The top education official in the U.K. endorsed ed tech as a means of supporting teachers, but explicitly said it should not be designed to replace them.
Student-driven learning that emphasizes creativity, initiative, and technology skills should trump traditional classroom learning, two BETT keynote speakers said on the first day of the conference.
The Redmond, Wash., company has purchased MinecraftEdu, the education version of the Swedish, wildly popular video game that invites users to build, create, and explore.
The Bett conference, an educational technology gathering that draws companies and entrepreneurs from around the world, kicks off Wednesday, and EdWeek Market Brief will bring you the highlights.
Reed Hastings, who has been active on school issues for years, says he is creating a philanthropic education fund worth $100 million.
AltSchool, a Bay Area startup, uses its own set of private schools to serve as test labs for its products, and the company’s products are evolving in almost real-time based on teacher and parent feedback.
Lumosity had been accused by the Federal Trade Commission of claiming without sufficient evidence that its products improved performance on everyday tasks, including school performance.
The new Every Student Succeeds Act allows states and districts to try “pay for success” projects that offer financial rewards to investors in public education, if they produce results.
Open educational resources — viewed by many as challenger to commercial resources — are encouraged through the recently passed, sweeping ESSA federal statute.
The new law allows states or districts to use the SAT or ACT for high school accountability, a move that signals a shift in how achievement is measured and what in what schools value.