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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: classroom technology, personalized learning, future of work,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.
Federal
AltSchool Joins Tech Companies Filing Brief Against Trump Immigration Order
Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft are among 97 leading technology companies to contest the legality of President Trump's executive order limiting immigration.
Classroom Technology
Betsy DeVos Used Cherry-Picked Graduation Rates for Cyber Charters
In written responses to a key Democratic senator, the nominee for education secretary used those figures to argue that full-time online charter schools are a valuable option for families.
Personalized Learning
Q&A
Personalized Learning and the 'Internet of Things:' Q&A
A new center at the University of Southern California brings together education and engineering to research sensors-based networks in the classroom.
Federal
DeVos-Backed Company Makes Questionable Claims on Autism, ADHD
The nominee for U.S. Secretary of Education is a major investor in Neurocore, a company that claims "proven and long-lasting" benefits for children with autism and ADHD despite limited scientific evidence.
Ed-Tech Policy
Ajit Pai, Net Neutrality Foe and Critic of E-Rate Policies, Named FCC Chair
President Donald Trump's pick for chairman of the influential agency could signal big changes for net neutrality and a new focus for the nation's broadband policies.
Privacy & Security
Mississippi Attorney General Sues Google Over Student-Data Privacy
Mississippi's state attorney general hopes to force Google to be more transparent about how it handles data generated by student users of G Suite for Education.
Classroom Technology
Q&A
For Ed-Tech Company Newsela, 'Fake News' a Big Challenge - and Opportunity
A renewed focus on media literacy may be a a silver lining to the scourge of fake news, said Newsela CEO Matthew Gross in an extended Q&A.
Assessment
Ed Groups Push Schools to Embrace Online Assessments
National groups representing school board members, superintendents, and ed-tech officials want to help schools transition to online assessments.
Personalized Learning
Q&A
Larry Cuban on Personalized Learning, Silicon Valley, and K-12: Q&A
Long an ed-tech skeptic, Stanford professor Larry Cuban came away "greatly impressed" from a year spent observing Summit Public Schools, AltSchool and approaches to personalized learning.
States
Virginia Gov. Seeks to Require All Schools to Offer Full-Time Online Education
If Gov. Terry McAuliffe's proposal is approved, Virginia would join Florida as the only states mandating that schools offer students a full-time virtual education option.
Teaching
Robotic 'Infant Simulators' Actually Promote Teen Pregnancy, Study Finds
A widely used simulation technology in schools appears to have backfired.
Classroom Technology
Ed-Tech Research That Mattered in 2016
From the maker movement to online testing to the digital divide, 2016 was a big year for high-quality research on the promise and peril of educational technology.
Education
Q&A
For Ed-Tech CEO, Trump Era Presents Many-Sided Threat
From immigration to gender equality to trade policy to the common-core standards, littleBits CEO Ayah Bdeir is worried about a Trump administration will mean for ed tech - and for herself.
Teacher Preparation
Teacher Prep Programs Should Focus on Tech Integration, Ed. Dept. Says
A new policy from the Office of Educational Technology offers guiding principles for integrating technology into teacher prep curricula.