In a series of recent experiments reported by USA Today, college students at Princeton University, Case Western Reserve University, and the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business used a Kindle DX instead of hard copy text books. Surprisingly, 85% of students choose traditional textbooks over e-readers.

Interest in smart phones has attracted a new universe of students to computer science classes, says David Malan, a computer science lecturer who teaches Computer Science 50, the introductory class at Harvard. Mr. Malan gave his students a number of options they could focus on for their final projects, including writing traditional computer software and Web-based applications. Many chose to make cellphone apps.

With the new tablet device that is debuting next week, Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs is betting he can reshape businesses like textbooks, newspapers and television much the way his iPod revamped the music industry—and expand Apple's influence and revenue as a content middleman.

Dell launched its Connected Classroom learning platform for UK schools at BETT, the world’s largest educational technology event. The Connected Classroom is designed to help schools integrate information and communication technologies (ICT) beyond fixed computers locked in a PC lab into every aspect of the learning environment.

Education experts, technology advocates are split on whether financial benefits outweigh potential access problems

Video language learning website EnglishCentral recently raised a total of $3.5 million. EnglishCentral is backed by Google Ventures and Atlas Venture.

All through the fall semester, community colleges have been reporting enrollment growth. On Thursday, the American Association of Community Colleges released the results of a survey designed to see if the many individual reports add up to a national trend -- and the survey results suggest they do.

Rep. Norma Chavez, representing the House and Senate Hispanic caucuses, told board members that proposed standards for U.S. history, government and other social studies courses are a slap at the state's growing Hispanic population. Only 16 of 162 historical figures that must be covered in social studies are Hispanic.

"Nearly 12 million post-secondary students in the United States take some or all of their classes online right now. But this number will skyrocket to more than 22 million in the next five years, according to data released recently by research firm Ambient Insight."