billion for research performed by federal employees and $62.2 billion for research conducted under contracts and grants. Some of this research leads to the development of technology that can be patented, licensed, and made available […]
Hutchison, former co-founder and executive vice president of Newtrend Management Corp., becomes the 12th member of the board, which oversees operations for Collegis, the leading provider of comprehensive technology and business services to higher education. A Certified Public Accountant and graduate of the University of Illinois, Hutchison brings more than 40 years of financial management […]
The provisions of the Technology Education and Copyright Harmonization Act, called TEACH, would amend the Copyright Act of 1976. The House tacked the measure on to the Justice Department reauthorization bill before passing that appropriations bill in September. The Senate, which passed TEACH as a separate bill in 2001, adopted the Justice Department bill along […]
After receiving complaints about the random nature of education at some distance learning schools, the association is to investigate conditions at about 800 such educational institutions from the 2003 academic year. Read the Full Article
I. Introduction Good afternoon. I want to thank Professor Phil Weiser and the Silicon Flatirons Telecommunications Program for inviting me to Boulder. I can think of no better place than the foothills of the Rockies to talk about — what else — the broad new vistas and open spaces in spectrum policy presented by technological […]
LEXINGTON, Mass. (October 30, 2002) – Centra (NASDAQ: CTRA), the leading provider of software and services for real-time communication and collaboration, today announced the appointment of David Anderson to its executive management team as Vice President of Sales and Service Operations for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In his new role, Anderson will […]
CALENDAR November 18: Beginning on this date, the initial round of comments in the Copyright Office triennial rulemaking proceeding on exemptions from the prohibition on circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works may be filed electronically through the Copyright Office website. Comments will be limited to those proposing specific classes of works […]