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The Internet2 headquarters will be housed in the Michigan Information Technology Center, a new $10-million state facility that is expected to be completed by the end of 2003. Read the Full Article
The Education Technology Master Plan sets goals and benchmarks for state and local policymakers and educators to attain higher levels of education technology integration by the year 2007. Achieving higher levels of education technology integration will support the primary goal of all stakeholders, which is to improve teaching, learning, and administration statewide. Read the Report
The new centers – established at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Washington, D.C., Washington University in St. Louis and at the universities of Wisconsin, Washington and Georgia – will receive an estimated $10 million each over the next five years. Individual efforts continue in the K-12 component of the program, […]
The reprieve will temporarily spare small webcasters from having to pay per-performance royalties on songs played over the web. Read the Full Article
But others haven’t paid because they are having trouble figuring out how much they owe. Read the Full Article
SoundExchange, which collects royalties for musicians, songwriters and the corporations that own many music copyrights, said late Friday that it would ask for webcasters to make $500 minimum payments after the Senate adjourned without voting on a bill that would reduce the royalty payments smaller webcasters owe back to 1998. Read the Full Article
Despite this provision, educational technology advocates say they are mostly pleased with the legislation, because it also ensures that technology will continue to play a prominent role in the government’s research efforts. Read the Full Article
The broadcaster is currently facing a judicial review action begun by industry players over its plans to use £170m of licence-fee money to offer interactive learning services to schools, a move which private e-learning firms claim could put them out of business. Read the Full Article
The decision will rid the state, once known as a haven for diploma mills, of poor-quality higher-education institutions, officials said. Read the Full Article
University of Mississippi officials say they will request the state College Board revoke degrees awarded to three undergraduate students found to have received academic credit and grades for work they didn’t do. Read the Full Article