schools

FCC Cracks Down on Universal Service Fund Cheats

Stevie Converse — Tue, 20 May 2008 07:25:17 -0700

They rigged bidding auctions for contracts to sell computers to school libraries. They created bogus companies and billed the government for hundreds of thousands of dollars. They got school administrators to buy equipment on the false premise that funding for the gear had been secured. They inflated the cost of the products that they provided to schools.

Demand for Wireless Internet Paying Off for Schools

Stevie Converse — Tue, 20 May 2008 06:49:15 -0700

An ambitious plan to blanket the country with wireless Internet access has an unlikely beneficiary: public and private schools.

For nearly 20 years, five California State University campuses in the Los Angeles area have banded together to broadcast live courses over public airwaves that were long ago set aside by the federal government for distance learning.

Researchers Identify Key Ed-Tech Trends

Stevie Converse — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:50:36 -0700

Widespread adoption of one-to-one computing programs and the growing use of online assessments are among the key ed-tech trends occurring in schools across the country, according to the 2008 America's Digital Schools report.

Report: Give Schools $20 Billion Upgrade

Stevie Converse — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:32:01 -0700

Education needs $20 billion for infrastructure, according to a report released April 29. To narrow the digital divide, funding for up-to-date video and voice technology in schools should be a focus of federal and state decision makers from coast to coast.

DOJ Nets Two More Guilty Please in E-Rate Fraud Charges

Stevie Converse — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:43:17 -0700

Former co-owners of DeltaNet, a New Jersey computer service provider, have agreed to plead guilty to charges related to defrauding a government program designed to help schools and libraries in poor areas connect to the Internet, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.