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.
Changes in federal policy, and shifting K-12 demands for engaging, easy-to-use ed-tech products are likely to shape the K-12 marketplace in 2016.
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The long-awaited revision to national education policy contains several areas where funding could flow to education businesses.
Any digital educational materials created with federal grants would have to be openly licensed if a proposed Department of Education regulation is adopted.
The decision to award a one-year, renewable contract to the nonprofit that manages the PARCC consortium impacts 172 schools serving 74,000 students.
The nonprofits that support K-12 districts “seldom collaborate with each other, rarely share common goals, and measure outcomes inconsistently,” a new report argues.
An Education Next poll reveals relatively strong backing for federal testing, and mixed support for the Common Core State Standards.
The high court ruled 6-3 in favor of an Affordable Care Act policy providing health-care subsidies across states.