Mark A. Edwards stands for a portrait during the Mooresville Graded School District's 2013 Summer Connection on July 23, at Mooresville Intermediate School in Mooresville, N.C.
John W. Adkisson for Education Week

Educators Study Digital Conversion in Mooresville, N.C.

Nearly 400 educators converged in Mooresville, N.C., to learn how the school district managed to leverage technology to attain high achievement scores. (July 24, 2013)

District Officials Favor iPads, Want Apps That Deliver Digital Textbooks

A new survey shows that iPads are overwhelmingly the mobile technology of choice in districts, with Google Chromebooks a distant second. (July 22, 2013)

'Innovation Index' Launched to Guide Ed-Tech Decisionmakers

A report offers an "innovation index" meant to help educators and businesses determine whether digital innovations deliver on their promised classroom benefits. (July 23, 2013)

Demand for Personal Computers Steady in U.S., Thanks in Part to Schools

While international shipments of personal computers are falling, the market for those devices in the United States is relatively stable, a market report says. (July 22, 2013)

Computer Coding Lessons Expanding for K-12 Students

Computer programmers and software engineers are urging that students, even as early as elementary school, learn how to design and write source code for computers. (June 11, 2013)

Digital Directions

Charter School Network Spawns Commercial School-Data Company

Schoolzilla, a data platform for schools that was developed as part of the Aspire charter schools network, will launch its own commercial business. (July 25, 2013)

The Heart of Darkness*: Launching a Venture in the Ed-Tech Market

Tom Segal argues against the notion that for-profit ventures in the education are just trying to scrape a buck or two from the American taxpayer. (July 25, 2013)

Digital Directions

States' Online Testing Problems Raise Common-Core Concerns

Technical glitches during recent online assessments in a number of states are prompting worries about schools' ability to administer common-core testing in 2014-15. (May 3, 2013)

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Join two English-language acquisition experts who will share resources and advice on how to deepen and accelerate the learning and instruction of English-language learners in accordance with new common-core standards. (May 8, 2013)

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Education Week

MOOCs Provider in Higher Ed. Targets K-12 Teachers

In attempting to bring "MOOCs" to the world of teacher training, Coursera and its university partners are courting a new and potentially vast audience. (May 14, 2013)

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Teach the Future, Foster Innovation

Education leaders in Singapore continue to push ahead with respect to educating their students; the same cannot be said in the United States, writes Deanna Kuhn. (July 2, 2013)

Free Online Content Forces Publishers to Adjust

The growing use of open educational resources is leading publishers to blend free materials into their products and services. (July 3, 2013)

Goldman Sachs Makes Investment, Gets Returns on Utah Preschool Program

Goldman Sachs hopes to make money for itself and Granite School District in Salt Lake City by investing in the district's preschool program. (June 25, 2013)

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