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College Business Course Instructors and Students Offered Direct Access to Standard & Poor’s Financial Data Through McGraw-Hill Education

Two divisions of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) have announced their collaboration to bring instructors and students of business courses fundamental financial data on the most often researched companies in the United States.

WebED Contracts to Provide Online Staff Development for K-12 Educators in North Carolina

HAMPTON, N.H., Jan 29, 2001 — 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 for K-12 educators to the Southeast Education Alliance, an educational service alliance in North Carolina. The Alliance has purchased the […]

High School Students to Plan Community on Mars

While living at Johnson Space Center the weekend of Feb. 2-4, Houston area high school students will use their imagination and knowledge to design complete details of a human settlement on Mars in the year 2045. About 140 students from Houston and Southeast Texas will participate in the Third Annual JSC Mars Settlement Design Competition, […]

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Educations Board of Governors approved nine new degree programs

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Educations Board of Governors has approved nine new degree programs designed to respond to the Commonwealths changing workforce needs. The programs cover a range of areas, including education, business administration, computer engineering and the emerging field of nanotechnology, with two programs to be offered at a disance. The new […]

Bismarck schools rate high in technology

The technology network available to the Bismarck Public School system is top of the line. It doesn’t get much better than the system that runs at gigabyte speed.

booktech.com Broadens National Presence Through Service Agreements With Mid- And South-Atlantic College Bookstores

booktech.com, a first mover in digital and on-demand publishing for education and training, announced today that the Company has secured a series of service agreements with 14 college bookstores throughout the Mid- and South-Atlantic states, focusing on North Carolina and Virginia. The service agreements establish booktech.com as the vendor of customized textbooks and other materials […]

Reid Urges Passage of Internet Access Bill to Close Digital Divide in Hispanic Community

Washington – U.S. Senator Harry Reid announced today that he is renewing an effort to pass the Broadband Internet Access Act of 2001, legislation to increase access to broadband Internet services in the Latino community.

Electronic Applications to British Universities More Than Double

The number of students applying online to British universities more than doubled this year, according to the central clearinghouse that handles all university applications in Britain.

HP to lay off up to 1,770 staff by May

Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) will shed up to 2 percent of its worldwide marketing staff as a result of continuing restructuring efforts, the company said Monday.

Wired Teens

They live with us, eat with us, and even give us an occasional glimpse into their world. But what really makes this first completely wired generation tick? We [Family PC] surveyed more than 500 teens to find out.