Technology Counts

Technology Counts is Education Week's annual report on educational technology.

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2018: National Survey: What Do Principals Believe?

To better understand where the ed-tech pressure points are for principals, the Education Week Research Center conducted a nationally representative survey of 500 principals, assistant principals, and other school leaders. Technology Counts 2018 incorporates that data in the report, while taking a hard look at what principals are thinking and doing about some of the most vexing technology issues in their schools.

Report includes:

• Editor's Note: Tech Pressures Put Principals in Difficult Spot

• What Principals Really Think About Tech

• School Leaders and Technology: Results From a National Survey (PDF)


Prior Years

2017: Classroom Technology: Where Schools Stand (June 2017)

2016: Transforming the Classroom (June 2016)

2015: Learning the Digital Way (June 2015)

2014: Digital Advances Reshaping K-12 Testing (March 2014)

2013: Building the Digital District (March 2013)

2012: Virtual Shift (March 2012)

2011: K-12 Seeks Custom Fit (March 2011)

2010: Powering Up (March 2010)

2009: Breaking Away From Tradition (March 2009)

2008: STEM: The Push to Improve Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (March 2008)

2007: A Digital Decade (March 2007)

2006: The Information Edge: Using Data to Accelerate Achievement (May 2006)

2005: Electronic Transfer: Moving Technology Dollars in New Directions (May 2005)

2004: Global Links: Lessons from the World (May 2004)

2003: Pencils Down: Technology's Answer to Testing (May 2003)

2002: E-Defining Education (May 2002)

2001: The New Divides (May 2001)

1999: Building the Digital Curriculum (September 1999)

1998: Putting School Technology To the Test (October 1998)

1997: Schools and Reform In the Information Age (November 1997)

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Tech Pressures Put Principals in Difficult Spot
Screen time concerns, social media behavior, personalized learning, and computer science trends are all now important elements of a principal’s job.
April 18, 2018 – Education Week
School Principals Overwhelmingly Concerned About Children's Screen Time
Ninety-five percent of principals said students spend too much time on digital devices when they're not in school, according to an exclusive Education Week Research Center survey.
April 18, 2018 – Education Week
What Principals Really Think About Tech
School leaders are worried about technology. But they're also supporting its expanded use in schools, an exclusive Education Week survey finds.
April 18, 2018 – Education Week
Why Principals Are Embracing Personalized Learning
Most principals support the movement to personalize instruction, according to an Education Week Research Center survey. But they remain concerned about overuse of ed tech.
September 5, 2021 – Education Week
On Social Media, Principals Fight Losing Battle to Keep Up With Students
School leaders worry about students and social media. But most don’t feel fully prepared to tackle the challenge, a new Education Week Research Center survey found.
April 18, 2018 – Education Week
Principals Warm Up to Computer Science, Despite Obstacles
High school leaders in smaller districts are most enthusiastic about the trend, a new survey by the Education Week Research Center found. But staffing challenges persist.
April 18, 2018 – Education Week
Ed-Tech Leadership Is a Tough Task for Principals
School leaders face pressures about what digital learning approaches to take and what tech products to buy—from the central office, education companies, teachers, parents, and students.
April 18, 2018 – Education Week

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