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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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: classroom technology, personalized learning, future of work,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.

Equity & Diversity More Technology Doesn't Mean More Learning, International Study Finds
Access to computers in classrooms is at an all-time high worldwide, but too much technology translates into poorer learning outcomes, researchers find.
Michele Molnar, September 17, 2015
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Curriculum New 'Interactive Constitution' Featured in AP History, Government Curricula
The National Constitution Center and the College Board are partnering to bring a new digital version of a key founding document to teachers and students.
Benjamin Herold, September 17, 2015
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Classroom Technology Open Education Resources Get an Adviser at U.S. Ed. Department
Andrew Marcinek will advise state and district officials, content developers, and others on the free, re-usable instructional materials.
Sean Cavanagh, September 15, 2015
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Ed-Tech Policy Broadband Upgrades for Montana Schools the Focus of New State Push
Montana will partner with EducationSuperHighway to assess schools' connectivity and develop a plan to get all schools meeting national broadband targets by 2018.
Benjamin Herold, September 14, 2015
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Education Online Credit Recovery in Need of Improvement, Report Says
Districts are turning to online credit recovery to move struggling students toward graduation, but a new report says that these options need to improve.
Michelle R. Davis, September 11, 2015
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Classroom Technology AIR to Partner With 'Accelerator' for Testing Ed-Tech Products
The American Institutes for Research will be a primary option for companies looking to have their ed-tech products rigorously tested through the Jefferson Education Accelerator.
Sean Cavanagh, September 10, 2015
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Curriculum Intel to Drop Its Support of Science Talent Search
The technology manufacturer says it will end its sponsorship of the high-profile competition when its contract ends after 2017.
Sean Cavanagh, September 10, 2015
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Assessment Chromebooks' Rise in U.S. K-12 Schools Fueled by Online Testing
Chromebooks now command almost half the U.S. K-12 market, with prices coming down even further.
Michele Molnar, September 9, 2015
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Federal Obama Talks School Technology Gap During Alaska Visit
The President touted his ConnectED program, which draws financial support from ed-tech providers and hopes to improve digital education and Web connectivity.
Benjamin Herold, September 4, 2015
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Students photograph themselves with an iPad during a class at Broadacres Elementary School in Carson, Calif.
Students photograph themselves with an iPad during a class at Broadacres Elementary School in Carson, Calif.
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Classroom Technology L.A. iPad Program an Ongoing Mess, Evaluators Find
Los Angeles' massive school-technology initiative again suffered from deployment problems, poor communication, and ineffective classroom uses, according to a new report.
Benjamin Herold, September 3, 2015
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Curriculum Social Media Not a Priority for Classroom Teachers, Survey Finds
Just 13 percent of K-12 teachers today have integrated social media into classroom instruction, finds a poll from the University of Phoenix.
Sean Cavanagh, September 2, 2015
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Classroom Technology Q&A Daniel Schwartz, Ed-Tech Professor and New Stanford Ed. Dean: Q&A
Technology could soon transform health education and social-emotional learning, said the newly appointed dean of Stanford's Graduate School of Education.
Benjamin Herold, September 1, 2015
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Classroom Technology Online Test Results in Mont., Nev., N.D., to Be Reviewed
Smarter Balanced has hired an outside organization to review the test results in three states that experience online disruptions on common-core exams.
Sean Cavanagh, September 1, 2015
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Families & the Community World Privacy Forum Pushes FERPA 'Opt Out' for Parents
An interest group has launched an effort meant to help parents protect student data that could be released through schools' "directory" information.
Sara Gilgore, August 31, 2015
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