Tennessee’s education department wants a database to track special education compliance, while a Maryland system wants backup software and Maine is looking for learning centers.
California is one of more than 20 states to file suit to stop the Federal Communication Commission’s order, calling it “arbitrary, capricious, and an abuse of discretion.”
The U.S. Department of Education is seeking an outside, nonprofit organization to help it support and build the #GoOpen Network.
Education Companies Rethinking Strategies in Response to New Federal Tax Law
Tax Cuts Could Have Very Different Impact on Large, Small K-12 Providers
The massive, $1.5 trillion tax overhaul is prompting some companies to invest in new products while others are acting more cautiously.
The study of how districts track spending for each school found that it is difficult to make “apples-to-apples” comparisons of expenditures among schools in a system.
The developer of online games and apps will pay $650,000 to settle a complaint of privacy violations brought by the FTC.
States are likely to take a slow and cautious approach to applying to create “innovative” assessment pilots, and so vendors shouldn’t expect a windfall.
Hawaii’s Education Department seeks community learning centers, while Atlanta wants summer programs and a Minnesota district is in the market for wireless networking.
On Cybersecurity, District IT Leaders Want Vendors to Be More Responsive
Relatively Few K-12 Systems Baking Security Requirements Into Contracts, New Survey Finds
District officials have been slow to recognize threats from hacking and other cyber threats, and relatively few have placed requirements on vendors for data security.
An FCC commissioner critical of the agencies’ proposed memorandum of understanding blasts it as a “confusing, lackluster, reactionary afterthought” that will not safeguard the public.