Technology

Current and previous coverage tracks rapidly changing innovations and their emerging roles in teaching and learning.

Audit: Wis. Virtual Schools Close to Capacity

February 9, 2010 – AP

Commentary

Investing Quick Millions for Long-Term Results

Heather Zavadsky shows how Broad Prize-winning districts can teach other urban systems about using new federal funding well. February 9, 2010 – Education Week

School Libraries Seek Relevance Through Virtual Access

Librarians' roles are shifting to address the demand for quality online content. February 9, 2010 – Education Week

Philadelphia's EduCon Promotes Innovative Teaching

February 8, 2010 – AP

Multiple Stimulus Aid Streams Flow to Ed Tech

States and school districts are tapping into several pots of federal economic-stimulus money to rev up their educational technology. February 5, 2010 – Education Week

News Briefs

Edutopia to Go Online-Only; Chen Steps Down as Foundation Head

February 9, 2010 – Education Week

Center on Technology, Learning Gets Inaugural Federal Funding

The National Center for Research in Advanced Information and Digital Technologies has received a $500,000 congressional appropriation for 2010 for initial launch costs. February 2, 2010 – Education Week

Michigan Court Rules E-Mails Not Public

E-mail messages from teachers-union leaders don't become public records just because they're contained in a school district's computer system, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled. February 2, 2010 – Education Week

Education Technology

Fifty-eight percent of U.S. school districts agreed that funding for educational technology is inadequate, according to a survey by the National Center for Education Statistics. January 5, 2010 – Education Week

Virtual-World Safety

Nineteen of 27 virtual online worlds evaluated by the Federal Trade Commission contained either sexually or violently explicit content, says a report by the agency. January 5, 2010 – Education Week

Online Learning

More than half of U.S. states now operate online-learning initiatives for K-12 students, an increase over the 15 states that did so just two years ago. December 1, 2009 – Education Week

More News Briefs

Rulings Cloud Issue of School MySpace Suspensions

February 5, 2010 – AP

Wash. Standardized Testing Is Going Digital

Statewide about 25 percent of schools will participate in the pilot program. The rest of the students will take the paper-and-pencil test. February 4, 2010 – Education Week

Digital Innovation Outpaces E-Rate Policies

The federal program is seen as not keeping up with technological advancements that could help schools. February 2, 2010 – Education Week

Ga. Senate Votes to Change Definition of 'Textbook'

February 2, 2010 – AP

Some Say Texting, Lack of Instruction to Blame for Failing Students

February 1, 2010 – AP

Court: Teacher Union E-mails Not Public Records

January 28, 2010 – AP

Students Tap Mobile Tech. for Increased Media Use

A Kaiser Foundation study links heavy media activity to poor grades. January 26, 2010 – Education Week

N.H. Districts Get Laptops with Stimulus Dollars

January 25, 2010 – AP