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The Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced the award of $42.0 million in Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP) grants to public broadcasting stations across the country. The grants will be matched by more than $68 million raised by the recipients. Of the 105 grants to be awarded, most of the funds, […]
Education advocates are applauding the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for what they view as a victory for distance education. The federal agency has released a decision that will allow future wireless devices to use more space on the airwaves but won’t take away segments used by schools to do so.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., introduced legislation today that would give more students in rural areas access to higher education by expanding Internet-based distance education programs. “The Internet is a valuable tool that can be used to improve learning opportunities. Further increasing the flexibility of distance education programs through the Internet would […]
During the first year of Pennsylvania State University’s new academic integrity policy, three students had their transcripts marked with an XF grade.
Though he smiles often, Attorney General John Ashcroft comes across as a stern man. When he speaks, it’s in a slow and menacing fashion, and every now and then he flashes a Dirty-Harry grin which says you’d be wise not to cross him.
South African distance education took a major step forward last month when Technikon SA (TSA) opened offices in Gaborone, Botswana, as part of its provincial operations.
An amount of Rs. 8712 crore has been projected by the Ministry of Human Resource Development for higher education during the 10th Plan. This was revealed by the Secretary, Department of Secondary and Higher Education, Shri M.K. Kaw, at a meeting of State Secretaries of Higher Education here today.
While the number of women going online is increasing in the Asia-Pacific region, efforts are still needed to promote greater Internet awareness, especially among housewives and the older generation, a panel of women technologists at a worldwide forum said.
Teens and Technology Consortium and the Digital Divide Network Present The Teens and Technology Transatlantic Roundtable Hosted by the Benton Foundation
A special congressional commission examining terrorism is concerned that future attacks against the U.S. might occur in conjunction with a cyberattack that would maximize the destructive effects of physical weapons such as bomb or chemical assaults.