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VIDEO: This month, Congress begins requiring all schools and libraries that receive federal funding for computers to install Internet filtering software.
Washington, D.C. – Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today made the following statement in response to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) court challenge to the Children’s Internet Protection Act: “The Children’s Internet Protection Law, which passed the Senate 95-3 and has consistently enjoyed enormous bipartisan support, […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Telecommunication and the Internet Subcommittee passed H.R. 718, the Unsolicited Electronic E-Mail Act, to end the problem of unsolicited commercial e-mail. Congressman Gene Green (D-TX) and Congresswoman Heather Wilson (R-NM) introduced this legislation to give both consumers and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) greater control over the flood of unwanted e-mail […]
WASHINGTON — It was reunion time Tuesday on Capitol Hill, as conservatives rallied to decry Internet “bestiality,” a jab at overly permissive liberals, and remind everyone that library filtering is not only a good idea but also a very good law.
Brisbane, Calif. — Joan Fenwick, national director of the AT&T Learning Network, AT&Ts award-winning commitment to improving teaching and learning through the effective use of technology, was appointed today to the Board of Directors of Classroom Connect, Inc., a leading provider of Internet-based curriculum and professional development for K-12 education. Fenwick will use the distinctive […]
Brisbane, Calif. — Dr. Linda Roberts, former director of the Office of Educational Technology for the federal Department of Education, was appointed today to the Board of Directors of Classroom Connect, Inc., a leading provider of Internet-based curriculum and professional development for K-12 education. Roberts will use the unique expertise she gained as the point […]
WHAT SHOULD STATES DO about unaccredited colleges that operate within their borders or online? Do current regulations do enough to protect students from enrolling at institutions that may not provide them with a real education? Join a live discussion today at 12:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern time, with Alan L. Contreras, the administrator of the Office […]
President Bush has proposed in his education manifesto, “No Child Left Behind,” to consolidate existing educational technology programs, reduce paperwork and direct more funding to the classroom. Sounds good, right? But what’s the rest of the story — what’s the bottom line?
This roundtable marked the formal launch of NGA’s first-ever major initiative on higher education, Influencing the Future of Higher Education. The four-year initiative, co-chaired by Governors Patton and Ridge, seeks to elevate national and state dialogue on postsecondary education and to equip governors and their advisors with the ability to diagnose problems, conceptualize issues, identify […]
Microsoft Corp. has outlined a Web services strategy to shift its software business from the desktop to the Internet, drawing new concerns among government officials and rivals that the software giant is again testing antitrust laws.