National News

• July 5, 2007 High-Tech Learning

  -Patrick Michels, Texas Technology It was late in 2004 when the lights first appeared after hours outside Floydada Junior High School. People in neighboring houses didn’t know what to make of them, but each night the lights were back, three or four small blue-white glowing spots against the exterior of the school walls. Not sure […]

• April 27, 2007 Enter the Computer Tutor: PCs Can Help Kids Pass No Child Left Behind Tests

  -Angie C. Marek, U.S.News & World Report Last summer wasn’t supposed to be a cruel season for the third graders at Children’s Village Academy in tiny, coastal Kinston, N.C. Their 125-student charter school, where 85 percent of pupils are eligible for free or discounted school lunches, makes sure that all its high-risk students are in […]

• July 21, 2006 AI Programs Grading Student Essays

  -Bary Alyssa Johnson, PC Magazine Professors at colleges and universities across the country are giving their students an opportunity for academic advancement via a variety of Web-based essay grading programs. SAGrader and MY Access! are among a handful of automated essay scoring programs that offer writing tips and feedback for students that want to improve […]

• March 24, 2006 Computer Grades Essays Of Business School Prospects