Technology/grants

Federal tech grants to bolster computer labs

By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com The California Department of Education announced earlier this month that five school districts serving Camarillo and Somis students will receive nearly $64,000 in technology grants. In all, 1,062 school districts across the state, including 23 in Ventura County, will receive the grants. read more

Whittier-area districts to get more than $500,000 in technology grants

Ten Whittier-area school districts are slated to receive more than half a million dollars in federal funding to help ramp up technology in the classroom and train teachers to use it more

School district pushes tech in schools

On Monday morning at 8 a.m., Len Erickson unloaded his car full of miniature wheels, controllers, sensors and Netbook computers and walked into David Jones algebra class at Half Moon Bay High School. He was introducing the school robotics project that the students would be working on for the last three days of summer school.

State gets $146.2 m in stabilization aid grant money

On the eve of learning whether Connecticut is in or out of the running for federal Race To the Top education grant money, comes word that the feds are releasing the second installment of the State Stabilization Aid Grant.

Obama heads to Detroit to tout revival of carmakers

President Barack Obama will tout his decision to rescue the nation's auto industry Friday when he visits Detroit for the first time in his presidency.