Ed tech vendor website audit finds widespread vulnerabilities

Common Sense Media examined more than 1,200 vendor sites, finding 49% did not protect their data with encryption and some only did in states that mandate it.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 15, 2016

Microsoft offers teachers ways to 'hack' the classroom

Its second annual Hack the Classroom two-hour event is available online for streaming through Dec. 20, and Hacking STEM provides monthly education tips for teachers to integrate technology.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 14, 2016

Bronx high school gives dropouts path to diploma

Bronx Arena High School gives students a tailored courseload they access digitally, while teachers and counselors support their progress academically and emotionally.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 13, 2016

Implementing CBE requires focus on measurable competencies, communication

While schools consider new competency-based education programs, it is important to make a distinction between the education process and the learning priorities.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 12, 2016

Penn State prof, PhD candidate warn about cyber charters

Sociology professor David Baker and Ph.D. candidate Bryan Mann write that the Trump administration should be careful about allowing the cyber charter model to expand.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 5, 2016

The 2016 Dive Awards for K-12 education

After months of research, we've narrowed down the year's top administrator, district, startup and more.

By Roger Riddell • Nov. 28, 2016

Over-the-Top technologies find place in ed tech

OTT includes any internet-based technology that delivers audio, video or media without requiring a subscription for access like traditional cable TV, and it is set to significantly impact learning.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 17, 2016

Mississippi superintendent's switch to digital resources pays off

Philip Hickman became superintendent of the Columbus Municipal School District in 2014, returning $900,000 worth of textbooks and using that money to buy iPads and laptops instead.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 16, 2016

Schools use blended learning to increase student agency

The Learning Accelerator has identified six schools that exemplify blended teaching and learning practices through strategies that foster ownership, choice and self-direction among students.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 15, 2016

Election 2016, career pathways and Educause: The week's most-read education news

Stay ahead of the class with the latest on what educators might expect from a Trump presidency and more here.

By Roger Riddell • Nov. 11, 2016

Districts turning to Rosetta Stone in absence of language teachers

The language learning program supplements teacher instruction in 4,000 schools that have not been able to staff their foreign language programs with qualified teachers.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 7, 2016

Arizona district uses 'little data' to personalize learning

Dysart Unified School District's Innovation Academy has students use virtual reality stations, circuit boards and laptops, but even in low-tech classrooms, teachers personalize learning with data.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 7, 2016

Education Week report digs deep into cyber charter troubles

A months-long investigation uncovered serious academic and management problems that plague cyber charters across the country even as they are allowed to expand.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 4, 2016

Malware, cyberbullying increasingly key concerns as students spend more time online

Schools can help keep their students safe by offering lessons in digital citizenship, providing appropriate filters on school-issued devices, and increasing their vigilance over cyberbullying.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 3, 2016

Survey: Personalized learning helps students improve as independent learners

Nonprofit New Classrooms surveyed 4,000 students using its Teach to One: Math platform and found high levels of support for personalized learning opportunities.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 3, 2016

Tennessee county recognized for blended learning approach

The Clayton Christensen Institute has identified the rural Putnam County School System with a district-wide Blended Learning Universe distinction, a more common recognition for individual schools.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 31, 2016

Higher ed funding, Educause and IT horror stories: The week's most-read education news

Stay ahead of the class with our round-up of higher ed IT horror stories and more here!

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 28, 2016

Schools look to E-Rate, Lifeline, OER to meet the demands of the digital age

The demand for personalized learning in schools is high and district leaders are turning to government subsidies and low-cost digital resources to prepare their classrooms for the digital age.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 27, 2016

Feds weigh in on proper use of technology in early education

A new policy brief from the departments of Education and Health and Human Services says active and interactive use of digital devices is best for children up to eight years old.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 25, 2016

Personalized, blended learning could see a surge because of ESSA

While No Child Left Behind did not limit schools’ use of personalized or blended learning, the Every Student Succeeds Act explicitly supports both models.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 25, 2016

Happify ties gaming to social-emotional learning

The online gaming platform uses research from the ‘science of happiness’ to build games that help students learn social-emotional skills needed for success.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 24, 2016

Leadership, ESSA and makerspaces: The week's most-read education news

Stay ahead of the class with the latest on what makes good principals and college presidents, sanctions for DeVry and more right here!

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 21, 2016

Where does CBE fit in K-12?

Brian Stack, principal of New Hampshire's Sanborn Regional High School, writes for The Hechinger Report that exposure to competency-based ed can give students an advantage in college.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 20, 2016

Teaching Matters report highlights strengths of competency-based PD

Teachers found competency-based PD more engaging and relevant, and it let administrators consider competencies when building career ladders and making staffing decisions.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 20, 2016

Texas district outfits buses with Wi-Fi, real-time monitoring systems

Some students in the Huntsville Independent School District spend three hours riding buses to and from school daily, and now they can use that time productively with new Chromebooks and Wi-Fi.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 18, 2016