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Education news, analysis, and opinion about the policies around and use of educational technology
Classroom Technology Tech-Savvy Educators Weigh In on 'Techlash'
Teachers and administrators attending the ISTELive 26 + ASCD Annual Conference were asked for their takes on major tech themes.
Alyson Klein, Lauraine Langreo & Arianna Prothero
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Artificial Intelligence Q&A How to Use Paper to Teach About AI and Cutting-Edge Tech
Low-tech activities can help students develop a richer understanding of implications and mechanics of AI.
Arianna Prothero
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Classroom Technology Here’s What Happened When 6th Graders Designed Their Dream School
A class project prodded students to use digital tools to fuel creativity, not passively consume content.
Alyson Klein
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Krista Wilkewitz (left) and Tara Menghini, teachers at Knox Gifted Academy in Chandler, Ariz., explain their interdisciplinary project in which students designed their fantasy school during the ISTELive 26 + ASCD annual conference at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., on June 29, 2026.
Marvin Joseph/Education Week
Artificial Intelligence How Educators Can Encourage AI Skill-Building Without Being Tech Cheerleaders
State education leaders outline how they've tried to ease anxieties about the fast-evolving technology.
Lauraine Langreo
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Attendees at the ISTELive 26 + ASCD annual conference listen as Kate Meyer, left, an English teacher and instructional innovation coach for the Mount Desert Island, Maine, school district, discusses how she and other Maine educators are addressing teachers' concerns about AI use. Meyer and colleagues presented at the conference, held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., on July 1, 2026.
Marvin Joseph/Education Week
Classroom Technology Do School Laptops Help Students With Summer Learning?
School-provided computers can extend learning in the summer, but educators are weighing the best use.
Jennifer Vilcarino
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Chromebooks, to be loaned to students in the Elk Grove Unified School District, await distribution at Monterey Trail High School in Elk Grove, Calif., on April 2, 2020.
Chromebooks, to be loaned to students at a high school in Elk Grove, Calif., on April 2, 2020. Students are taking laptops home during the summer and assistant principals share how their schools use this strategy to combat the summer slide.
Rich Pedroncelli/AP
Classroom Technology Inside ISTE 2026: EdWeek’s Daily Updates
EdWeek's reporters and visuals team are on the ground at the massive 2026 ed-tech show.
Sean Cavanagh
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Educators, advocates, and tech company officials crowd the ISTELive 26 + ASCD Annual Conference at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., on June 29, 2026. EdWeek's reporters and visual journalists are producing a steady flow of dispatches from the event.
Marvin Joseph/Education Week

EdWeek Market Brief

Meeting District Needs Special Report What's Next for K-12 Assessment: The Demand For Innovation In K-12 Testing
EdWeek Market Brief's new special report looks at the growing demand among K-12 officials for new and different approaches to assessment, and the new momentum behind these efforts to innovate.
Emma Kate Fittes
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Education Market Industry Insight With Screen Time Under Fire, Old Education Models Breaking, ISTE CEO Says Event Will Look Forward
Richard Culatta discusses what to expect from this year's ISTE conference and the evolving trends in the K-12 industry.
Alexandria Ng
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Sales & Marketing Market Analysis 5 Lessons in Aligning Product, Marketing, and District Value
As schools face budget pressure and tool fatigue, ed-tech leaders are rethinking how they define, build, and communicate value.
Alexandria Ng
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7 min read
Meeting District Needs K-12 Market News The Phrase K-12 Officials Are Sick of Hearing When Talking About Innovating on a Budget
A panel at ISTELive offered insight into just how sensitive discussions about efficiency and funding can be for district, state, and federal education leaders.
Emma Kate Fittes
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More Technology

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    StretchAI is unveiled today at ISTELive 26 + ASCD Annual Conference at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on June 30, 2026. This chatbot is aimed at providing educators with carefully vetted instructional resources.
    Marvin Joseph/Education Week
    Artificial Intelligence 'Building AI Apps is Not Easy': Stretch, ISTE's Chatbot, Is Finally Ready to Go
    ISTE spent the past three years testing and refining the tool, which is now ready for a wider audience.
    Alyson Klein, June 30, 2026
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    Attendees move between sessions at the ISTELive 26 + ASCD Annual Conference at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., on June 29, 2026. The backlash emerging from many school communities about tech's role in classrooms has been a major undercurrent at the show, the nation's largest ed-tech conference.
    Marvin Joseph/Education Week
    Classroom Technology There's a New Pledge for Schools to Show They're Deliberate About Tech Use
    ISTE and GreatSchools.org are urging schools to prove they're using tech in a "safe and purposeful" way.
    Alyson Klein, June 29, 2026
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    A middle school history class in Sapulpa, Okla., uses whiteboards and worksheets during a tech-free day on April 7, 2026. EdWeek Research Center survey data show that relatively few schools are pairing back their investment in tech, despite pressure from some parents.
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    Classroom Technology Are Schools Actually Scaling Back Tech in Response to a Rising Backlash?
    An EdWeek Research Center survey asked educators about efforts to pull back on digital tools.
    Sean Cavanagh & Jessica Cuellar, June 29, 2026
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    Timothy Rimke reads during Casey Cuny's English class at Valencia High School in Santa Clarita, Calif., on Aug. 27, 2025.
    Timothy Rimke reads during Casey Cuny's English class at Valencia High School in Santa Clarita, Calif., on Aug. 27, 2025. Teachers face the challenge of helping students become writers with their own voices in the presence of generative AI tools.
    Jae C. Hong/AP
    Artificial Intelligence Q&A How an English Teacher Helps Students Find Their Voices in the Age of AI
    Students' voices are lost when AI does most of the thinking, a teacher says.
    Lauraine Langreo, June 29, 2026
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    A look at the 2025 ISTE conference in San Antonio.
    The exhibit hall shown above at the ISTE+ASCD annual conference last year in San Antonio featured a wide range of ed-tech products and services. At the outset of the 2026 conference in Orlando, Fla., on June 28, the organization announced that it was changing its name.
    Kaylee Domzalski/Education Week
    Classroom Technology What's in a Name? Check Out ISTE+ASCD's Rebrand ... ish
    The new name is attempting to address the challenges schools are facing at this moment in time.
    Alyson Klein, June 28, 2026
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    Artificial Intelligence Video What AI Use Guidelines Should Look Like for Schools
    Many teachers say they are not getting good guidance on how to use AI responsibly and effectively.
    Lauraine Langreo & Marvin Joseph, June 26, 2026
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