Archive for the 'Education' Category

One Laptop per Child - get one, give one…

Sunday, November 4th, 2007

I have been following Nicholas Negroponte’s One Laptop per Child (OLPC) initiative since its inception.  This month, starting November 12th in North America, OLPC is running a "get one, give one" program.  For $399 you can get the laptop and also have one sent to a child in a developing country.  The details are available on the […]

High Tech CEO(s) tell congress to invest more in education…

Wednesday, June 16th, 2004

Some of the top high tech CEO(s) - Steve Ballmer (Microsoft), Bruce Chizen (Adobe), John Thompson (Symantec), Art Coviello (RSA Security), George Samenuk (McAfee Security),  - told congress to invest more in education, especially in math and science.  I think everyone would agree (I certainly would). Several articles tell the news about their remarks:
http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/040616/tech_education_ceos_1.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/040616/technology_lobbying_2.html
So how […]


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