States Struggle to Regulate Online Colleges That Lack Accreditation
STATE REGULATORS ARE STRUGGLING to clamp down on unaccredited “diploma mills,” institutions that offer degrees and certificates for online instruction, mostly via the Web.
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Big Media v. Freelancers: The Justices at the Digital Divide
For scholars, the electronic archives of contemporary journalism are a mother lode of history. For publishers and database owners, they are valuable intellectual property. But for a group of angry freelance writers, these archives are a legally dubious bazaar where their wares are peddled without their consent.
OPM Focuses Attention on Promoting Telecommuting
Washington, D.C. — “Telecommuting works” was the news today at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). At an OPM-sponsored seminar on telecommuting held today, Acting Director Steve Cohen told attendees that “Telecommuting provides a win-win solution for the government, managers and employees and the Federal government must lead the way and be a model […]
FCC Takes Steps to Reallocate and Adopt Service Rules for Television Channels 52-59
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) began the process today of reallocating television Channels 52-59 (the 698-746 MHz spectrum band) for new commercial wireless and broadcast services. The Commission also proposed rules for the licensing, operating, and competitive bidding of wireless and other licenses in this 48 MHz of spectrum. The FCC is […]
Law requiring Web filters at schools, libraries faces challenges
WASHINGTON (March 16, 2001 1:40 p.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) – A new law requiring public schools and libraries to use “filtering” software to block access to pornography on the Web is poised to enter the court system.
Closing The Digital Divide One Step At A Time
NEW YORK, March 16 — In the hours before the computer arrived, Julissa Barbadillo, age 10, had many questions. When you type an e-mail, do you have to make spaces? How do you make that round symbol? Whats a buddy list?
Chairman Tauzin Issues Statement on Digital Television
Hearing to Explore Why Transition to DTV is off Track — How to Put it Back on Track
Citibank FamilyTech: Decreasing the Digital Divide
Citibank FamilyTech is designed to address school reform and technological advancement among low-income public school students and their families.
Lowell E. Adkins and Thomas Bell Named to New Management Positions at Blackboard Inc.
PHOENIX, Arizona — Today, Blackboard Inc., the leading e-Education infrastructure company, announced that Lowell E. Adkins and Thomas Bell have accepted new management positions within the company’s Commerce & Access Solutions line of business. The addition of these executives brings more than 45 years of campus auxiliary services expertise to Blackboard. “We couldn’t be happier […]
Mentergy Announces Appointment of New Senior VP of Strategic Development – Bill Byron Concevitch
ATLANTA, Georgia — The U.S. subsidiary of Gilat Communications, Ltd. (NASDAQ:GICOF), Mentergy, Inc., a leading North American provider of enterprise e-Learning solutions, today announced that Bill Byron Concevitch has been named Senior Vice President of Strategic Development. Mr. Concevitch, who has extensive experience in the training and e-Learning industry, will lead Mentergy’s strategic partnering efforts […]