With the help of a federal grant, the Mauston School District in Wisconsin is adopting technology in its schools to help bolster physical security.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/24/11
A statewide initiative is underway in Idaho to tune up all of the state's K-12 schools and make them more energy-efficient.
- By Bridget McCrea
- 02/17/11
The Obama administration formally released its 2012 federal budget proposal Monday, dissolving a number of education programs into broader funding pools--including state grants for education technology previously provided for under Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT).
Writing a grant to fund classroom instruction can be overwhelming. But once you know how the process works and what you can do to increase your odds, grant funds become one more asset in your toolkit.
A private, all-girl elementary school in New Jersey is getting its own solar installation with the help of a state program that finances clean energy projects.
K-12 districts in Rhode Island are moving to a Web-based system for tracking student data using funds from a federal competitive grant program.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 02/07/11
Epson America has developed a tool to make adding its products to federal funding applications much easier, the company announced this week.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 02/03/11
PBS will develop achievement-oriented content especially for the New York City Department of Education's School of One (So1) with the help of a $500,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. School of One is an experiment in personalizing education using multiple modalities of instruction, allowing students to learn at their own pace and according to their own respective strengths and weaknesses.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 02/01/11
Education initiative Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) has kicked off a new round of challenge grants aimed at helping middle school students improve their math and reading skills through the use of technology.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 01/28/11
The Greater St. Louis Science Fair has received a commitment from semiconductor and solar technology solutions provider MEMC to support the endangered annual event over an unspecified multi-year period.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 01/24/11