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.
Four of the top-5 tablet makers saw double-digit declines in shipments in the second quarter of 2023 — including Apple — according to recently released preliminary market data. Meanwhile Chromebooks declined only slightly in the quarter, with the top-2 companies seeing positive gains.
Generative AI technologies such as ChatGPT and Google Bard have cracked the top-10 list of emerging risks for enterprises, according to a new report my market research firm Gartner.
Online academic tutoring company Skooli has announced its collaboration with cloud-based learning provider PowerSchool to offer personalized tutoring for K–12 students at schools that use Schoology Learning. Tutors are licensed teachers who have passed a Level 2 criminal background check as outlined by the International Task Force for Child Protection, Skooli said.
- By Kate Lucariello
- 08/08/23
A new report from Motorola Solutions reveals parents’ and teachers’ top concerns and how much they know about and are confident in their schools’ safety planning and emergency response preparation.
- By Kristal Kuykendall
- 08/08/23
TouchMath will release a new Spanish-language version of its online dyscalculia screener later this month. The screener, DySc, has been available in English since early July.
A new in-depth analysis from Internet Safety Labs’ 2022 K–12 EdTech Safety Benchmark Findings reveals alarming data about advertising in apps widely used by schools and finds that state privacy laws and third-party certifications claiming to keep students’ data private are often not making kids any safer.
- By Kristal Kuykendall
- 08/02/23
In a survey conducted for the Junior Achievement organization in July 2023, of the 1,006 respondents between the ages of 13 and 17 who were polled, nearly half of them said they intend to use AI this fall to do their classwork for them. But most teens consider doing this to be “cheating.”
- By Kate Lucariello
- 08/01/23
K–12 schools and other education organizations in the United States are experiencing a “massive spike” in malware, encrypted threats, and cryptojacking so far this year, even as ransomware attacks have slowed, according to SonicWall’s 2023 Mid-Year Cyber Threat Report.
- By Kristal Kuykendall
- 08/01/23
Student success preparation company AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) has teamed up with digital writing tutor Packback to provide free access to Packback’s AI-enabled platform for AVID middle and high school teachers through the 2023-24 school year.
- By Kate Lucariello
- 08/01/23
Educational research organization Aurora Institute is calling for the federal government to "let go of the notion that education has to be a linear, time-bound sequence of learning that occurs only within formal education institutions."
- By Kate Lucariello
- 08/01/23