High-tech chiefs establish fund to buoy public education in state
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A group of Massachusetts high-tech chief executives, concerned the United States is falling behind global competitors in producing scientists and engineers, has begun an effort to boost the state's K-12 public education system by raising corporate money to support pilot schools and advanced placement programs.
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Determined to keep its promise to the state's public employees, teachers, police officers and firefighters, the Montana pension system may venture into a high-stakes corner of the investment world: hedge funds.
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By Kris Dudley World Staff Writer  Officials at Central Tech in Sapulpa, which strives to help students further their careers, hope to introduce their programs to the public at an upcoming open house.
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Chancellor Gordon Brown announces a long-term plan for investment in science education and hi-tech industry.
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R&amp;D help, seed funding Reaction to the Budget from technology and business organisations has been largely positive although inadequate funding for IT in schools is a concern.â¦
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For nearly six years, the federal government has defined school success mainly by how many students pass state reading and math tests. But a growing number of educators and lawmakers are pushing to give more weight to graduation rates, achievement in science and history and even physical education.
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The state must spend more money on public schools to meet the requirements of the state Constitution, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled Monday.
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The Legislative Budget Board approved using $591 million in state funds for health and human services programs for the poor. The board endorsed funding that was announced last week by Gov.
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A growing number of endowments at the nationâs independent schools have become so big that trustees have hired full-time money managers.
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Gordon Brown creates a new department to deal with science, higher education and skills.
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Last year, officials at Henrico County Public Schools in Virginia set out to provide a laptop computer for every student in the county's nine high schools.
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Two of the nation's largest charitable foundations announced plans Monday to work together to improve education in developing countries in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
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Text of report by Indian news agency PTI  New Delhi, Feb 28 Heeding the call of space scientists to groom talent, government Wednesday allocated Rs.750 million to set up an institute to train students in the space technology that will be functional in the next academic year.
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More than $1 billion in federal funding to help schools and libraries go online is being held back
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The National Science Foundation has awarded a &#36;2.5 million grant to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff to steer minority students into the sciences, math and technology.
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The state's bid for leadership in the emerging field of nanotechnology got a boost yesterday when the National Science Foundation awarded a $12.4 million five-year grant to a consortium, led by Northeastern University, to create an engineering center to develop tools and processes for building nanoscale devices.
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By James Salzer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  Feb. 19--Gov. Sonny Perdue wants to put an additional $700 million into  education next year, but Georgia's technical colleges might wind up having to  lay off faculty and close programs to make ends meet.