Companies that provide digital education for K-12 schools should undergo the same accountability as educators and administrators, say the authors of a new book.
Schools will need more money from the federal government to buy the technology they need for online common-core assessments, some education organizations argue.
Decisions about what cloud-based education technology K-12 schools use should be centralized in district offices, say researchers from Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society.
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged the operators with defrauding investors in a $37.5 million bond offering for school construction by failing to disclose conflicts of interest.
A new hybrid tablet/laptop device, Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3, is set up as a challenger to Apple’s iPad and MacBook Air.
The Federal Trade Commission wants to protect 20 million private student records that are considered “assets” in ConnectEDU’s proposed bankruptcy sale.
More than 60,000 educators in the state will have access to the system for professional development.
Most will be spent to wire city schools and purchase new hardware, while $20 million will buy new devices and software for classrooms.
A company that specializes in online personalized learning for 3- to 8-year-olds is the second acquisition in a week for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the education content provider.
The Federal Communications Commission decided to seek public comment on proposed rules that would change the way “net neutrality” is handled, and schools could feel the impact.