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The Princeton Review Adds Test Preparation for the ACT to Its Online Courses

For the more than one million over- scheduled and stressed-out high school students who will take the ACT in 2001, The Princeton Review has good news. A leading provider of test preparation and college admissions services, The Princeton Review is bringing the coolest, most engaging test preparation classes right to the students with the launch […]

Bush Supports Tech in Education

Educational technology proponents said they are optimistic about President Bush’s education plan, submitted to Congress on Tuesday.

Powell takes over at FCC

Agency likely to favor market forces at pivotal time for telecom

ICANN names former CIO to be new top executive

The organization that manages the Internet domain name system today announced that former University of California CIO M. Stuart Lynn will take over as its president and CEO in March.

E-Books: Read ‘Em And Weep

Read any good e-books lately? The newest models pack a library into your pocket, and their story is getting better, but our reviewer finds it easy to put them down.

On-line educational opportunity for IT

Developing skilled IT leaders with in-depth theoretical knowledge and practical hands-on skills is the motive behind the launch of Canada’s first online Master of Science in Information Systems by Athabasca University, Canada’s largest and most experienced provider of online and distance education. The University’s new Master of Science in Information Systems (MSc IS) meets escalating […]

University of Hawai’i Introduces Plan For Teacher Education on the Neighbor Islands

HONOLULU- In his speech to the joint House and Senate education committees today, University of Hawai’i President Kenneth P. Mortimer unveiled a plan to implement teacher education programs on the neighbor islands in an effort to address the statewide teacher shortage.

A Professor Prefers Online Self-Publishing to Scholarly Journals and Books

ONE PROFESSOR who publishes his scholarly research online says such an approach offers more and quicker feedback from other scholars than does traditional scholarly publishing.

4 Universities Create an Alliance Against Onslaught of Technology Vendors

HOPING TO PRESENT A UNITED FRONT against the onslaught of technology companies touting distance-education products and partnerships, four state universities have formed an alliance to share information and make joint technology purchases for distance education.

Harvard draws the line at Internet teaching

If the Internet pipeline grows fast enough, maybe community-college Professor Douglas Rowlett will use it to vault into the stratosphere of faculty stardom alongside Harvard Law School Professor Arthur Miller.