Rural Utilities Service Announces New Broadband Funding Opportunity
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) announces a new loan program to finance the construction and installation of broadband telecommunications services in rural America.
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Ball State seeking public feedback on strategic plan draft
MUNCIE, Ind. – Ball State University officials are seeking public input on a new five-year strategic plan now in its draft stage.
Gates pays for low-income students
Microsoft founder, Bill Gates is putting more cash into education, this time with a scholarship programme for low income students in the state of Washington in the US.
Rhode Island I computer ownership doubles since 94 but trails New England, U.S.
Researchers at Brown University used census data to study patterns of computer and Internet usage. Among the conclusions: Rhode Island lags behind New England and the nation in computer usage. The study also showed wide variations in computer ownership by income, education, sex, age and race.
Waning era of ‘now hiring’
Mounting layoffs lead to a shift in attitude on the shop floors of America.
eCollege (sm) to Power Two Schools Participating in the U.S. Army’s Unprecedented eLearning Initiative
North Carolina A&T State University and Northwest Missouri State University, using the eCollege (Nasdaq: ECLG) teaching platform, were selected as part of the winning team of institutions participating in the Army University Access Online (AUAO) initiative.
Microsoft’s Year-long Washington2Washington Program Facilitates Teamwork Among Students on Opposite Coasts
Students in Washington, D.C., and Washington State Use Microsoft Technology to Work Together on School Projects Microsoft’s Washington2Washington program gives students in classrooms on opposite coasts the chance to collaborate on a project to develop governmental and environmental resource plans for an imaginary island nation.
Education tops list of tech leaders’ concerns
Execs meet with Bush, emphasize need to improve schools
Distance Education Has a Mixed Track Record So Far, One Observer Says
DISTANCE EDUCATION has a mixed track record so far, says Russell Poulin, the associate director of the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.
Web Changing Way We Do Job Searches
Conventional wisdom says to devote most job-search time to networking and cold-calling. Problem is, many people have networks that are too small…