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Ketcham Elementary School in Southeast Washington this week became the first of more than 160 D.C. public schools and libraries that will be equipped with free high-speed Internet service. By Ellen McCarthy, Washington Post Staff…

Teams of would-be entrepreneurs will converge on the Boise State University campus and Boise Depot May 1 to 3 for what organizers expect to be the first annual Northwest Venture Championship — a student competition…

Foundation gives more than $40 million to enable students to graduate with high school diploma and associate’s degree Contact: Carol Rava Treat Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Phone: 206.709.3400, E-mail: [email protected] NEW YORK – To…

E. Helena gets futuristic classroom. The classroom of the future might look something like Mike Agostinelli’s sixth grade social studies class at East Valley Middle School. By LAURA TODE, IR Staff Writer – For the…

Two prominent foundations have declared that the world needs to set new standards for what it means to be literate in the 21st century. By Cara Branigan, Assistant Editor, eSchool News “For the first time…

If most high school students ever get to see the Horsehead Nebula, it’s by looking at a book, or a slide in science class. From eSchool News staff and wire service reports But thanks to…

Nampa district puts attendance, grades online NAMPA — The Nampa School District is enlisting new allies to make sure that students are attending school and keeping up their grades: parents. Idaho Statesman And district educators…

Denver’s first High-Tech High School – aimed at getting more low-income kids into high-tech careers- should open as early as 2003, state officials announced here Monday. By Jennifer Beauprez Denver Post Business Writer The school…

Summer jobs this year are few and far between. That’s sparking a flurry of new thinking by administrators and students alike No one is interested in classes. Everyone is focused on recruiting. That’s how first-year…

When Steve Bush joined Galileo High School’s English Department in 1999, he already had a picture of what the future might hold for him. by Carol Lloyd, special to SF Gate Tuesday, March 12, 2002…