Microsoft is being criticized for its collection of data through Windows 10, an operating system that is sold to K-12 districts.
Vocabulary Strategies for Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic Learners
When it comes to vocabulary instruction, most of the commonly-used instructional techniques, particularly at the middle school and high school levels, tend to favor visual learners. But what about all the auditory and kinesthetic learners?
Chinese Gaming Company to Acquire Ed-Tech Provider Promethean
The U.K.-based company that put interactive whiteboards in U.S. schools is being purchased by NetDragon Websoft, a developer of online games and mobile Internet platforms.
McGraw-Hill Education Sells ‘Key Assets’ of Testing Business to DRC
McGraw-Hill Education CTB is selling off major portions of its testing business to Data Recognition Corporation, including its state assessment work.
Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare, in Setback for K-12 Opponents of Law
The high court ruled 6-3 in favor of an Affordable Care Act policy providing health-care subsidies across states.
E-Rate 2.0: Advice for Companies Navigating Changes to the Program
Businesses working with schools can help themselves by closely monitoring applications to the E-rate program, and their use of federal discounts made available, a newly published guide says.
Publishers’ Group Examines Common-Core ‘Conundrum’
The “conundrum” for the publishing industry is how to create materials aligned with the common core at a time when the standards are subject to fierce political pushback.
FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly Issues E-Rate Warnings
Anyone who pushes the E-rate program’s boundaries will be prosecuted, and schools should be wary of building a fiber network themselves, he said.
E-Rate Funding Requests for Schools, Libraries To Be Paid In Full, FCC Says
After reforming the E-rate program, and increasing its budget, the Federal Communications Commission said all eligible applications from schools and libraries will receive funding.
Test Vendor Points to AIR Slow Delivery as Key Factor in Nevada’s Testing Woes
Recent problems in Nevada’s administration of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium common-core tests were attributed to late delivery of open-source code.