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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: classroom technology, personalized learning, future of work,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.
School & District Management
Houston District Leaders' Interoperability Push Sparks Big Reaction
A recent Education Week story about the push for digital-content interoperability standards in K-12 prompted an outpouring of reaction from readers who believe it's an issue to watch in 2015.
Classroom Technology
Twitter Chat: Is It the iPad Or the Chromebook for Education Domination?
We'll debate iPads versus Chromebooks for education in a Twitter chat on Wednesday from 8 to 9 p.m. Eastern Time. Join us using the hashtag #EWedchat.
Assessment
Technology to Bring an Assessment 'Renaissance,' Pearson Report Contends
Online testing environments, adaptive technologies, and new digital platforms hold the potential to transform K-12 assessment and further personalize learning, says a new Pearson report.
Ed-Tech Policy
Historic E-rate Vote Reaction: Applause, Relief, Excitement
Reaction to the newly approved funding increase for the federal E-rate program has been mostly positive.
Curriculum
Apprentice Programs in High-Tech Fields Get $100M Boost From Dept. of Labor
The U.S. Department of Labor will award 25 grants totaling $100 million to public-private partnerships that develop registered apprenticeship programs.
Equity & Diversity
FCC Approves Major E-Rate Funding Increase on Party-Line Vote
Funding for the E-rate, a federal program that supports technology in schools, will rise about 60 percent under a plan approved by the FCC today.
Federal
FCC to Vote on Big Funding Increase for E-Rate Program
The FCC will consider a proposal Thursday to raise E-rate funding from $2.4 billion to $3.9 billion a year.
Classroom Technology
Education Week Webinar Looks at Role of 'Personalized Learning' in Districts
Education Week is hosting a webinar, "Personalized Learning: Turning Lofty Aspirations Into Specific District Policy," on Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. eastern.
Federal
Code.org Kicks Off Computer Science Education Week at White House
Code.org and the National Science Foundation have forged a public-private partnership that will use $20 million in new funding to expand computer science education in U.S. schools.
Personalized Learning
Study: Struggling Math Students Gain Using Personalized, Blended Program
Students using the blended learning math program Teach to One: Math, which adapts to students' instructional needs daily, increased their math skills significantly over national norms.
Classroom Technology
Chromebook Sales to K-12 Schools Reach New Heights
More than one million Chromebooks were sold in the U.S. K-12 education market during the third quarter of this year, accounting for 35 percent of all devices sold to schools.
School & District Management
Survey: CEOs Concerned About Skill Shortages
About 60 percent of job openings require basic science, technology, engineering, and math literacy, and 42 percent require advanced STEM skills, according to a new survey of 126 chief executive officers.
Standards & Accountability
FBI Investigation Leaves L.A. iPad Initiative in Further Disarray
LAUSD officials originally planned for all 900-plus city schools to receive iPads by the end of 2014, but the latest setback means just 79 schools will have devices this school year.
Teaching Profession
PBS NewsHour Examines Innovation in Philly Schools
Philadelphia's expansion and creation of technology-rich, hands-on high schools were the focus of two segments this week on PBS NewsHour.