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In a time not so long ago, online degrees were questionable, frowned upon, even considered worthless. Could someone really sit at home, stare at a screen, and learn as much as someone sitting in a classroom?Read the Full Story
Diploma mill operators often manage to stay one step ahead of the law, changing their location or how they operate whenever state or other authorities zero in for a crackdown. And the laws and other tools available to regulators, higher education officials, students and others to stop degree mill operators are few and flimsy. So […]
– Company Expects to Close Transaction in March or April –Read the Full Story
The Copyright Office has completed its study of problems related to “orphan worksâ€â€”copyrighted works whose owners may be impossible to identify and locate. As requested by Senator Orrin Hatch and Senator Patrick Leahy, the Office submitted its Report on Orphan Works to the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 31, 2006. Download Full Report with AppendicesRead […]
New York State has put a moratorium on the establishment of new programs by for-profit colleges while officials examine perceived abuses and the state’s existing policies to combat them. The step is the latest in a string of actions suggesting that states and other regulators are ratcheting up their scrutiny of, and turning up the […]
HARRISBURG — As one representative put it, “school choice” is a misnomer — it should be called “school pay.”Read the Full Story
Intel Corp. is organizing a massive disaster recovery effort in the Gulf Coast areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, with the goal of helping schools rebuild their technology infrastructures and “renew their learning environments for the 21st century.” Cisco Systems and BellSouth Corp. also are among the technology providers with school restoration programs under […]
New subcommittee report details the waste, fraud, and abuse of the E-Rate program over a 21/2-year investigation.Read the Full Story
Distance Education Council today warned students against seeking admission in distance education courses offered by universities without approval.
Virtual private network (VPN) components and voice-mail equipment are among the products and services now eligible for support under the eRate, the $2.25 billion-a-year federal program that provides discounts of up to 90 percent of the cost of telecommunications services, internet access, and internal connections to eligible schools and libraries. Schools and libraries can start […]
