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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: classroom technology, personalized learning, future of work,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.
Assessment
American Institutes for Research Test Platform Gets Smarter Balanced Review
The common-core testing consortium has arranged an independent evaluation of the open-source platform, which has come under scrutiny recently.
States
Student-Data-Privacy Legislation Signed in Delaware Latest in Trend Among States
Delaware jumps on the student-data privacy bandwagon with a new law that holds vendors accountable for keeping student information private.
Privacy & Security
Are Open Education Resources Ready for Adaptive-Learning Technology?
Ed-tech company Knewton launches a new platform that aims to make "open" educational content adaptive and available directly to students and teachers.
Assessment
Nev. Recoups $1.3M From Measured Progress Over Online Testing Woes
Measured Progress agreed to cut its fees by $789,000 and provide $510,000 worth of support for Nevada's implementation of science standards.
Curriculum
Amplify's MOOC Gets a New Owner, and a New Name: Edhesive
Amplify's massive, open, online AP computer science course, which is used by individual students and entire schools, will be rebranded as Edhesive.
Classroom Technology
TES Global Unveils Platform for U.S. Teachers to Sell Content Online
The website tes.com joins a growing number of online resources that allow educators to share the content they create, either for free or at a price.
Teaching Profession
Edcamp Continues Expansion With $2 Million From Gates Foundation
The Edcamp Foundation, which supports "un-conferences" of teachers that serve as alternatives to traditional professional development, will receive $2 million from the Gates Foundation.
States
Minn. Student's Tweet About Kissing Teacher Leads to Suspension, Lawsuit
Courts have typically upheld students' First Amendment rights on social media, except for instances that cause "substantial disruption" to schools.
Ed-Tech Policy
'Homework Gap' for Hispanics Targeted in New Broadband-Awareness Initiative
A new partnership between Univision and Common Sense Media aims to help Hispanic households access broadband service and information on safe Internet usage.
Classroom Technology
K-12 Librarians Turn to Tech, but Lack Bandwidth and Money, Survey Finds
School Library Journal's 2015 Technology Survey reveals librarians' increased use of tech tools, as well as the barriers they face in using digital resources.
Privacy & Security
'De-Identifying' Student Data: Next Front in the Privacy Wars?
De-identifying student data is often easier said than done, prompting new debate about the best way to protect student privacy without thwarting research and innovation.
Curriculum
$30 Million e-Book Store for N.Y.C. Schools Likely to Be Run by Amazon
Educators in New York City would be able to buy e-books for their schools via an Amazon "storefront," pending approval of a $30 million contract.
Science
Science Tools the Focus of New Ed-Tech Accelerator
NewSchools Ignite, a project launched by the NewSchools Venture Fund, will make awards to companies and nonprofits for amounts between $50,000 and $150,000.
Teaching
'Flipped Museum' Pilot Upends Traditional Field Trip Model
The North Carolina Museum of Art is applying the "flipped classroom" model, in an effort to better engage students.