Education

Mon, February 06, 2012 - Many of training's benefits are intangible and won't show up in an ROI analysis

Fri, February 03, 2012 - The White House is following up on an offer made by President Barack Obama this week to help find a job for an unemployed semiconductor engineer in Texas.

Wed, February 01, 2012 - VMTurbo has upgraded its operations management suite to support the three major virtual environments and to improve its capacity-planning tool.

Mon, January 23, 2012 - Would you fork out a few hundred dollars for an iPad so your kid can keep up with classmates? An IT director of public schools in Ohio discusses the pros and cons of making iPads available to high schoolers.

Mon, January 23, 2012 - U.S. technology companies are investing more in machines than in people, but tech hiring is nonetheless rising, according to a new report by Forrester and a just-released National Science Foundation study.

Mon, January 16, 2012 - Over the years, Apple has earned a less-than-stellar reputation among purchasers of enterprise desktops. Macs were seen as overpriced to begin with. And Apple didn't offer huge discounts for bulk purchases, like the PC makers. Plus, Macs didn't come with the ecosystem of integrated productivity and management apps that are taken for granted in the Windows world.

Wed, January 11, 2012 - Apple on Wednesday issued invitations to the media for a New York City event next week that will focus on education.

Fri, January 06, 2012 - In report, Commerce Department looks at competitive threats and internal weaknesses in new report

Wed, January 04, 2012 - Schools are for learning, and the information technology and security professionals who support networks and applications in the nation's K-12 and university systems are discovering new tactics in what can be challenging IT environments. Here we talk to four professionals in the education realm to get a sense for their top IT issues and what they do to handle them.

Tue, January 03, 2012 - IT leader Doug Beebe answers questions about managers who get buried in the details, and also has advice on what qualities are lacking in new hires and the wisdom of pursuing an MBA.

Fri, December 23, 2011 - At the Plano Independent School District in Texas, 82 schools and office campuses are equipped with Wi-Fi offering private channels for teachers and staff and a public channel for students.

Mon, December 19, 2011 - The Massachusetts Institute of Technology expands its OpenCourseWare to offer accrediation

Mon, December 19, 2011 - There's a big push in the House of Representatives to get Congress to allow advanced degree graduates in science, technology, engineering and math to automatically get green cards.

Mon, December 19, 2011 - Across the U.S., research and technology parks are playing a role in job creation and driving economic growth. These business incubators for emerging companies, typically in the science, healthcare and technology fields, are often affiliated with universities, which are prime sources for new ideas and fresh talent in need of a place to grow.