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Final 2003 education budget friendly to schools, technology

The legislatur advertisement e’s version of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education spending bill asks Bush to approve nearly $2.8 billion more for education spending than was allotted for in his 2003 budget request, bringing the total funding for education to $53.1 billion. Read the Full Article

City Eyes ‘Virtual’ Classrooms Via Internet

The Department of Education will examine plans from companies to provide programs for direct instruction to students “through distance-online learning” – as well as in classrooms. Read the Full Article

Independent Lens: “Guns & Mothers”

“Unfortunately, the tragedies that do happen in schools, especially in suburban schools, are like a wake-up call. Who would think that a child could be murdered in school? It does not matter where you live, and it’s not just an urban problem, it’s a problem in this country. It can happen to anybody…no child is […]

INTELLINEX and Ernst & Young Launch HIPAA Learning for Employers

CLEVELAND, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ — INTELLINEX, provider of Learning for growth(SM) solutions, announced today the release of Fulfilling HIPAA Learning Requirements for Employers, an interactive online learning program developed jointly with Ernst & Young LLP to help employers comply with federally mandated training requirements that are effective as of April 14, 2003. Read the Full […]

A local construction company uses the Internet to prepare its workers for their jobs

Since the Jan. 7, 2002, launching of the San Antonio company’s e-learning system, 15,000 employees nationwide have used it, said Stephen Hoech, Zachry’s vice president of employee relations. Read the Full Article

Virtual education growing up

APPLETON — As a teacher in Wisconsin’s only virtual elementary school, Lynne Rhodes is aware of a lawsuit threatening its future. Read the Full Article

Veterinary Technology Distance-Learning Program Accredited

Purdue’s Veterinary Technology distance-learning program received American Veterinary Medical Association accreditation last fall. The program makes a veterinary technology education more accessible, said Robert (Pete) Bill, program director and associate professor of veterinary pharmacology. Read the Full Article

Technologies of Despair and Hope: Liberatory Potentials and Practices of CMC in the Middle East

Articles in this special issue provide us with a careful, detailed, and nuanced look at the diffusion and impacts of CMC technologies in the Middle East, with reports on Afghanistan, Israel, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates. Read the Full Article

Department of Homeland Security Launches Citizen Preparedness Campaign

The Department of Homeland Security, in partnership with The Advertising Council and the Sloan Foundation, today launched a national public service advertising (PSA) campaign that will educate and empower American citizens to prepare for and respond to potential future terrorist attacks. The PSAs offer practical suggestions to increase preparedness, including learning about serious threats, making […]

Campus on a keyboard

Having shaken off many of the teething problems associated with new technology, online education can be tailored to the needs of students across a range of courses. Read the Full Article