Student held over online mugging
Players were attacked in the game, Lineage II, and their items were then sold for cash on auction sites.Read the Full Story
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State: Online testing helped raise scores
Oregon students of all ages showed across-the-board improvements on state tests in core subjects during the 2004-2005 academic year, according to figures released last week. State officials attribute the gains in part to the use of a home-grown, web-based testing service …Read the Full Story
Digital divide: Is the internet polarising rich and poor in our cities?
Sutton, Surrey. An affluent town on the outskirts of London. You’ve probably already got an image of the place in mind before you’ve seen the pictures. Read the Full Story
Blackboard Appoints New Senior Marketing Executives
Experienced Executives to Focus Company on International Expansion and Education Market StrategyRead the Full Story
Changes in Technologies and Student Learning Drive College Textbook Prices, Concludes GAO Study
Washington, DC, August 16, 2005: The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today endorsed the conclusions of a GAO study on college textbooks that note textbook prices have been largely driven by publishers’ investments in additional instructional materials and new technologies. Those investments were made in response to faculty needs and to enhance student success. AAP […]
Download Report: The Council of Chief State School Officers announces the publication of its biennial report, Key State Education Policies on PK-12 Education.
The primary purpose of the report is to inform policymakers and educators about the current status and trends in policies across the 50 states that define elementary and secondary education. The report provides a 50-state analysis and highlights trends for state policies that define teaching and learning across the United States.Read the Full Story
Felony charges for computer-abusing kids
Does the punishment fit the “crime”? That’s what community members in Kutztown, Pa., are asking after a group of high schoolers now known as the “Kutztown 13” were charged with felonies for bypassing security with school-issued laptops, downloading forbidden internet content, and using monitoring software to spy on district administrators.Read the Full Story
What university is going to cost
If you are a student or the parent of a student starting university next month, are you congratulating yourself on just escaping the new variable fees that come in from next year in England?Read the Full Story
Distributed Learning Meets Intellectual Property Policy: Who Owns What?
The rise of eLearning and technology in higher education—including distance education, digital repositories, and electronic courseware products—has changed the way faculty and institutions regard ownership and control of these materials. A new market exists for products that previously had little or no commercial value, especially as institutions become more adept and profitable at delivering and […]
Board, teachers clash over online degrees
Two teachers who reportedly earned doctorates online from a Mississippi school do not deserve the pay raises that come with them because the university that awarded them is not accredited, officials with their suburban Detroit school district say.Read the Full Story
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