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Advocates for the E-rate, a program that subsidizes Internet connections for the country’s schools and libraries, are worried that President George W. Bush’s proposal to consolidate federal education technology programs into a single block grant could stifle its success.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Ted Strickland today sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Michael Powell regarding comments he made about the digital divide in America. Your comments…showed a lack of compassion for the needs of southern Ohio and other rural communities across the country, Strickland said in the letter. It is disheartening to […]
Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid has co-sponsored a new bill to increase funding for school libraries around the country. The Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Act is designed to ensure that students at all schools have the resources they need to develop reading, writing, research, and computer skills. “Every student in Nevada should […]
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.– Education entrepreneurs, teachers, policy-makers, and venture capitalists met last week at the New Schools Summit to discuss the nation’s most pressing education issues. Topics ranged from the convergence of the public, private and non-profit sectors, charter schools, technology in education, assessing student performance and the role of the federal government in education. […]
CALGARY, Canada – Quick Link Communications Ltd. (QLC), a leading Satellite Access Service Provider, is pleased to announce that it has completed the provision of broadband data and Internet services to Pukatawagan, a First Nations community located approximately 300 km Northwest of Thompson, Manitoba. The Band and Education officials at Pukatawagan recognized the need for […]
DENVER, Colorado — eCollege(SM) (Nasdaq: ECLG – news) today announced that it is filing Form 4s with the Securities and Exchange Commission disclosing that three members of its executive committee, Oakleigh Thorne, chairman and CEO; Charles Schneider, president and chief operating officer; and Douglas Kelsall, executive vice president and chief financial officer, purchased 66,500 shares […]
Digital content will be protected under Australian law for the first time from Sunday as changes to the Copyright Act take effect. Until now, digital information has not been specifically protected under copyright law. The new law will give content creators wider powers over the licensing of their work.
Michael Costello reports that the future for e-learning is promising. But there is a risk of creating a two-tier system of education.