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Washington, D.C. — Hoping to encourage more people to work at home at least one day a week via computer, fax machine and telephone, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) today introduced legislation providing a $500 tax credit to either individuals who telework or to their employers. Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) has introduced companion legislation in the […]
AUSTIN, Texas — VTEL(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:VTEL), a worldwide leader in visual communications solutions, products and services for enterprise networks, announced that Ken Kalinoski, 39, has been appointed vice president of development, chief technology officer and an officer of the Company, and Vic Ellisor, 54, has been named senior director, networking. Kalinoski leads the development work […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — “Education! Education! Education! Education is the key to success,” Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony Principi exclaimed. “Young men and women leaving the military who go to school and get that education will succeed in this information age,” he said during a recent interview at VA’s Washington headquarters. “The greatest social program in […]
Washington, D.C.- Testifying today before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Wyoming Governor Jim Geringer declared that states have the responsibility and authority to implement new approaches to tax and revenue solutions in the age of the New Economy. Geringer, who testified on behalf of his fellow governors, the National Governors Association (NGA), […]
The consumer advocate says government should police cyberspace now. Misdeeds and fraud “must be made unconscionable by practice”
SANTA ANA, Calif. — In order to offer readers more of the e-learning insights and solutions it has become known for, e-learning magazine and elearningmag.com announce the addition of a seasoned publishing professional, Gene Smarte, as editor-in-chief. With the addition of an editor-in-chief, e-learning magazine and Advanstar Communications affirms its commitment to e-learning. “I am […]
AT A SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE HEARING on Tuesday, education officials praised a bill that would ease the use of copyrighted materials in online instruction, saying it would put distance courses on the same legal footing as traditional instruction.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Legislation authored by Senator Susan Collins to give rural schools more flexibility in their use of federal education dollars has been unanimously accepted by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee. Included in the education legislation that will now go before the full Senate is $150 million to fund Senator […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A panel of educators said Tuesday that a proposed modification to copyright law would make it easier to include snippets of songs and movies in materials for students who take classes over television or the Internet.
The Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) is a statewide effort designed to facilitate the transfer of courses among the colleges and universities in Illinois. Faculty panels representing all sectors of higher education in Illinois establish the essential criteria needed for freshman and sophomore level courses to be acceptable for transfer by the 130 participating colleges and […]