Educating all U.S. children to the basic skills level would eventually repay the annual investment in K-12 education because of their increased future earnings.
In an attempt to help enforce “net neutrality” for schools and other organizations, the FCC created a new ombudsperson to act on consumers’ behalf.
A federal court ruling will allow FCC rules protecting “net neutrality” to go forward, despite the telecom industry’s objections.
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.
After the Department of Justice raised allegations that edX’s platform and digital content were inaccessible for students with disabilities, the online learning organization agreed to settle.
“Open educational resources,” an alternative to commercial products, get a boost in the U.S. Senate’s version of bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Bipartisan federal student data-privacy legislation likely to be introduced this week would give the Federal Trade Commission new authority to regulate educational technology vendors.
The amendment, approved by the Senate Education Committee, would allow a competition for federal funds to pay for educational technology and professional development.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has asked the district whether it properly disclosed how bond funds would be used for the school system’s Apple contract.
A coalition of more than 20 companies and organizations want the Senate to fold a bill about school libraries into the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.