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Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner announced yesterday the selection of 78 grant recipients for Distance Learning and Telemedicine grants totaling $22.3 million in 31 states.Read the Full Article
Farhad Saba, professor of educational technology at San Diego State University, was elected to the advisory board of the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA).Read the Full Article
At least two federal agencies are investigating allegations that Houston’s Donna school district improperly used federal funds intended for improving technology, the district’s superintendent said.Read the Full Article
Increased online marking of exam papers could be linked to rising numbers of inaccurate grades, the National Association of Head Teachers says.Read the Full Article
As the 2008-09 e-Rate filing window approaches, administrators of the program are encouraging e-Rate coordinators from schools and libraries across the country to get the basics right. When common mistakes are avoided and the basics of an application are strong, they say, the “application generally goes right.”Read the Full Article
Lawmakers’ proposal for renewing Title II of NCLB calls for teacher training and student literacy in technology, among other measures Read the Full Article
Though legislation is unlikely this year, education groups say they haven’t given up the fight to keep network owners from prioritizing web traffic according to payment Read the Full Article
A report released Wednesday by the U.S. Education Department provides a detailed look at the characteristics of part-time college students — and most of the results won’t surprise those who work with these students. Compared to full-time students, part timers are more likely to be older, female, Hispanic, financially independent of their parents, first-generation college […]
As FCC Decides Fate of Valuable Public Airwaves, Americans Demand High-Speed Wireless Internet that Is Open, Accessible and AffordableRead the Full Article
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ordered Vancouver University Worldwide (VUW) to stop granting degrees in the province. The court had upheld a suit by the B.C. provincial government that argued that for profit distance education provider VUW was breaking the province’s Degree Authorization Act by offering degrees without authorization.Read the Full Story
