Computers in School

Art: The Country School, Winslow Homer, 1871With my daughter quickly approaching school age, I’ve been doing some research on the current state of the American public school system.  Of course, the biggest headlines have been school shootings and how their aftermath has turned schools onto surveillance.  And then, there are…

Mrs. Johnson, who died Monday at 101, went on to develop equations that helped the NACA’s successor, NASA, send astronauts into orbit and, later, to the moon. In 26 signed reports for the space agency, and in many more papers that bore others’ signatures on her work, she codified mathematical…

EDISON, N.J., Feb. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2016, PeopleStrategy CEO, Randy Cooper along with his wife, Lisa, and son, Kiefer, created "Inspire Reuse," a program through which they donated gently used household items to better serve those in need within their local community.(PRNewsfoto/PeopleStrategy, Inc.)Wanting to extend the reach of the…

Following a lengthy discussion Feb. 10, the Aitkin School Board voted to move forward with a new lease of computer equipment.The district will be looking at a total lease cost of $800,319.16 for four years, with 0% interest on the lease. Included in the lease will be 62 iPads assigned…

From USA TODAY Network and wire reports Published 2:51 AM EST Feb 18, 2020AlabamaColumbiana: A proposed toll bridge over Lay Lake that could spur economic development in central Alabama is drawing concerns from some residents and environmentalists. Some who live near the site on the Shelby-Talladega county line are worried…

BEIJING — Almost 200 million kids across China started their second semester on Monday. But it was a school day unlike anything they had before the Lunar New Year holiday. For starters, they didn’t stand in front of a flagpole and sing the national anthem. They watched it on screens.…

HAVERHILL — Five Whittier Tech business technology and marketing students are advancing to the DECA State Conference after winning district-level competitions against other Massachusetts schools in accounting, hospitality, entrepreneurship and finance hosted at Merrimack College earlier this year.Whittier students who will represent the school Feb. 27-29 in Boston are:Junior Caelyn Waite…

By Mark GillispieThe Associated PressFri., Feb. 14, 2020timer2 min. readCLEVELAND - A teenager who planned to set off an explosive device at an Ohio high school and called police about a hoax hostage situation at a Kansas elementary school has been indicted on federal charges, prosecutors said Friday.Allen Martin Kenna,…

A teenager who authorities say wanted to set off an explosive device at an Ohio high school and telephoned police about a hoax hostage situation at a Kansas elementary school has been indicted on federal chargesBy MARK GILLISPIE Associated PressFebruary 14, 2020, 8:25 PM3 min readCLEVELAND -- A teenager who…

Feb. 14, 2020 at 12:25 pm CLEVELAND (AP) — A teenager who planned to set off an explosive device at an Ohio high school and called police about a hoax hostage situation at a Kansas elementary school has been indicted on federal charges, prosecutors said Friday. Allen Martin Kenna, 18,…