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CENTER: YOUR CAREER HAS SPANNED STATE GOVERNMENT AND NOW FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AS YOU ASCENDED TO DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, WHAT HELPED TRANSFORM YOU INTO THE PERSON WHO IS RIGHT FOR THIS POSITION?Patrick:After graduate school, I was looking for a way to use my background in policy to focus on leadership in technology. […]
The report demonstrates how designing with access in mind can significantly increase the size of targeted markets for E&IT.Read the Full Story
The school assembly, called “Staying Safe in the Cyber World,” marked the first in a series of similar events across the country to be presented by Erik Smith, director of incident management at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s National Cyber Security Division; Steve Godwin, youth empowerment manager for i-SAFE America Inc.; and Mary Radnofsky, […]
Elected President of the Association was Dr. Deborah Harrison of Austin, Texas. Dr. Harrison is Global Marketing Manager of Education and Corporate Training at Tandberg, LLC with its national headquarters in Reston, Virginia.Read the Full Story
This law provides federal funding to state programs that aid people with disabilities and provides access to technology and services that assist in gaining full employment. SHRM worked diligently with Congress and the White House to bring this law to fruition.Read the Full Story
“Allowing cable and telephone companies to squeeze out competition is a double-barreled failure,†said Mark Cooper, director of research for the Consumer Federation of America. Read the Full Story
Elected President of the Association was Dr. Deborah Harrison of Austin, Texas. Dr. Harrison is Global Marketing Manager of Education and Corporate Training at Tandberg, LLC with its national headquarters in Reston, Virginia.Read the Full Story
Washington, D.C. – The “No Child Left Behind” Act’s goals of strong academic progress for all children and closing the achievement gap are laudable. But Congress must make substantial changes in the law to meet those goals, more than 20 national education, civil rights, disability, children’s and citizens’ groups said in a joint statement today. […]
Private universities and community colleges also increased tuition, by 6 percent and 9 percent, in a year when inflation has been about 2.5 percent. The tuition increases at private and community colleges were also among the steepest in a decade.Read the Full Story
“We are pleased that the College Board report, Trends in College Pricing 2004, found that the average student at a four-year public institution is actually paying less for college than a decade ago. President Bush maintains his steadfast commitment to help working families have access to grants, low-cost student loans and education tax benefits to […]