Rhode Island white paper outlines plans to scale personalized learning statewide

The Statewide Personalized Learning Initiative’s paper offers a common definition for personalized learning and maps out broad goals and objectives, with action items for individual districts.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 24, 2017

Digital courseware market is maturing, but schools must stay focused

The Learning Counsel’s Digital Curriculum Strategy Survey found 86% of K-12 schools expect to spend more on digital curriculum this year, and spending is shifting to the district level.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 23, 2017

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School Safety and Security

Safety and security has been a growing concern for school districts, with shootings continuing to rise amid concerns over how to best prevent and respond to them.

By K-12 Dive staff

Study: Virtual schools tend to attract and harm lowest-performing students

A RAND Corporation and New York University study published last week found that students with low test scores who enroll in virtual schools tend to do even worse.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 23, 2017

The Tennessee grad rate scandal that wasn't — because of bad data

An announcement earlier this month that one-third of the state’s 2015 graduates received diplomas without actually meeting requirements isn't true after all.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 22, 2017

Internet of Things helped Connecticut district cut electricity bill by 84%

The Cheshire Public Schools converted lights in six buildings to LED bulbs and connected them to sensors and cloud-based servers that control brightness and turn lights off automatically.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 22, 2017

Suspensions plummet in NYC school that incentivizes good behavior

At Robert Van Wyck Middle School, in Queens, teachers track good citizenship and displays of empathy along with traditional bad behaviors like tardiness.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 21, 2017

When students run tech initiatives, they sharpen key skills

Student experts run sessions in a biannual Tech Boost conference at Creekside Middle School in Patterson, CA, and they staff the Burlington Public Schools’ (MA) help desk for credit.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 21, 2017

Corporate programs and community efforts can support digital equity

Programs like Sprint’s 1Million Project and Google Fiber are helping close the digital divide for students who don’t have access to internet-enabled devices or the internet itself at home.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 17, 2017

Texas teachers bring drones into classrooms across STEAM spectrum

Walnut Elementary School ran an after-school drone club with support from a parent software engineer, and use of drones in classrooms has expanded districtwide.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 17, 2017

Nonprofits help school districts make good decisions on ed tech

LEAP Innovations in Chicago and LearnLaunch in Boston have developed programs to support school administrators in choosing the best ed tech for their particular student and staff needs.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 16, 2017

Florida Virtual School model shows online learning can be engaging

The eSchool Media and Xirrus Innovate to Educate awards program recognized the school's work helping elementary students succeed online, but is the model for everyone?

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 16, 2017

How are educators using Google Expeditions in their classrooms?

Virtual reality is expected to have a major impact in the coming years, and early adopters have already explored ways to bring the tech to their students.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 15, 2017

New Jersey school taps blended learning to increase equity

The Morris School District has 35% of its students enrolled in the free or reduced-price lunch program, and low-income students tend to have limited success.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 15, 2017

For longterm makerspace sustainability, explore formats and partnerships

The idea of creating a makerspace can be daunting, but the K-12 science coordinator for Lamar Conslidated ISD in Texas shared tips with teachers during last week’s TCEA convention.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 14, 2017

Could the Office of Ed Tech land on the chopping block?

While it is fairly unlikely the U.S. Department of Education will be shuttered by the Trump administration, projects given attention under the Obama administration may not continue.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 14, 2017

Digital ed tech pricing library brings transparency to procurement

The Technology for Education Consortium Data Platform allows districts to become members, share their own procurement data, and view anonymized price comparisons and reviews.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 13, 2017

Texas district sees learning gains after giving kindergartners Chromebooks

The Wichita Falls Independent School District’s devices experiment resulted in increased student engagement and better outcomes, especially for students with special needs.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 13, 2017

Personalized Learning: What educators need to know

Check out our five must-read stories on one of education's hottest trends.

By Roger Riddell • Feb. 10, 2017

Alabama RTI director: Everybody in the system must know retention rates

Carol Martin, director of instruction and intervention at Sylacauga City Schools, shares the importance of data in RTI efforts, how to get parental buy-in and more.

By Roger Riddell • Feb. 8, 2017

Gaming, blended models and cloud apps can bring learning home

A 2016 Deloitte survey of K-12 educators, parents and students found most respondents from all three groups wanted more opportunities for at-home learning and technology can help.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 8, 2017

These 7 trends are shaping personalized learning

Schools nationwide are experimenting with personalized learning strategies to better serve students.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 6, 2017

4 critical personalized learning questions, answered

Now that it's a regularly used marketing term, defining one of the industry's hottest buzz phrases can get difficult. But we've got a basic FAQ to help sift through the noise.

By Roger Riddell • Feb. 6, 2017

Will 2017 see artificial intelligence find a larger role in education?

Dee Kanejiya, founder and CEO of AI ed tech provider Cognii, expects artificial intelligence to take on a bigger role in grading written answers, answering student questions, tutoring and more this year.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 6, 2017

E-Rate Trends Report highlights school bandwidth needs

The 2016 E-Rate Trends Report, prepared by consulting group Funds for Learning, found more than 24,000 applicants applied for $2.3 billion to support data and internet service.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 6, 2017

Leveraging ed tech to better serve ELLs and students with disabilities

The UP Education Network in Massachusetts has been particularly strategic about using technology to serve a particularly difficult student population.

By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 3, 2017