Democrats revive net-neutrality proposal
Fri, May 09, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Legislation
The only net neutrality proposal to encounter some measure of success in the U.S. Congress is back again for another try, CNET reports. [ Read More ]

Florida bill would let schools teach evolution options
Wed, Apr 30, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Legislation
Florida's House and Senate have passed bills that would allow--or require--teachers to present alternate theories of how life evolved, National Public Radio reports. [ Read More ]

Students press for guns on campus
Tue, Apr 15, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Legislation
Stateline.org reports that a day after the April 16, 2007 massacre at Virginia Tech, where a troubled student gunned down 32 people before killing himself, a student at the University of North Texas started a group on the social-networking web site Facebook to rally support to allow those with concealed weapons licenses to bring their guns onto college campuses--possibly to defend themselves in a similar attack... [ Read More ]

Brazil judge bans video game 'Bully'
Fri, Apr 11, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Legislation
"Bully" has taken a beating in Brazil, where a judge suspended sales of the video game on the grounds it is too violent for young children and teenagers, the Associated Press reports. [ Read More ]

Group calls for teen privacy protections on Facebook, MySpace
Thu, Apr 10, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Federal Policy
The rules that limit web sites and marketers from collecting data on kids under 13 could spread to teens as old as 18 if a group of child advocates has its way, CNET reports. [ Read More ]

Tech companies win small victory in H-1B push
Wed, Apr 09, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Legislation
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has given high-tech companies a piece of good news, CNET reports: Foreign graduates of American universities won't necessarily be forced to go home before companies have a chance to hire them on temporary work visas. [ Read More ]

Arizona bill aims to protect students from identity theft
Tue, Apr 01, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Legislation
An Arizona state senator is sponsoring legislation that would allow families to keep their children's biometric information from schools, reports the Arizona Republic. [ Read More ]

College gossip web site denies wrongdoing
Fri, Mar 28, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Legislation
The college gossip web site JuicyCampus.com has criticized a consumer fraud investigation launched by the New Jersey attorney general, the Associated Press reports. [ Read More ]

Feds propose new rules on student privacy
Tue, Mar 25, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Federal Policy
The federal law designed to protect the privacy of students' educational records has been under scrutiny from a variety of angles in recent years, most recently from those concerned about whether the law gives college officials sufficient latitude to report their fears about mentally ill students, reports Inside Higher Ed. [ Read More ]