One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a non-profit organization focused on providing educational tools to help children in developing countries “learn learning,” is strengthening its presence in Asia with the appointments of Anthony S K Wong as President of OLPC China and Satish Jha as President of OLPC India.
“With 40 percent of the world’s children located [...]

With time running out for graduates to consolidate their federal student loans, conveniences such as electronic signature of applications are quickly becoming necessities. On July 1, 2006, interest rates on federal student loans are scheduled to make a near-record setting 35% increase over the current loan rates. Graduates who consolidate their student loans prior to [...]

The BellSouth Foundation today announced that the University of Florida College of Education will receive a $600,000 grant to develop a comprehensive strategy for measuring and assessing the outcomes of the BellSouth 20/20 Vision for Education initiative. The $20M initiative commemorates the Foundation’s 20th anniversary and is designed to bring engaging, rigorous, online instruction to [...]

Michigan has become the first state in the U.S. to require students to successfully complete an online course or learning experience under new legislation signed into law on April 20, 2006, by Governor Jennifer Granholm. This action was part of a comprehensive legislative package to revamp Michigan’s high school graduation requirements beginning with incoming eighth [...]