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Digital Directions in Education Week

Classroom Technology Cyber-Charter Applicants Face Tougher Times in Pa.
State education officials cite a litany of reasons for rejecting a recent group of applications, highlighting potential governance problems as a major concern.
Benjamin Herold & Sean Cavanagh, February 18, 2014
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7 min read
Jackie Cornejo, 16, left, and Elisa Martinez, 16, work on a problem in a math class at the Young Women's College Preparatory Academy in Houston. The school is one of the first in the Houston district to give laptops to students for use at school and at home.
Jackie Cornejo, 16, left, and Elisa Martinez, 16, work on a problem in a math class at the Young Women's College Preparatory Academy in Houston. The school is one of the first in the Houston district to give laptops to students for use at school and at home.
Michael Paulsen/Houston Chronicle
Classroom Technology Unfazed, Houston Pushes Ahead on 1-to-1 Computing
Undeterred by problems experienced by other school systems attempting to equip students with digital devices, the district began distributing more than 18,000 laptops.
Benjamin Herold, February 4, 2014
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7 min read
Barbara Stripling, the president of the American Library Association, says the recent court ruling “will have a huge effect on K-12 in terms of reducing the equity and quality of access.”
Barbara Stripling, the president of the American Library Association, says the recent court ruling “will have a huge effect on K-12 in terms of reducing the equity and quality of access.”
Jessica Kourkounis for Education Week
IT Infrastructure & Management U.S. Court Ruling Raises K-12 Concerns About Internet Access
The decision is being interpreted as giving commercial Internet providers significantly more power to block content or set conditions on its delivery before it reaches customers, including schools.
Sean Cavanagh, January 28, 2014
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8 min read
Law & Courts Danger Posed by Student-Data Breaches Prompts Action
Privacy advocates say the increased collection, storage, and sharing of educational data entails real threats to children and families, and some high-profile incidents have led to new legislation, legal action, and formal complaints.
Benjamin Herold, January 22, 2014
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7 min read
IT Infrastructure & Management 3 Districts Making Progress on High-Speed Internet
Experts say that fiber-optic cable is still the "gold standard" for providing schools with high-speed connections to the Internet, but for many districts, accessing complete fiber networks remains a challenge.
Benjamin Herold, January 14, 2014
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4 min read
Val Anderson hollers orders to a crew member while they install fiber-optic cable at the Butte High School Career Center in Montana. The new fiber-optic network will deliver faster Internet connections to 12 city school buildings.
Val Anderson hollers orders to a crew member while they install fiber-optic cable at the Butte High School Career Center in Montana. The new fiber-optic network will deliver faster Internet connections to 12 city school buildings.
Jeremy Lurgio for Education Week
IT Infrastructure & Management Districts Get Creative to Build Faster Internet Connections
High-speed fiber-optic cable is generally regarded as the best vehicle for satisfying schools' huge appetite for more bandwidth, but only about 40 percent of U.S. districts are believed to have access to it.
Benjamin Herold, January 14, 2014
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6 min read
School Climate & Safety Cloud Computing in K-12 Expands, Raising Data Privacy Concerns
Many school districts have not set clear policies and practices for storing data in the cloud, according to a study by the Fordham Law School.
Michelle R. Davis & Sean Cavanagh, January 7, 2014
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6 min read
Abdallah Hawa, left, technology director for the Coatesville, Pa., district, greets parents and teachers during a school board meeting last month. The board allowed two top administrators to resign despite calls to terminate them following allegations that they exchanged racist text messages on district-owned cellphones.
Abdallah Hawa, left, technology director for the Coatesville, Pa., district, greets parents and teachers during a school board meeting last month. The board allowed two top administrators to resign despite calls to terminate them following allegations that they exchanged racist text messages on district-owned cellphones.
Steven M. Falk/The Philadelphia Inquirer
IT Infrastructure & Management Pa. Texting Scandal Highlights Complexities for IT Leaders
The discovery of racist text messages involving a Pennsylvania superintendent has cast new light on the complex challenges faced by school IT directors as digital devices proliferate.
Benjamin Herold, October 15, 2013
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6 min read
IT Infrastructure & Management Tablet-Computing Initiatives Suffer Major Setbacks
Two large-scale efforts to put digital devices in the hands of students have been halted because of a variety of hardware and management problems.
Benjamin Herold, October 15, 2013
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3 min read
Federal Debate Over Modernizing E-Rate Gathers Steam
Money issues, mobile technologies, and equity concerns are prominent topics in public comments to the FCC about how to improve the program.
Benjamin Herold, October 1, 2013
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6 min read
Classroom Technology Consumer Demand for Digital Learning Games, Simulations Growing Worldwide
The global market for learning games and simulations is expanding, but experts say the level of interest does not appear to be as evident in K-12 schools.
Michele Molnar & Sean Cavanagh, September 17, 2013
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5 min read
Accountability Virtual Educators Work to Protect Academic Integrity
Ensuring the authenticity of student work is an area of intense scrutiny for online course providers, which must determine if students are getting too much help from parents or others.
Katie Ash, September 10, 2013
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7 min read
Classroom Technology Florida E-Learning Policy Shift Puts Spotlight on K12 Inc.
The state is pursuing policy and funding changes meant to open up the world of online education to more providers, such as K12 Inc., the largest for-profit virtual education provider in the country.
Benjamin Herold, August 27, 2013
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3 min read
States Florida Virtual School Faces Hard Times
The country's largest state-sponsored K-12 online school is confronting declines in funding and enrollment, a sign of major policy shifts now reshaping the world of online education.
Benjamin Herold, August 27, 2013
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7 min read
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