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Education news, analysis, and opinion about the policies around and use of educational technology
Ed-Tech Policy When Schools Want to Ban Cellphones—But Parents Stand in the Way
Educating parents on the real threats cellphones pose to their children can help allay their concerns about safety.
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Ed-Tech Policy One School Leader Banned Cellphones, the Other Embraced Them. What Worked?
Two principals describe their dramatically different policies on cellphones and how they are working.
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Classroom Technology The AI Tools for Teachers Are Getting More Robust. Here's How
The new tools increase urgency for PD on using generative AI.
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Privacy & Security Download A Tip Sheet to Help Teachers Prevent and Respond to Doxxing
Teachers can be a target for malicious actors. Use this tip sheet to prevent and respond to doxxing.
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Ed-Tech Policy States Are Cracking Down on Cellphones in Schools. What That Looks Like
State officials are increasingly taking action to curb student cellphone use.
5 min read
A cell phone sits on a student's desk during a 9th grade honors English class at Bel Air High School in Bel Air, Md., on Jan. 25, 2024.
A cellphone sits on a student's desk during a 9th grade honors English class at Bel Air High School in Bel Air, Md., on Jan. 25, 2024.
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Classroom Technology Video How Pedagogy Can Catch Up to Artificial Intelligence
Educators need to start considering how AI's capabilities should change what students learn, experts say.
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Purchasing Alert New Jersey District Wants End-to-End Diagnostic Solution; Va. System Shops SEL Training
A New Jersey district is looking for an end-to-end diagnostic solution, while a Virginia school system seeks SEL training for preschool teachers.
Emma Kate Fittes
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Exclusive Data How Are School Districts Spending Their Title I Funding Money?
An EdWeek Market Brief survey asked K-12 officials how they're spending money they receive from the critical federal aid program.
7 min read
Purchasing Alert Georgia District Looks to Conduct Equity Audit; Calif. District to Add After-School Arts Program
A district in Georgia is looking for an equity audit, while a California school system seeks an after-school arts program.
2 min read
Analyst's View Do New AI Rollouts by OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft Pose an ‘Existential Threat’ to Education Companies?
GSV Ventures' Claire Zau breaks down what ambitious new AI projects announced by tech titans mean for the K-12 market.
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