Technology
Education news, analysis, and opinion about the policies around and use of educational technology
Classroom Technology
Opinion
Some Teachers Are New to Laptop Integration. Here’s How to Manage It
Let students help set expectations and make sure both you and they know how to use the tools are just a couple suggestions educators offer.
Classroom Technology
Opinion
20 Suggestions About Teaching in a Class Where All Students Have Laptops
One tip from experienced teachers: Working in a one-to-one classroom is more about a shift in teaching and learning than the use of devices.
Privacy & Security
N.Y. School District's Facial Recognition System Remains on Hold, Lawsuit Dismissed
A law temporarily barring the use of biometric-based surveillance in New York schools supersedes a lawsuit from the state ACLU chapter.
Ed-Tech Policy
Reported Essay
Remote Learning Isn’t Just for Emergencies
Schools were less prepared for digital learning than they thought they were.
Classroom Technology
Q&A
Pandemic Fuels Tech Advances in Schools. Here's What That Looks Like
One district chief technology officer calculates the pandemic has propelled his school system as many as five years into the future.
Classroom Technology
The Future of Blended Learning: What Educators Need to Know
More than two-thirds of educators expect their use of blended learning to increase during the 2021-22 school year.
Classroom Technology
Why School Districts Are Unprepared for COVID-19 Disruptions, Again
Bad state policy, misplaced optimism, and a focus on full-time virtual schools left districts scrambling to educate quarantined students.
Market Trends
As Student Quarantines Take Hold, Education Companies Are Asked to Fill Critical Gaps
Quarantines will remain a reality throughout the school year in many parts of the country, as the Delta variant persists. For education businesses, it's another opportunity to prove their value.
Marketplace K-12
K-12 Dealmaking: Byju’s Continues U.S. Expansion By Acquiring Coding Platform; Blackboard Merges With Anthology
India-based education giant Byju’s has acquired K-12 coding platform, Tynker, and Blackboard has merged
Purchasing Alert
Maryland District Wants Compensatory Education Services; Arizona District Adopting AP Statistics Curriculum
A school district in Maryland is in the market for compensatory education/recovery services, while a system in Arizona has issued an RFP for its AP statistics adoption.
Analyst's View
An Inside Look at One of the World’s Biggest International Private School Companies
The CEO of one of the world's largest operators of international private schools, Arno Krug, talks about how his organization has responded to changing parent needs during COVID.
Data Education Department to Expand Data Collection on COVID and SchoolsThe Education Department will expand the limited survey started last year to query about issues like learning loss and health precautions.
Classroom Technology How Can Schools Keep Quarantined Students Learning?COVID-19 quarantines at the start of the school year have thrown students into a "constant state of disequilibrium," said one teacher.
IT Infrastructure School Districts Seek Billions in New Federal Money for Connectivity, FCC AnnouncesThe Federal Communications Commission received $5.1 billion in requests for new funding to purchase devices and improve internet access.
Classroom Technology Opinion Social Media’s Like Tossing a ’Tween the Keys to a HarleyWhen it comes to youth, we should think about social media as sophisticated, double-edged tools to be used carefully and deliberately.
Classroom Technology Opinion Q&A Collections: Using Technology With StudentsTen years of advice on "what and how" to use ed-tech to improve instruction.
Classroom Technology Want to Make Virtual Learning Work? Get Parents Involved in Meaningful WaysThe growth of remote and hybrid learning during the pandemic is showcasing the increasing role of parents in online education, study shows.
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Reading & Literacy
Spotlight
Spotlight on Literacy in Education
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English-Language Learners
Spotlight
Spotlight on Bilingual Instruction
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Personalized Learning From Our Research Center Personalized Learning’s Big Test Is Coming This School YearAs schools try to repair the damage of COVID-19 and racial injustice, it's now or never for the much-hyped personalized learning movement.
IT Management From Our Research Center 'Is This Going to Piss People Off?' How to Make Tough Tech DecisionsThe reopening of schools carries with it a host of technology decisions that could have an outsized impact on students' and teachers' lives.
IT Management From Our Research Center Don't Buy 'Stupid Stuff:' Essential Advice for Technology PurchasingSchool districts have more digital devices on their hands than ever before. Here's what they can do to get the biggest bang for their buck.
Classroom Technology Accelerating Learning: Tech Advice to Make It HappenAccelerating learning through technology isn't as easy as putting a kid in front of a computer, experts and educators say.
IT Management Download How to Make the Best Tech Decisions for Schools: A Downloadable GuideIdentify gaps, assess available solutions, solicit input from end users, and test drive new products, services, or approaches.
Personalized Learning Download Personalized Learning & Pandemic Recovery: 6 Big ConsiderationsSoftware alone is not the answer to getting personalized learning back on track, but popular new forms of schooling could help.
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