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Making the Grade
A Wired News Collection

The No. 2 pencil has morphed into the Palm VII, class debates now rage in chat rooms, and instead of lugging your new textbooks home, FedEx delivers them. Students from kindergarten to college are back in school, and Wired News is there too.

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Do 'Dissed' Teachers Have Case?
Jun. 12, 2000 A website that encourages college students to review their professors' performance has caused an uproar on one campus. Two profs have filed a lawsuit. Will others follow as more teachers are written up? By Katie Dean.

Online Learning's Long Curve
Jun. 12, 2000 The Web may be a wide-open place to learn, but online education sites are steering away from the individual and moving toward the corporate world. Hungry Minds is the latest example. By Elisa Batista.

Techie Girls Head Off to Camp
May. 30, 2000 For girls, traditional camp activities have morphed into courses on how to be a computer programmer and run your own business. It's an effort to get girls thinking about future careers. By Katie Dean.

Narrowing Appalachia's Divide
May. 26, 2000 A new program focuses on arming the rural poor of eastern Kentucky with technology skills. Families will get computers and Net access for free, and help build a virtual encyclopedia. By Katie Dean.

Creating More Women Coders
May. 19, 2000 As the percentage of women in computer science is declining, an ambitious project hopes to boost the number of high school girls who take advanced computing courses. By Kendra Mayfield.

College Requires Online App
May. 17, 2000 West Virginia's Wesleyan College is the first undergraduate institution to require all students to apply online. Will other schools follow? By Katie Dean.

This College Course Is a Turn-On
May. 9, 2000 Cybersex is now a university topic: San Francisco State, noting that technology and sex have long been intertwined, offers a non-credit course in the log-in and turn-on craze. Joyce Slaton reports from San Francisco.

A New Spin on 'Good' Business
May. 8, 2000 UC-Berkeley's business school has an annual "social value" contest for MBAs. The catch is that they have to submit business plans that promote social good. This year's winner: Easydiabetes.com. By Lakshmi Chaudhry.

Laptop Proposal in Limbo
May. 8, 2000 A proposal to award laptops to seventh-graders in Maine needs further study, legislators say. In the meantime, one rural district is going ahead anyway, thanks to the help of a local business. By Katie Dean.

Bar-Code Foils Would-Be Truants
May. 5, 2000 No more hooky for you, kid. Schools are embracing everything from software to barcoded IDs and hand-held computers to keep kids from cutting class. By Lynn Burke.

The Rest of the Story
Online AP Courses: Boon or Bust?
Wednesday An ambitious project offers online advanced-level courses for college-bound California high school students who might not otherwise have offline access. But will electronic instruction help bridge the academic gap? Kendra Mayfield reports from San Francisco.

Library of Congress Gets Hip
May. 1, 2000 After 200 years, the Library of Congress is entering the information age. But making its collection of books accessible online isn't a priority. By Kendra Mayfield.

Some Sites Devoted to Killers
Apr. 26, 2000 There's another side to the Web commemorations of the Columbine murders. Several sites pay homage to the killers, not those who were killed. By Lynn Burke.

Clinton Moves to Subtract Divide
Apr. 20, 2000 The president, embarking on a Digital Divide tour, is expected to announce a plan to tax long-distance calls in order to subsidize American Indian phone service. Declan McCullagh reports from Silicon Valley.

Parlez-Vous Online?
Apr. 20, 2000 Online language instruction is a burgeoning market space. But Internet bandwidth problems may leave some tongue-tied. By Katie Dean.

Why Girls Don't Compute
Apr. 20, 2000 Jane isn't afraid of technology, she's just turned off by how it's presented. Educators need innovative ways to engage girls in computer culture so they don't get left behind. By Kendra Mayfield.

Columbine's 'Solution': Software
Apr. 19, 2000 A year after the horrific violence at Columbine High School, one company offers a tech solution. But is Mosaic 2000 a violence prevention tool or a gadget developed by overnight experts? By Lynn Burke.

A Hip Club for Square Teens
Apr. 18, 2000 Two overachieving high school students in Texas are trying to change the stigma of "geeky" computer clubs. The teen successes envision a place for techie kids and entrepreneurs to socialize and network. By Katie Dean.

A Chilling Wave Hits Schools
Apr. 17, 2000 Hey kid, does that classmate of yours give you the creeps? How about filing a report on an anonymous website -- the latest trend in efforts to curb school violence. By Lynn Burke.

