European countries’ views about how educational technology can be used to improve schools in some respects mirror those of educators and policymakers in the United States, a new report concludes.
Companies now have a voluntary pledge for privacy practices they can sign as K-12 service providers, but some privacy advocates say it doesn’t go far enough.
The Mississippi department of education awarded an $8.3 million contract to Pearson, in a decision it said was compelled by a state board’s failure to act.
Districts are at a pivotal point in their readiness to transform classrooms with the use of technology, hundreds of education companies heard today at the opening session of EdNET 2014 in Baltimore.
Schools can now use Chromebooks as well as Androids to access Google Play for Education, a portal with apps, videos, and book rentals, Google announced today.
Decisions about what cloud-based education technology K-12 schools use should be centralized in district offices, say researchers from Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society.
The Federal Trade Commission wants to protect 20 million private student records that are considered “assets” in ConnectEDU’s proposed bankruptcy sale.
At the Software and Information Industry Association’s Education Summit a debate continues over whether and how to restrict companies’ access to student data.
A Democrat and a Republican from the U.S. Senate are floating a bill for discussion that would add protections to student data privacy.
A White House report released today recommends modernizing the privacy regulatory framework that governs how student data is handled.