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usnews | December 13, 2017

Senate Democrats pressed Federal Communication Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Wednesday to delay a vote on internet neutrality rules, arguing in a letter that the repeal of the regulations could be devastating for K-12 and higher education. The letter, organized by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and signed by more than 20 of her Democratic colleagues, comes a day before the FCC is set to vote Thursday to undo Obama-era regulations that ensure companies that provide internet access cannot favor cer...

U.S. News | August 23, 2018

The Senate approved an $854 billion measure Thursday that funds much of the government, including $675 billion for the Defense Department.The bill combines military spending with disbursements for Health and Human Services, Education, Labor and other agencies.With the vote, the Senate has passed nine of the 12 mandatory spending bills for the budget year that begins Oct. 1. That's a marked departure from recent years, when individual spending measures were routinely ignored in favor of giant...

sioux city journal | April 23, 2019

Majority Republicans approved a $985 million education budget Tuesday they said would adequately meet needs in a fiscally responsible way while critics warned it would cost college students more in tuition at a time the state could afford to spend more.The Iowa Senate, on a 32-18 party-line vote, approved a $40 million funding increase for fiscal 2020 that was part of compromise negotiated with Iowa House Republicans over a budget area covering regent universities, community and private colleges...

Study International | January 14, 2020

Digital portfolios is the latest edtech to gain growing popularity in schools. Presenting teachers with evidence of academic progress and personal growth, they help to open up new ways of learning in the classroom. By storing a collection of successful and shareable projects, students can also showcase their favourite work to parents, peers and teachers online. And with the ability to share these documents with educators, it can facilitate sessions of constructive feedback on their creations. An...