Equipment Donated to Convention Is Passed to Schools
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Telephones and computers that were donated for use at the Republican National Convention will now be used to improve security and enhance New York City public schools.
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By Mary Hopkin, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Sep.
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By ADRIA HAIRSTONBY ADRIA HAIRSTON  Students at General Greene Elementary witnessed technology in action at the school's annual technology fair May 25.
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By Stacy Brandt, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.  May 24--OCEANSIDE -- Two classes at Roosevelt Middle School will begin  using laptop computers for their day-to-day lessons this fall, thanks to a  grant from a national corporation.
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Move over, Tupperware. A new wave of parties is about waste-free school lunches and energy-efficient laundry.
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Students at Aviation High School learn in the shadow of the massive jetliners this region has produced for decades. Holding classes at Boeing Field and the Museum of
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A $1,000 pair of cufflinks from a supporter, tens of thousands of dollars of clothing from a wealthy Little Rock businessman and thousands in gift certificates and cash from staff and appointees were among the lavish gifts given to Republican presidential candidate and unexpected frontrunner Mike Huckabee while he was governor of Arkansas.
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By Anna L. Mallory, The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.  Sep. 22--One by one, students stacked 1,000-page red, blue and green engineering textbooks atop the cardboard structure they'd spent more than an hour creating.
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By Nicole Stricker, The Salt Lake Tribune  Feb. 28--School cooks, janitors and bus drivers got a little legislative  love Tuesday when they were added to the public education funding bonanza.
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On a normal school day, Amber Charles carries her books, a bag, perhaps a spot of lunch. Today she carries the hopes of the nation.
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By Robyn Meadows  Manheim Township, Warwick and Conestoga Valley high schools to share $850,000 to boost classroom technology.  If you've always hated the sound of chalk scraping across the board, oh, then this is for you.
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Back-to-school shopping used to be pretty low-tech. You'd get pencils, a notebook with blue-lined paper, some clothes, and maybe a new backpack.
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The largest armada of land, air and maritime forces ever assembled to provide security at a national political gathering is being deployed for the Republican convention.
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A technology known as an audience response system is spreading to public and private schools across the country.
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Hoping to prevent the loss of children, a few schools have begun monitoring student movements using technology similar to that used to track livestock and retail shipments.
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Computer recycling fundraiser: The students in the Future Farmers of America's Club at Exeter-West Greenwich High School will hold their second-annual computer recycling fundraiser on Fridays, Sept. 22 and 29, from 3 to 6 p.m. and Saturdays, Sept. 23 and 30, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 10--Knights of Columbus Council 12854 in Boise is looking for donations of used medical equipment and associated appliances that members will repair and recycle.   Items include walkers, canes, wheelchairs, crutches, shower seats and hospital beds.