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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: classroom technology, personalized learning, future of work,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.
Privacy & Security
Twitter Dialogue Leads to New Privacy Policy for Popular Ed-Tech Company
Clever has revised its privacy policy to promote greater transparency and more stringent handling of student data during "corporate events" such as mergers.
Privacy & Security
New Principles Aim to Guide Use, Protection of Student Data
More than 30 groups representing school officials and educational data-use proponents have signed on to new principles related to student data.
Assessment
Cyber Attacks Partly to Blame for Florida's Testing Problems, State Says
State education and law enforcement officials say an investigation will begin to identify the origin of the attacks and the culprits behind them.
States
Idaho Legislature Passes Short-Term Fix for Broadband Issue
Idaho lawmakers allocated new money for school broadband access, ensuring districts have continued Internet access following a court ruling last year which voided the statewide broadband contract.
Classroom Technology
Online Testing Rolls Forward in Florida Districts, After Delays
Commissioner of Education Pam Stewart said Wednesday that online testing was going smoothly, after two days of sporadic disruptions around the state.
Curriculum
New Report Alleges Shortcomings in California Virtual Education Program
A new report questions the academic performance and financial accountability of the California Virtual Academies, though the online provider and its parent company dispute the findings.
School & District Management
Girls Deterred From STEM Classes by Biased Teachers, Study Finds
Teacher bias influenced Israeli girls' performance in STEM subjects and their decision to pursue further studies in the subject, according to researchers.
Assessment
Florida Online-Testing Woes Persist as Districts Wait on State Assurances
A number of major Florida districts continued to suspend online testing after a series of breakdowns that disrupted the administration of writing exams.
Federal
'Innovative' Principals Gather at U.S. Education Department
Eleven "highly innovative" principals told U.S. Education Department officials about leadership, dealing with state tests, and their efforts to go to scale.
Assessment
Vendor Accepts Responsibility for Online-Testing Snafus in Florida
Some of Florida's largest school districts experienced problems administering a statewide online writing exam on Monday.
Federal
Model 'Terms of Service' for Data Privacy Unveiled by Ed. Department
Federal officials have issued guidance to help districts review the merits of the "terms of service" on privacy issues offered by educational technology vendors.
Classroom Technology
Arkansas Gov. Directs High Schools to Offer Computer Science Classes
Arkansas schools will be required to offer computer-science classes in the 2015-16 academic year, under a new law.
Standards & Accountability
Digital Game Found to Boost Students' Ability to Argue
Playing Mars Generation One: Argubot Academy can improve students' argumentation skills, according to a new study from ETS and GlassLab.
Classroom Technology
Mobile Devices for Schools Generating 'Huge Momentum,' Analysts Say
Futuresource Consulting projects that half of students and teachers in the U.S. will have access to their own personal computer in school by 2015-16.