Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. When schools ...

What good is a broadband network if you can’t afford to subscribe or don’t know how to use it? By these measurements, the U.S. has a long way to go not just in rural areas but in urban ones as well.

Local education leaders are thankful for many things this holiday week and ironically among them is one revolutionary learning reform they say wouldn’t have happened as quickly if not for the ...