K-12 Technology News
Here you'll find the latest news from the education technology world, from the newest hardware and software releases to policy and funding updates to research reports to school and district tech initiatives. Looking for more in-depth coverage of important topics? Be sure to visit our Features page.
IBM unveiled its most advanced family of AI models to date, Granite 3.0, at its annual TechXchange event. The new models were developed to provide a combination of performance, flexibility, and autonomy that outperforms or matches similarly sized models from leading providers on a range of benchmarks.
A new report from Funds for Learning highlights the critical role of the Federal Communications Commission's E-rate program in funding essential technologies and services for K-12 schools.
OpenAI has introduced a new open source framework for the development and management of multi-agent AI systems that can collaborate autonomously to perform tasks.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) has announced a partnership with facility management systems provider Facilitron. MDCPS has about 350,000 students across 400 campuses and is the 19th Florida school district to use Facilitron’s platform.
The United States Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology has released a new resource to help education leaders navigate AI adoption while ensuring student protection.
Research firm Gartner has named Agentic AI as the top tech trend for 2025. The term describes autonomous machine "agents" that move beyond query-and-response generative chatbots to do enterprise-related tasks without human guidance.
OpenAI has introduced a new ChatGPT Windows desktop app, about five months after the macOS version became available.
Edgecombe County Public Schools in Edgecombe, N.C., has received $62 million in government funding for the development of the new North Edgecombe School of Innovation, according to a news release.
Juniper Networks has launched a new solution that integrates security and networking management under a unified cloud and artificial intelligence engine.
Microsoft has announced new enterprise capabilities in its OneDrive cloud storage service, many of which leverage the company's Copilot AI capabilities.