Policy

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  • PSU: Budget cuts 'catastrophic'
    Mon, Jun 29, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  State Policy
    Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell has proposed cutting funding to Penn State by 13 percent in the upcoming budget year, a reduction the university says would be "catastrophic," the Centre Daily Times reports. [ Read More ]

  • Rendell to cut grants to enhance technology
    Mon, Jun 29, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  State Policy
    In the ongoing state budget battle, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell has agreed to drop all funding for the four-year-old Classrooms for the Future grant program, which pumped nearly $1.2 million into Luzerne County public schools last year to provide training, computers and other high-tech equipment, the Times Leader reports. [ Read More ]

  • Network shutdown bill faces changes, aide says
    Mon, Jun 29, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Legislation , Federal Policy
    IDG News Service reports that a bill in the U.S. Senate that would allow President Barack Obama to shut down parts of the Internet during a cybersecurity crisis will likely be rewritten and needs input from private businesses, said a congressional staff member associated with the legislation. [ Read More ]

  • Feds simplify financial aid form
    Thu, Jun 25, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Legislation , Federal Policy
    The Obama administration on June 24 announced its first steps toward making it easier to apply for federal college aid, and technology is playing a key role in the simplification process. Key words: FAFSA, student aid, Obama, President Obama, Arne Duncan, Education Secretary, Education Department, education, technology [ Read More ]

  • Electronic textbook bill signed into law
    Mon, Jun 22, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  State Policy
    Under a bill signed by Gov. Rick Perry on June 19, Texas school districts will be able to tap state textbook money for buying laptop computers or other technology needed to access electronic teaching materials, reports the Austin American-Statesman. [ Read More ]

  • Duncan to states: Don't slash school funding
    Fri, Jun 19, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Fed , Legislation
    The Obama administration on June 18 warned states that it might withhold millions of dollars in federal stimulus funding if they use the money to plug budget holes instead of boosting aid for schools. Key words: Arne Dunan, stimulus funding, Obama administration [ Read More ]

 

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