State budget shortfalls threaten school technology programs
With state governments from Maine to California facing severe budget shortfalls, legislators and state education officials are targeting school technology programs for possible budget cuts.
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Student ‘cyber cheats’ targeted
New guidelines are being proposed to target students who cheat in exams on computers.
NSF initiates massive effort to rebuild teaching leadership in science and mathematics
The National Science Foundation has launched a $100 million initiative to regenerate leadership in teaching and research in mathematics, science and technology by establishing Centers for Learning and Teaching throughout the country. The centers will encourage the development of new faculty and new materials to boost learning in kindergarten through 12th grade as well as […]
BOCES wants February vote on building project
Officials at the Broome-Tioga BOCES, citing growing enrollments and cramped space, announced plans Thursday for a February vote on a $10.4 million building project.
Secretary Paige Releases State Reports on Teacher Preparation
U. S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige announced today that the department has released data on the quality of teacher preparation from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and outlying territories.
TANDBERG Offers Free Virtual Field Trips to K-12 Schools; Videoconferencing Transports Students to Prestigious Cultural Institutions Beyond Their Reach
TANDBERG, a global leader in videoconferencing, introduces the Connections Program, offering TANDBERG education customers virtual field trips to institutions such as theatres, museums and zoos. The program presents free interactive, educational sessions to K-12 classrooms throughout the country. In combination with TANDBERG’s leading distance education product line, the connections program supplies students with educational experiences […]
Vocation plans Future was debated, but popular technical education programs are being refreshed
Oak Creek High School technical education students — and city residents for that matter — need only look locally to see where their education will take them.
Grundy Schools Awarded Over $180,000 in New Goals 2000 Grants
“The new grant money will be used to create a new class in technology and to provide software for academic improvements in all seven schools,” says Martha Nixon, the systems grant writer.
Virtual charter would educate online
A company based in New York is proposing a virtual charter school in North Carolina for students whose parents want them taught via computer.
Microsoft’s $1 billion class-action settlement to benefit schools
Software giant Microsoft Corp. will give more than $1 billion in cash, software, training, and computer hardware to thousands of the nation’s poorest schools during the next five years, under a tentative agreement to settle more than 100 class-action lawsuits that alleged Microsoft products were overpriced.