Connecticut's Policy Sets a High Bar, But the State Is Trying to Help Companies Change Behavior
Some vendors have lost contracts in K-12 districts throughout Connecticut for failure to comply with the state’s stringent data privacy law.
Pinellas County Wants to See a More Complete Picture of Its Students From the Data It Collects
It’s time to move beyond math and reading scores in evaluating students, says the Pinellas County school district’s executive director of assessment, accountability, and research.
Officials from the Orange County, Fla., Schools Have Invested in Both Technology and Person-to-Person Outreach
In the 206,000-student Orange County, Fla., schools, administrators have turned to an array of apps, platforms, and programs to try to engage parents and meet their diverse needs.
Companies Need to Keep Administrators In the Loop About School-Level Projects, Explains a Maryland Leader
The Prince George’s County school system has a tech team that helps with product implementation, and vendors need to connect with that team, says district tech leader Lisa Spencer.
New Jersey District Officials Talk About Their 'Dream' Academic Materials
Too many curriculum materials attempt to align to academic standards but fail to address the depth of their content, say administrators from the Cherry Hill Public School District.
Materials Targeting the Secondary School Population Are Lacking, As Are Resources That Draw Connection Across Data Sets
Many resources focused on social-emotional learning don’t help schools make connections between different problems confronting students, explains Denise Herrmann.
'Our Message Is That We Are Using Technology to Amplify Student Learning'
Alicia Duell, the technology director for a K-8 district in Illinois, says usage data plays a key role in her decisions about what ed-tech tools to keep and scrap.
A New York District's Chief Tech Officer Needs Ed-Tech Providers Who Anticipate the Concerns of His District, and of Its Parents
Gerald Crisci, the chief tech and innovation director for the Scarsdale, N.Y., school district, needs companies to help him on tangled issues that extend from data privacy to pricing.
The Joint Powers Authority Is Focused Initially on Buying Large-Scale Platforms, But Could Soon Move Into Other Products
Four California districts, serving 140,000 students, are buying ed-tech cooperatively through the Education Technology Joint Powers Authority, and other K-12 systems are poised to sign up.
A Texas School Leader Talks About How a National Program Changed Her Use of Technology
A Texas school leader explains the lessons she’s learned from a national program that encourages ed-tech innovation and best practices.
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