Privacy questions surrounding districts’ use of cloud computing are “poorly understood, non-transparent, and weakly governed,” says a new study produced by Fordham University.
Dell announced today the launch of its Chromebook 11, laptop to be used in schools that joins Chromebooks produced by Acer and Samsung, among others.
Research on massive, open online courses taught by University of Pennsylvania faculty show low completion rates, particularly in classes with stronger academic expectations.
An Illinois district was forced to shut down Web access after its filters were disrupted, apparently by a change in security encryption by Google.
The number of for-profit operators of charter schools continues to grow, though they are far outnumbered by nonprofit managers, a report finds.
Longtime publishing house HarperCollins will give e-book provider Curriculet access to its extensive list of titles.
Intel Corp. has bought Kno, an educational software company with a digital content library featuring an estimated 225,000 college and K-12 resources.
A group of New York parents are suing to try to block a partnership between the state and the education technology provider inBloom.
A Nov. 7 Education Week webinar focuses on the challenges districts face in choosing qualified chief technology officers.
There were 68 education-focused mergers and acquisitions in the third quarter of 2013, with several of the deals focused on child care.