teachers
US government puts rural kids on the Net
News The money will allow states and communities to buy computers, educational software and training for teachers. The US government is to give Internet connection subsidies worth $1.3bn to 40,000 public schools and 7,000... [24 Nov 1998]
Stamford bridges security for Chelsea
News Hackers attacked the personal files of students and teachers at one of America's most popular universities for three weeks before being discovered. The email system at Stanford University, California was broken into on... [04 Nov 1998]
RM picks up UK school intranet contract
News But the major benefit of this investment for South Lanarkshire is that RM will take all the worry out of maintaining a complex school network and enable teachers to concentrate on teaching. South Lanarkshire Council has... [29 Sep 1998]
Programmers find online love
News Called Science Connection, the site offers the chance of love for customers ranging from IT support staff to physics teachers. Lonely scientists and technicians have been given fresh hope of romance with the launch of an... [30 Jul 1998]
Macs and schools go hand in hand - but is Apple losing its grip?
Comment Meanwhile, back in England, Dr Margret Cox, Chair of ACITT - an organisation that advises teachers on IT spending - admits that Macs are rapidly becoming a thing of the past. The education sector has long been a... [23 Jul 1998]
AOL offers free Net access to schools
News The National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) are anxious to find out how long the connection will remain free of charge. The UK... [10 Jul 1998]