Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, discusses iBooks 2 for iPad on Jan. 19 in New York City. IBooks 2 will be able to display books with videos and other interactive features.
—Mark Lennihan/AP

Apple Unveils E-Textbook Strategy

The technology company announces content partnerships with major education publishers Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, McGraw-Hill, and Pearson. (January 20, 2012)

Maurice Van Lowe, a 4th grader at Burning Tree Elementary School in Bethesda, Md., reads in his classroom using Bookshare, a nonprofit electronic service that converts books into more accessible formats for students with certain kinds of disabilities.
—Nicole Frugé/Education Week

2011's Most Memorable Ed Tech Stories

Ten of the most significant stories from our 2011 coverage of education technology, selected by the Education Week editors. (December 30, 2011)

The Year in Review

Jared Dennis, 18, logs onto the South Carolina Connections Academy virtual school website from his home in Lexington, S.C. Mr. Dennis was told by an Air Force recruiter that he would need to complete one year of college-level classes before he could join the military.
—Mary Ann Chastain/AP-File

Military Likely to Alter Rules on Accepting Cyber-School Graduates

Graduates of cyber schools could soon be equal to everyone else in the eyes of military recruiters. (December 22, 2011)

States Anticipate Tech. Challenges With Common Tests

Most states that have adopted the common standards anticipate significant challenges in shifting to a computer-based assessment system designed for those standards, a new study tells us. (January 25, 2012)

Va. Schools to Offer Social Media Education Program

The course for students in the eighth and ninth grades will include such topics as cyber bullying, good texting practices, and online research. (January 19, 2012)

U.S. Schools Forge Web Connections With Other Nations

American students are teaming up online with classrooms around the world to learn valuable lessons about current events, economic trends, and cultural norms. (January 23, 2012)

—iStockphoto/Bob Dahm

Unleashing Locally Driven Innovation

Stifled by state and federal education policies, districts face a tough road to becoming 21st-century leaders, writes Ken Kay. (November 8, 2011)

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Virtual PD Creates Connections

(October 24, 2011)

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