THE News Update
What You Need To Know Now
2/4/2014

News & Issues

  • 10 Major Technology Trends in Education

    According to the latest data, video for homework is on the rise; mobile computing is "beyond the tipping point"; and most kids don't use traditional computers to connect to the Internet at home. Those are just three of the major trends revealed in the 2013 Speak Up Survey from Project Tomorrow.

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  • Students and Digital Learning: The Results Are In, and They're Not Exactly What You Think

    We live in a data-driven world. Data informs decisions about everything, from which laptop we use to how best to invest for the future. So how, then, do we leverage data to better understand the needs of our students when it comes to learning in our ever-evolving digital environment?

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  • 5 Grants Aim To Get Charter Schools, District Schools Working Together

    Public charter schools and district schools in five cities have committed to working together to promote student success in their communities. These are the latest in a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded program to sign "District-Charter Collaboration Compacts."

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  • Google Makes a Play for Educators; HMH Signs On

    Google has signed on a major education publisher to be part of its Google Play for Education push. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) will start promoting some of its educational titles, including GO Math! and Journeys Common Core, through the new K-12 program.

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