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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: classroom technology, personalized learning, future of work,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.
Curriculum
Computer Science For All in San Francisco Schools: 7 Early Takeaways
Student engagement, challenges with teacher preparation, and inequities in high school course-taking have marked the early days of San Francisco Unified's groundbreaking CS4all initiative.
Assessment
Navigation of Computer-Based Tests Matters for Young Students, Study Finds
Elementary and middle school students scored worse when they couldn't revisit questions they had skipped or previously answered, a new study found.
Classroom Technology
Better-Educated Families Less Likely to Choose Pa. Cyber Charters, Study Finds
Better information about the poor performance of Pa.'s full-time online charters has lead to an inequitable school-choice marketplace, Penn State researcher Bryan Mann contends.
Curriculum
Ed Week at AERA 2017: 'Knowledge to Action,' With an Eye on Computer Science
The country's largest meeting of education researchers begins Thursday. Education Week's Benjamin Herold and Sarah Sparks will be there, reporting on the research that matters for K-12 policymakers and practitioners.
Ed-Tech Policy
FCC Chairman Announces Plan to Roll Back Key Net Neutrality Rules
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai wants a return to "light-touch" regulation of internet service providers, a move that critics say threatens the free flow of online information.
Classroom Technology
Augmented, Virtual Reality Yet to Gain Traction in K-12, Survey Finds
Just 5 percent of U.S. teachers say they are currently using augmented- or virtual-reality technologies in their classrooms, according to Project Tomorrow.
Ed-Tech Policy
FCC Chairman Wants E-Rate Application Process Improved
An online application portal has "serious flaws" and is over budget, harming schools and libraries seeking funds for telecommunications services, said FCC Chairman Ajit Pai.
Privacy & Security
Privacy Watchdog Raises Alarms About "Spying" on Students Via Ed Tech
Results from an unscientific survey by the Electronic Frontier Foundation suggest parents and students are worried about surveillance in schools.
Personalized Learning
"Personalized Learning" Guidebook Geared to Rural Districts' Needs
Personalized learning can bring more courses and instructional experiences to rural communities, but internet access remains a barrier, according to a new guidebook from the Future Ready Schools project.
Artificial Intelligence
Algorithmic Bias a Rising Concern for Ed-Tech Field, RAND Researchers Say
A RAND Corporation report on how to mitigate bias in public-policy tools driven by artificial intelligence has implications for K-12 schools.
Personalized Learning
Q&A
California's Top Superintendent Leaves for Ed-Tech Startup AltSchool
Devin Vodička is leaving the 25,0000-student Vista Unified district near San Diego to oversee development of personalized-learning software at AltSchool.
Curriculum
Richard Culatta Named New Chief Executive Officer of ISTE
Most recently chief innovation officer for the state of Rhode Island, Richard Culatta served for four years before that as U.S. director of educational technology.
Privacy & Security
Q&A
Ex-FCC Chair Blasts Efforts to Change Lifeline, Net Neutrality, Privacy Rules
Former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler blasted his Republican successor, accusing him of using "smokescreens" and "double speak" on key issues affecting K-12 schools.
School & District Management
Implementation Woes Undermine Ambitious K-12 Ed-Tech Efforts, Study Finds
A new study from the One-to-One Institute found that poor implementation of digital projects in districts can undermine those projects.