Online resource from Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Research and Reform in Education launches with evidence-based rankings for 100 education programs.
‘Unified Contract’ Designed to Help Districts, Companies Comply With California Law
Silicon Valley Education Foundation Spearheaded Effort to Speed Purchasing, Address Data-Privacy Concerns
Can one contract meet all the needs of school districts and their ed-tech providers? That’s the premise behind a new contract launched by the Silicon Valley Education Foundation and several districts.
Competency-Based Learning Gaining Traction: Illinois Launches Initiative
Education Companies Encouraged to Examine How They Might Serve Local Districts' Needs
A new Illinois program, modeled in part on efforts in other states, will encourage districts to replace high school graduation course requirements with alternative systems of their design.
A United Kingdom-based digital news service aims to boost students’ critical thinking around what is real news, and what isn’t.
The decision brings a close to a federal probe into the failed roll-out of iPads containing an incomplete curriculum in the 650,000-student district.
K-12 Districts and Companies Turning to Rapid-Cycle Evaluations for Evidence of Impact
Faster Studies of How Products Are Influencing Learning Gain Favor
Faster testing of the effectiveness of ed-tech products can help education companies make better decisions about how to re-shape their products to meet schools’ needs.
Funding for Title I and the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act would receive boosts under proposed appropriations awaiting President Trump’s decision.
The FCC has halted a policy that would allow some companies to provide subsidized broadband to low-income households, with the agency’s new chair saying he wants to ensure the program is free of waste, first.
Betsy DeVos, President Trump’s nominee to head the Education Department, has backed a company claiming its neurofeedback technology can “fix” problems such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder–yet scientific evidence does not support that claim.
Appointed to the Federal Communications Commission by former President Obama, Ajit Pai is a Republican who voted against E-rate changes and net neutrality before being tapped as FCC chairman.