In the years to come, K-12 districts will increasingly demand ed-tech products that can help build student creativity and independent thinking, the Horizon Report predicts.
GreatSchools, known for producing profiles of schools, has announced a partnership with the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence.
Four ed-tech companies raised more than $50 million of venture capital and Rosetta Stone entered a partnership that could increase its footprint in high schools.
A group of teachers in California’s virtual schools says a major, commercial online provider is not meeting standards for quality.
PowerSchool, a student information system that Pearson says is the most widely used student information system in the United States, will leave the company’s fold.
Ed-tech companies in China have drawn a surge of investment over the past two years, according the market research company CB Insights.
A federal court ruling will allow FCC rules protecting “net neutrality” to go forward, despite the telecom industry’s objections.
This year’s Education Week special report, Tech Counts, explores why the flood of ed tech into K-12 has appeared to have had a limited impact on teaching practices.
The “MOOC” provider edX is allowing authors of its content to license their materials as “open educational resources.”
Businesses working with schools can help themselves by closely monitoring applications to the E-rate program, and their use of federal discounts made available, a newly published guide says.