Digital Directions in Education Week
IT Infrastructure & Management
'Attack a Teacher Day' Facebook Invitation Prompts Arrests
Although the Nevada middle school girls insisted it was a joke, they were charged with communicating threats.
School & District Management
Researchers Seek Faster Answers to Innovation Questions
Experts argue "deep-dive, quick turnaround" studies will bring concrete answers to specific questions in education.
School & District Management
Data Mining Gets Traction in Education
Researchers find that they can use Amazon-like techniques for analyzing customer behaviors to study—and improve— student learning.
School & District Management
Ed-Tech Advocates Eye Rupert Murdoch's Move Into K-12 Market
The media mogul's purchase of ed-tech company Wireless Generation raises questions about how effective the partnership will be over the long haul.
Classroom Technology
Ohio School Goes from Dead End to High-Tech Star
After graduating only 20 percent of its students a decade ago, a Cincinnati high school completed a turnaround by restructuring itself as a technology school.
Professional Development
U.S. Releases National Ed-Tech Action Plan
The final version of the federal government's blueprint for using technology more effectively to improve schools outlines action steps.
Curriculum
Calif. Department of Ed. Now on iTunes U
With California districts and schools under tremendous pressure to make every dollar count, teachers can now download top-rated educational content from iTunes at no charge.
IT Infrastructure & Management
Framework Crafted for Student Use of Mobile Devices
The University of San Diego’s Center for Education Policy and Law addresses issues around proper and improper use.
School & District Management
Benefits Seen for Students Teaching Virtual Pupils
Researchers say students work harder and ultimately understand more teaching computer characters than they do simply learning for themselves.
Law & Courts
Student-Tracking Devices in School Badges Spark Controversy
School leaders say the devices improve security and increase attendance rates, but some parents and privacy advocates question whether the technology could have unintended consequences.
Education Funding
Gates Foundation Turns Attention to Ed. Tech.
For the first time in nearly a decade, the foundation unveils an initiative in the educational technology arena.
IT Infrastructure & Management
Kansas Districts See Savings in Teaming on Data Systems
Two of the state's largest school districts say the teamwork has saved jobs and increased the efficiency of sharing data on such matters as student performance.
IT Infrastructure & Management
S.C. Now Poised to Better Track Student Progress
South Carolina is launching a new student-information system that officials say takes a quantum leap in technology that can track students' progress and find ways to improve instruction.
Federal
E-Rate Revisions Seen as Good First Step
But ed-tech advocates still want to see the program's funding expanded.