Miami-Dade, Broward, and other school districts have suspended online testing as the state of Florida, and its vendor, the American Institutes for Research, work on a fix.
The American Institutes for Research says a problem with data and testing servers caused breakdowns with online exams Monday in Florida.
Federal officials have published model “terms of service” to help guide districts on what privacy policies to demand from vendors.
California, Texas and Florida are among the states that are ceding more authority to districts in choosing their own instructional materials, the Association of American Publishers reports.
Jules Polonetsky, executive director of the Future of Privacy Forum, spoke to Education Week about the challenges industry faces in complying with state and district data-privacy laws.
Google has bought app-maker Launchpad Toys, prompting speculation about how the Silicon Valley corporation is expanding its reach into the market for kids and families.
Deborah Quazzo, a Chicago school board member and founder of a financial advisory company, faces questions about businesses she’s invested in that are working in the city’s schools.
As some schools turn from tablets to Chromebooks, new research shows that worldwide shipments of tablets have fallen for the first time since that data was collected.
Despite the claims of critics of testing, states’ spending on assessment is a small fraction of overall K-12 budgets, a researcher concludes.
States and school districts would see new money for teacher-training, “personalized learning,” and other efforts under a $200 million budget proposal from President Obama.