The consumer protection agency vowed to keep checks on an industry it said is “dominated by the commercial surveillance business model.”
State education commissioner Richard Corcoran’s decision represents an escalation of Republican state officials’ efforts to bring cultural fights into discussions of classroom materials.
Inside One of the Nation’s Most Ambitious Statewide Tutoring Programs
A Federally Funded Effort in Arkansas Pairs Districts With Outside Providers of Support
The director of an ambitious statewide program in Arkansas talks about how it aims to pair school districts with qualified providers of academic intervention.
The funding is part of a $7 billion federal stimulus measure created last year to boost student and teacher connectivity away from school.
Newly proposed federal rules would overhaul the process for making awards through the federal program, which aims to improve school and library internet connectivity.
States Are Restricting Lessons on Race, and It’s Poised to Shape the K-12 Market
EdWeek Market Brief's Survey Asked About the Direct Impact of a Wave of New State Policies
An EdWeek Market Brief survey asked K-12 officials about how a wave of new state policies restricting lessons on race and racism will affect their selection of academic resources.
The Aurora Institute identified several initiatives that national policymakers can take to close the homework gap as remote learning continues to be prominent in the K-12 space.
President Biden signed into law a measure that tasks the federal government with conducting a K-12 cyber threat assessment, and with providing suggestions for school districts on how to counter those risks.
Congresswoman Lori Trahan of Massachusetts is collecting input on a sweeping K-12 data protection draft bill that would significantly impact how ed companies treat student information.
Legislation introduced last month calls on the federal government, K-12 schools, and vendors to take a more structured approach toward cybersecurity and protecting student data.