Policy

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  • Education advocates push for net neutrality
    Mon, Oct 12, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Legislation , Federal Policy
    Republican opposition is mounting as federal regulators prepare to vote this month on so-called "network neutrality" rules, which would prohibit broadband providers from favoring or discriminating against certain types of internet traffic flowing over their lines. Educators say a neutral internet is a key in developing and delivering online content to distance learners and students in rural areas, and an unregulated internet would create unfair advantages for large universities that could pay more for faster, more efficient web service. Key words: net neutrality, EDUCAUSE, education technology, school technology, internet regulation, Regents University [ Read More ]

  • FTC sets new rules for online endorsements
    Tue, Oct 06, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Federal Policy
    In a move with important implications for school technology buyers and decision makers, the Federal Trade Commission on Oct. 5 took steps to make product information and online reviews more accurate for consumers, regulating blogging for the first time and mandating that testimonials reflect typical results. Key words: FTC, product information, review online, federal regulation, education technology [ Read More ]

  • Increasingly, states push for eWaste recycling
    Mon, Oct 05, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  State Policy
    Frustrated by inaction in Congress, a growing number of states are trying to reduce the rising tide of junked TVs, computers, and other electronics that have become one of the nation's fastest-growing waste streams, reports the Associated Press. [ Read More ]

  • Lawmakers seek ways to stop cyber bullying
    Fri, Oct 02, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Federal Policy
    Members of the U.S. House of Representatives struggled during a Sept. 30 hearing with how to stop the online bullying of children without violating free-speech rights. Key words: cyber bullying, freedom of speech, megan meier, education technology, house hearing [ Read More ]

  • Advocates warn of voting-machine 'monopoly'
    Thu, Oct 01, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Federal Policy , State Policy , Antitrust settlements
    Some educators and activists say the recent consolidation of electronic voting machine ownership in the United States creates a potentially dangerous monopoly, and without greater accountability to voters, they worry that education-related elections that usually have low turnout could be especially affected. Key words: voting machine, Diebold, ballots, education technology, antitrust law [ Read More ]

  • Congress weighs online privacy changes
    Wed, Sep 30, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Federal Policy , Safety & security
    The rise in online social networking, coupled with the evolution of advanced data-tracking techniques, has created a goldmine for internet marketers who now can target their advertising in highly sophisticated ways to individual web users. High school and college students are especially vulnerable, experts say, and that has many privacy advocates concerned. Now they're enlisting the help of Congress to set reasonable limits. Key words: educational technology, social networking, Rick Boucher, internet privacy [ Read More ]

  • Florida college students get free online books
    Mon, Sep 28, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  State Policy , Technologies
    The board that oversees Florida's state universities has launched a program that will offer free online textbooks to students; the program makes printed books available as well, for about half the price that students now pay every semester. Key words: online textbooks, college textbooks, Florida schools, education technology, school technology [ Read More ]

  • FCC chairman: 'Open internet' rules are vital
    Tue, Sep 22, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Legislation , Federal Policy
    Wireless carriers shouldn't be allowed to block certain types of internet traffic flowing over their networks, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said Sept. 21 in a speech that predictably got a cool response from the industry, but fell in line with what higher-education IT officials have lobbied for in recent years. Key words: net neutrality, internet access providers, FCC rules, education technology [ Read More ]

  • Initiative focuses on early learning programs
    Mon, Sep 21, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Legislation
    Tucked away in an $87 billion higher-education bill that passed the House last week was a broad new federal initiative aimed not at benefiting college students, but at raising the quality of the early-learning programs that serve children from birth through age 5, reports the New York Times. [ Read More ]

 

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