Only 3 of 10 District IT Leaders Report Full Readiness for Online Assessments

This year's top priorities among IT leadership in K-12 are assessment readiness, wireless access and mobile learning, in that order. Those are the same priorities as last year, with the difference that wireless beat out mobile learning. Those and a number of other findings surfaced during this year's K-12 IT Leadership Survey Report from the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), a professional association for school and district IT leaders.

Preschoolers Practice Programming

Is it possible to teach programming concepts to a four-year-old? A research project at MIT is examining just that question.

USAC Extends E-Rate Application Deadline to April 16

In consultation with the FCC and in response to a request from the country's largest school districts, the Universal Service Administration Company has extended the E-rate application window for this fiscal year by three weeks.

Udemy Launches Free Computer Tech Courses for Teachers

Udemy has launched the Teacher Tech Initiative, a program designed to make computer technology courses available to K-12 teachers in the United States for free and at reduced cost.

Minnesota Tech Collaborative Adopts Platform To Provide PD to 49 Districts

TIES, a Minnesota education technology collaborative, has teamed with a private partner to create a teacher professional development program for its 49 member districts.

U California, Los Angeles Wins $2.5 Million for College Prep Efforts

The University of California, Los Angeles has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from California's Department of Finance in recognition of its Teaching Schools Initiative and other efforts to improve college and career readiness.

ACS Hach High School Chemistry Classroom Grant

Sharp Classroom Technology Challenge

Naiku Teacher Team School Grant

Adopt a Classroom

Brown Rudnick Community Grants

Corning Foundation Grants

Brinker International Grants

Naiku Innovative Teacher Grant