The federal ‘Learning Registry’ seeks to provide K-12 educators with access to a vast library of material from nonprofits, government agencies, and commercial providers.
Comcast, one of the nation’s largest Internet and cable providers, is partnering with Khan Academy to try to increase Web connectivity for impoverished students.
Privacy questions surrounding districts’ use of cloud computing are “poorly understood, non-transparent, and weakly governed,” says a new study produced by Fordham University.
Research on massive, open online courses taught by University of Pennsylvania faculty show low completion rates, particularly in classes with stronger academic expectations.
Sebastian Thrun, the entrepreneur credited with helping launch “massive, open, online courses,” now says the evidence shows MOOCs are not helping students in higher education.
An Illinois district was forced to shut down Web access after its filters were disrupted, apparently by a change in security encryption by Google.
The number of for-profit operators of charter schools continues to grow, though they are far outnumbered by nonprofit managers, a report finds.
Longtime publishing house HarperCollins will give e-book provider Curriculet access to its extensive list of titles.
Intel Corp. has bought Kno, an educational software company with a digital content library featuring an estimated 225,000 college and K-12 resources.
Pearson, the global education company, is pledging to report more information on academic targets and results, along with financial details.