Digital Education
The Digital Education blog covered personalized learning, artificial intelligence, adaptive testing, digital curricula, data privacy, future of work, and all things technology. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: classroom technology, personalized learning, future of work, and digital learning.
Personalized Learning
Research-Based Tech Implementation: Q&A With Eric Sheninger and Tom Murray
The book by two advocates and former educators outlines research-backed strategies for integrating technology and implementing personalized learning.
Curriculum
7 Good Ed-Tech Stories You Might Have Missed
From teens-and-screens to cybersecurity jobs to online courses, strong ed-tech-related stories abounded at the Education Writers Association's 2017 national seminar.
Classroom Technology
Harvard Rescinds Admissions Offers Over Facebook Posts: Report
At least 10 students had their admissions offers revoked after making offensive posts to a Facebook group chat, the Harvard Crimson reported.
Federal
Are Trump's Proposed Cuts to Title IV Really a 'Body Blow' to K-12 Ed-Tech?
After authorizing $1.6 billion that districts could use for technology, Congress appropriated one-fourth that amount. President Trump now wants to eliminate the funds altogether.
States
Court Orders Pa. to Approve Thrice-Rejected Cyber Charter Applicant
A Pa. Commonwealth Court rejected years of arguments by state officials that the nonprofit board of Insight PA Cyber Charter would not be independent of for-profit management firm K12 Inc.
Ed-Tech Policy
Questions Over New Construction Projects Raise More Worries About E-Rate's Future
About 100 mostly rural districts planning to use federal dollars to build new fiber-optic networks are now in limbo, causing uncertainty about the E-Rate program.
Privacy & Security
Popular Ed-Tech Platform Edmodo Hacked, Faulted for Ad-Tracking
Motherboard reported that millions of Edmodo user records were for sale on the dark web. The company has removed code that tracked student and teacher activity.
Privacy & Security
New Student Data Privacy Toolkit Encourages Parent Advocacy
The toolkit, released by the Parent Coalition for Student Privacy and the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, identifies best practices for schools and districts.
Curriculum
Trump Orders Review of Cybersecurity Education, Workforce-Development Efforts
The federal Education Department is to advise the U.S. secretaries of Commerce and Homeland Security on preparation of a report, due in 120 days.
School & District Management
Tech Titans K-12: Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft Compete for Ed. Market
A new EdWeek Market Brief exclusive special report explores these four tech giants' fight for dominance in schools and classrooms.
Personalized Learning
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Gives More for Personalized Learning at State Level
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Chiefs for Change see the Every Student Succeeds Act as a lever for supporting personalized learning at the state and district level.
School & District Management
Can K-12 Education Prepare Students For 'Jobs of the Future?'
Education and training systems will struggle to equip students for a rapidly changing workforce, according to a survey of 1,408 education and technology experts.
Education
North Carolina Teacher Makes Virtual Global Connections: Q&A
Brenda Todd, the first teacher to achieve the state's digital global education badge, uses Skype and blogging to introduce students to cultures around the globe.
Curriculum
Emerging Research on K-12 Computer Science Education: 6 Trends to Watch
As "computer science for all" takes off, researchers are racing to investigate key questions around access, assessment, and implementation.