eSN Today: Push for ‘net neutrality' stalls

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Top News ... Push for 'net neutrality' stalls Supporters of "net neutrality," the idea that all internet sites should be equally accessible to all web users, suffered a blow Sept. 6 when the Justice Department (DOJ) said internet service providers should be allowed to charge a fee for priority web traffic. The department's remarks were the latest in a string of recent developments suggesting that the push to enact net neutrality... | Full Story Around the Web ... 'Artificial Boy' to be a learning companion At 17 inches tall and 6 pounds, the artificial Zeno is the culmination of five years of work by a small group of engineers, designers and programmers at Hanson Robotics. They believe... | Full Story To speed grading, tests will be multiple choice Beginning in May 2009, the Maryland school system will phase out "brief constructed responses" and "extended constructed responses"--questions requiring a short or long... | Full Story Math, science, computer teachers likely to quit Arkansas teachers certified in math, science or computer science are twice as likely as other teachers in the state to leave education for other employment opportunities, a survey... | Full Story More from eSchool News Online ... Report: Schools aren't preparing kids for college Students are taught to believe that earning a high school diploma means they are prepared to enter college, and many policy makers and school leaders still believe that multiple-choice... | Full Story Colleges find new revenue source online College athletic departments are discovering the click of a mouse can sound just as sweet as the ring of a cash register: Across the country, colleges and universities are transforming... | Full Story MPC acquires Gateway's school business Just days after Taiwanese computer maker Acer Inc. announced plans to acquire Gateway Inc. for $710 million, Gateway's school customers learned they will have a new supplier for... | Full Story House draft would overhaul ed-tech funding Educational technology advocacy groups are applauding the release of another House proposal to renew the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) that would direct funds... | Full Story Announcements from ed-tech providers ... Pepperdine University joins CalREN high performance network for research and education | Read the full announcement ClickN' READ Phonics: helping special needs children learn to read | Read the full announcement Bill of Rights Institute releases new curriculum, Supreme Court DBQs: Exploring the Cases that Changed History | Read the full announcement Discovery Education streaming will now reach all public schools within the School District of Philadelphia and 102 schools in the San Francisco Unified School District | Read the full announcement Upgrade of InspireData expands tools for using visual learning to build data literacy skills | Read the full announcement MetaMetrics launches new measure of student writing ability | Read the full announcement Quantum launches web site to support new artificial intelligence education products for K-12, higher education, distance learning and adult education markets | Read the full announcement Ministry of Education-Malaysia provides iNSIGHT scanners to primary and secondary schools | Read the full announcement Netchemia Announces SchoolRecruiter 2.0 | Read the full announcement Updated and revised edition of the highly acclaimed teaching reading sourcebook to be published | Read the full announcement Opportunity to honor local innovators in education | Read the full announcement Atomic Learning adds assessment rubric to their technology-infused lesson plans | Read the full announcement	September Online Specials You Don't Want to Miss... 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