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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: classroom technology, personalized learning, future of work,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

Federal Making Sure Every Child Has Home Internet Access: 8 Steps to Get There
Involving the postal service, getting schools to help pay, and setting up statewide public networks could be part of the mix.
Mark Lieberman, September 28, 2020
8 min read
Classroom Technology Rethinking Teacher Training During COVID-19: Bite-Sized Digital Lessons
One district's tech team posts four new modules on the learning management system each week, building a library of helpful content teachers can visit repeatedly.
Mark Lieberman, September 24, 2020
3 min read
Education Tech Struggles During COVID-19 Hurting Students' Ability to Learn, Educators Say
Educators have big concerns about how unequal internet access is effecting students' ability to learn, a survey released Thursday finds.
Alyson Klein, September 24, 2020
1 min read
Privacy & Security What Do Parents Think of Online Learning?
Parents are supportive overall of online learning, but have big questions about student privacy, a survey by a nonprofit found.
Alyson Klein, September 21, 2020
1 min read
Classroom Technology Yet Another Online Learning Frustration: Assessment Glitches
The issues first cropped up last week with NWEA's MAP assessments and have been sporadically preventing students and teachers from accessing the exams.
Mark Lieberman, September 16, 2020
1 min read
Ed-Tech Policy Districts Get Second Shot at E-Rate Funds to Bolster Campus Connectivity
School districts now have until Oct. 16 to get their applications in for this new round of funding, thanks to a recent FCC order.
Alyson Klein, September 16, 2020
2 min read
Classroom Technology Why Students Still Can't Access Remote Learning: How Schools Can Help
Schools are turning to paper packets and other workarounds while laptop orders are delayed and many students still lack internet access at home.
Mark Lieberman, September 15, 2020
8 min read
Classroom Technology Complaints Over Offensive Content Lead Schools to Drop Online Learning Provider
Acellus Learning Accelerator, used by 6,000 schools nationwide, is under fire for lessons that parents and educators have decried as racist, sexist, and age-inappropriate.
Benjamin Herold, August 31, 2020
7 min read
Education How COVID-19 Is Forcing Districts to Make an Abrupt Shift Back to Remote Instruction
More than a dozen school districts opened their doors for students and teachers, only to quickly switch back to full-time virtual learning.
Alyson Klein, August 31, 2020
7 min read
Education Urban, High-Poverty Schools Prefer Remote Instruction Under COVID-19, Report Finds
A little more than a quarter of school districts will be starting the academic year with full-time remote learning environments, says a report from the Center on Reinventing Public Education.
Alyson Klein, August 27, 2020
1 min read
Equity & Diversity Laptop Delays, Zoom Glitches, Equity Gaps: Remote Learning Faces Big Challenges
Schools are facing complex and oftentimes unpredictable technological challenges as many start the academic year with full-time remote learning.
Mark Lieberman, August 24, 2020
11 min read
Classroom Technology Are Smartphones Hurting Kids' Thinking Skills?
Looking homework answers up on a smartphone makes it harder for students to retain information ,a new study finds.
Alyson Klein, August 19, 2020
1 min read
Classroom Technology Q&A 'We're All Anxious:' A Middle School Tech Coach's View on Reopening Remotely
The shift to live synchronous instruction and the challenge of building relationships with students remotely are big concerns, said Chelsea Haynes, the technology learning coach at a Kentucky middle school.
Benjamin Herold, August 18, 2020
6 min read
Education From Our Research Center Do Teachers Feel Ready For All-Digital Instruction?
Educators responding to an EdWeek Research Center survey paint a mixed picture of how prepared they feel to deliver online instruction this fall.
Alyson Klein, August 18, 2020
2 min read