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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: classroom technology, personalized learning, future of work,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
Students Shine at ISTE 2015
At the nation's largest ed-tech conference, students showed off projects to help local farmers, develop assistive technology, and address pollution through sustainable design.
Federal
Schools Can Tap Into Ed-Tech Donations, Success Stories, Planning
Millions of dollars worth of corporate donations are still available from the president's ConnectED Initiative. More Future Ready Summits will be held, too.
Ed-Tech Policy
Ed-Tech Expansion Slowly Takes Shape in Rural District
School leaders from a 3,500-student district described their cautious and at times difficult move to expand Web connectivity and the use of digital devices.
IT Infrastructure & Management
'Homework Gap,' Privacy, and Budget Cuts Top Agenda of Ed-Tech Advocates
Democratic FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel called for a variety of strategies to support out-of-school access to high speed broadband during a speech at ISTE 2015.
Classroom Technology
3-D Technology for Classroom Touted at ISTE 2015
Although 3-D technology has been slow to catch on in schools, new apps and hardware on display at ISTE 2015 still captured educators' imaginations.
Education
Nominate Your Ed-Tech 'Leader to Learn From'
Education Week is looking for reader nominations of school district officials who are blazing new trails in the use of educational technology for our 2016 Leaders To Learn From.
Classroom Technology
Ed-Tech Trends to Look for in 2015: Project-Based Learning, Maker Spaces
Maker-spaces, adaptive learning, and wearable technologies are among the ed-tech trends to keep an eye on in the next few years, a new report says.
Federal
ISTE 2015: Ed-tech Leadership, Maker Education, and Professional Learning
Roughly 18,000 ed-tech enthusiasts will descend on Philadelphia this weekend for the annual conference of the International Society for Technology in Education.
School & District Management
North Carolina Teacher Quality Tracked in New Dashboard
A new online tool from the University of North Carolina makes data on teacher preparation, recruitment, performance, and retention available to policymakers and the public.
Federal
FCC Official to Guide Consumers, Schools on Net Neutrality
After establishing rules to protect "net neutrality," the FCC added a new agency ombudsperson as a resource for consumers.
Equity & Diversity
Teachers File Broad Set of Complaints Against Calif. Virtual Provider
The California Virtual Academies are the subject of a series of complaints focused on their data-privacy protections, academic quality, attendance and truancy policies, and a host of other issues.
Ed-Tech Policy
FCC Moves to Add Broadband to 'Lifeline' Program for Needy Households, Students
The commission voted 3-2 to invite public comments about restructuring the Lifeline Program to cover more affordable broadband access for low-income families.
Ed-Tech Policy
Home Internet Access for Poor, Rural Students Aim of New Federal Bill
The Digital Learning Equity Act of 2015 would authorize a new federal grant program for innovative pilot programs that expand Internet access for students beyond schools.
Federal
Digital Learning 'Playbook' Released by Pittsburgh Network
A nationally recognized collaboration in Pittsburgh has created a guide for other cities to build cross-sector networks to support hands-on and digital learning.