Is this robot the solution to sick days?

The VGo allows students to attend class remotely during prolonged medical absences.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 10, 2015

Are ed tech firms serious enough about security?

Tony Porterfield, a Cisco engineer and father of two, turned to the New York Times when he found serious security flaws with digital education product Raz-Kids.com.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 10, 2015

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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

Poor results reported as Michigan sees increase in online K-12 students

Are struggling students being pushed into online classes they aren't prepared for?

By Roger Riddell • Feb. 9, 2015

Skyward debuts test bank management solution at TCEA

The K-12 administrative software provider aims to simplify the creation of custom online exams at the district, school, and classroom level.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 6, 2015

LightSail launches digital starter library with over 200 texts

School and district clients of the K-12 literacy platform can also purchase over 80,000 digital texts.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 6, 2015

GreatSchools unveils 'Milestones' videos to help explain new standards

Aimed at parents, the videos provide a great resource to help schools demonstrate what proficiency for each benchmark should look like.

By Roger Riddell • Feb. 5, 2015

ClassDojo's Sam Chaudhary talks changes, criticism, and communication

While often pegged as a behavior management system, ClassDojo is in the midst of massive makeover, and co-founder Sam Chaudhary wants everyone to know about its evolving mission.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 5, 2015

Two new ed-optimized Chromebooks unveiled by Acer

The new C910 and C740 models are ideal for school lab use and 1:1 deployments, respectively.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 5, 2015

3rd Quote adds ed tech report card and budget planner tools

The company allows users to discover, research, evaluate, and purchase ed tech products online.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 5, 2015

Is this the K-12 library model of the future?

Schools like Connecticut magnet International School at Dundee are transforming their libraries into dynamic spaces that facilitate collaboration, tech ed, and broader activities.

By Roger Riddell • Feb. 4, 2015

Blackboard buys K-12 website and app firm Schoolwires

With the acquisition, Blackboard aims to improve its K-12 solutions and services, particularly as it pertains to communication and engagement.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 4, 2015

LearnSprout unveils dropout prevention tool

The new Early Warning Solution identifies students so schools can make targeted interventions.

By Allie Gross • Feb. 3, 2015

Ed tech tools and free college: The week's most read education news

Fall behind? Get caught up on the pros and cons of Obama's free community college proposal, the latest speed bump for MOOCs, and more right here!

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 30, 2015

Blackboard improves Moodlerooms services

The improvements to the open-source learning management system are meant to provide more intuitive navigation and easier content searches.

By Keith Button • Jan. 29, 2015

Fingerprint buys mobile ed companies Cognitive Kid and Scribble Press

The new acquisitions increase the kids' app maker's total app count to 800, a tenfold increase over last year.

By Allie Gross • Jan. 29, 2015

8 K-12 tech tools to watch in 2015

From digital textbook innovations to platforms that simplify STEM teaching and learning, here are some of the classroom tools we have our eyes on this year.

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 28, 2015

Edsby LMS sees success in nation's eighth-largest district

According to the company, data shows the deployment to be one of America's most successful.

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 28, 2015

Are digital books the answer for helping dyslexic students?

Tablets and digital readers may provide the perfect medium for presenting Accessible Instruction Materials (AIM) to students with language-based disabilities.

By Allie Gross • Jan. 28, 2015

U of Central Florida, Educause bring back blended learning MOOC

The massive open online course, launched last year, will be offered through Instructure with a low-cost certification available.

By Keith Button • Jan. 28, 2015

NewSchools ed tech 'Seed Fund' to split off

The split will allow the Seed Fund to access to additional capital from new investors, letting it expand beyond simply being a 'seed' fund.

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 26, 2015

Overcoming roadblocks and increasing student opportunity through ed tech

Despite the advancements made by technology developers to introduce new ed tech tools to classrooms, there are still quite a few issues to overcome to ensure sustainable adoption.

By Shyam Oza • Jan. 23, 2015

Khan Academy and SOTU: The week's most read education news

Catch up on the benefits of Obama's tax plan for higher ed, Mississippi's decision to drop the PARCC, and more right here!

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 23, 2015

4 tools to boost language learning in the classroom

As dual-language programming grows in popularity, so too does the need for tools that help improve students' understanding.

By Allie Gross • Jan. 23, 2015

Google finally endorses privacy pledge

In October, a number of big ed tech providers — including Microsoft, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Amplify — signed the voluntary pledge, but Google was noticeably missing.

By Allie Gross • Jan. 23, 2015

Matific scores $12M in funding

The educational program, which teaches math through video games, is used by over 15,000 teachers worldwide.

By Allie Gross • Jan. 22, 2015