Clinton Presses Ed Agenda, Flesh
Apr. 14, 2000 President Clinton is out and about talking up Internet access in schools and giving props to Vice President Gore's controversial e-rate program. By Declan McCullagh.

Teaching With Bells and Whistles
Apr. 13, 2000 How should teachers implement new technology in their classrooms? One educator believes that plain-text websites won't do it, and calls for more interactivity and innovation. By Katie Dean.

Wired News Q&A;
Kerrey's Online Learning Torch
Apr. 12, 2000 Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey sees lots of potential in Web-based education, and he's chairing a new congressional commission that hopes to make a difference. A Wired News Q&A by Katie Dean.
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A High-End Learning Portal
Apr. 10, 2000 An online consortium of top universities, museums, and libraries extends beyond the model of online learning to create a new category of knowledge on the Internet. By Kendra Mayfield.

Lehigh Looks to Go the Distance
Mar. 30, 2000 Lehigh is offering Web-based courses to high school students who opt for early admission to the university. The program will help the college research distance learning -- and save students money. By Katie Dean.

Kids Try to Subtract From Divide
Mar. 29, 2000 Technology companies have a responsibility to seek out and train more women and minorities for computer-related jobs. Who says so? The kids themselves. Katie Dean reports from San Francisco.

Youth Meet to Talk Tech
Mar. 28, 2000 Not everyone is flourishing in the booming economy. The digital divide has left some behind, and San Francisco Bay Area youth are meeting to discuss how they can help bridge the gap. By Katie Dean.

Phony Degrees a Hot Net Scam
Mar. 23, 2000 The distance-education boom has triggered a rise in online diploma mills. Some are legit, but a lot of them aren't. How do you tell the difference? By Kendra Mayfield.

Virtual Training for Real Jobs
Mar. 22, 2000 Technology may be the cornerstone of the new economy, but people lacking skills are being shut out of the market. One Texas program is trying to get them into the game. Katie Dean reports from Austin, Texas.

T for Tech-Ed in Texas
Mar. 16, 2000 What will learning be like when the kindergartners of today enter high school? Teachers, parents, and educators gather in Austin to discuss how technology can be used to improve schools. By Katie Dean.

Open Source Opens Education
Mar. 13, 2000 Open-source advocates are helping set up Linux in schools. The system could be a godsend for underfunded districts, but are teachers and students ready for it? By Katie Dean.

No More Pencils, No More Books?
Mar. 9, 2000 The days of students toting heavy textbooks could soon come to an end with the rise of e-books and other electronic publishing tools. But digital textbooks have yet to hit campuses. By Kendra Mayfield.

Seeking Solutions for Tech in Ed
Mar. 6, 2000 Tech gurus gather in Washington to promote technology in math and science education. Education leaders hope the meeting will nudge Congress to devote more money to the cause. By Katie Dean.

A Laptop in Every Schoolbag
Mar. 4, 2000 Maine's Governor unveils a bold initiative to provide every 7th-grader in the state with a laptop. Critics argue that school funding could be better spent elsewhere. By Kendra Mayfield.

Keeping Startups in School
Mar. 1, 2000 Years ago, students with nifty ideas might have been satisfied with a good grade on a class project. Now, they'd prefer venture capital. A new university program plans to provide it. By Joanna Glasner.

Summer Interns Weigh Options
Feb. 29, 2000 Student work has always meant lousy wages. But now tech companies are sweetening the package with stock options. A few short-termers have already struck it rich. By Joanna Glasner.

A Library In Every Dorm Room
Feb. 22, 2000 Mybytes.com puts a one-stop research center at students' fingertips. The site features a database of books and reference materials. By M.J. Rose.

Setting Their Site on Education
Feb. 11, 2000 You want to take a class and further your education, but where do you start? A new site aims to simplify the process of finding that C++ or cooking course of your dreams. By Katie Dean.

Up-Close 'Digital Divide' Q&A;
Feb. 2, 2000 On the heels of President Clinton's unveiling of a multi-billion dollar plan to make the Internet accessible to all, Washington correspondent Declan McCullagh asks a few pointed questions of Commerce Secretary William Daley.

In Search of Safer Schools
Jan. 17, 2000 The NEA Safe Schools Network Now debuts a series of television programs devoted to preventing school violence. Educators hope the satellite broadcasts will facilitate constructive solutions by kids, parents, and teachers. By Katie Dean.

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