Science teachers: half want to quit
AUSTRALIA’S science teachers are so fed up with the subject half of them want to quit teaching, a new report has found.
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Regional schools get money for distance learning labs
Oshkosh and at least five other regional school districts got more than $20,000 each to upgrade distance learning classrooms. Public school districts of Menasha, Neenah, Oshkosh, Omro, Winneconne and Weyauwega-Fremont all got $20,957 each to make improvements to a joint distance learning network.
The New York Times Company Foundation Launches Campus Weblines, a National Initiative to Help High Schools Publish Online Newspapers
NEW YORK — The New York Times Company Foundation, in cooperation with New York Times Digital, announced today the launch of Campus Weblines, a national initiative that gives high school students and faculty advisers across the country the information and tools they need to publish school newspapers online. The full text of Campus Weblines is […]
Ohio SchoolNet Increases Media Conferencing Classrooms With 250+ Additional VTEL Galaxy Systems
AUSTIN, Texas, Mar 20, 2001 — The State of Ohio’s Interactive Video Distance Learning (IVDL) Program has been so successful that Ohio SchoolNet is increasing the size of its program by funding at least an additional 250 Galaxy™ videoconferencing systems and associated network equipment valued to VTEL at approximately $7 million, announced VTEL(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:VTEL), […]
Classroom Connect Chosen to Provide 34 Detroit-Area School Districts With Full Line of Online Education Programs
BRISBANE, Calif. — At last week’s annual conference of the Michigan Association for Computer-related Technology Users for Learning, Classroom Connect, Inc. announced that Wayne RESA (The Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency) will facilitate the purchase of 5,000 subscriptions of the company’s suite of educational programs for the 34 local school districts in Wayne County. […]
WebED Contracts to Provide Online Staff Development for K-12 Educators in Kentucky
HAMPTON, N.H. — WebED, Inc. (www.WebED.com), one of the nation’s leading providers of Internet-based professional development training for educators, today announced the recent signing of a contract to sell its courses to K-12 educators in the state of Kentucky. The Kentucky Association of Educational Cooperatives, which includes nine educational service agencies, will re-sell the WebED […]
Schools Get an Online Wish List
Craigslist, the San Francisco Bay Area’s popular community website, sets up a service to help schools and nonprofit organizations get supplies.
School’s in for computer whizzes under $50m plan
A new high school for students gifted in computer technology will be established at Redfern as part of a four-year, $50 million State Government plan to tackle an expected boom in IT and communications jobs.
Schools Urged To Be Wary
Laws should be strengthened to protect children from attending schools built on or near chemically polluted sites, and districts should follow stricter environmental guidelines when selecting the future location of school buildings, a report by a national advocacy campaign urges.
AT&T Broadband Emerging Technology Awards for Educators
Attention teachers: If you have an idea for an innovative project that uses cable-television programming or the Internet in your classroom, we want to know about it. The prizes for this years competition include cash grants and digital video cameras. Apply by May 31, 2001.