It has been more than a year since the FCC modernized E-rate. Here's how the latest developments are affecting schools.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 03/24/16
Now that more control over education decisions is being handed back to the states with passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act, they need to be "thoughtful" in how they design their education systems to make sure every student's growth is taken into account, said a new report by an education organization that advocates for personalized learning.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 03/21/16
40 school districts and 13 states now involved in the push to use open educational resources.
Calling equitable Internet access the "civil rights issue of today," the Consortium for School Networking has launched a Digital Equity Action Toolkit to give school district leaders tools they can use to advocate for and obtain Internet access for their students in their communities.
President Obama announced his intention to nominate John B. King as secretary of education. King has been acting secretary since the departure of Arne Duncan in December.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/12/16
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology will significantly expand its research programs looking into online and digital education from preK through residential higher ed and lifelong learning.
With a few exceptions, the "honesty gap" is closing. That's the phrase that was used in a report issued last year by education non-profit Achieve to describe disparities that surfaced in the results of student proficiency as rated by the state tests for English language arts and math and the ones issued by the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/01/16
As CAP notes in "Implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act," the changes introduced by ESSA may have reduced "the level of angst regarding testing among teachers and parents," but they won't "necessarily lead to better outcomes for students."
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/01/16
President Obama said he wants to see a stronger commitment to computer science in American schools, and he's laid out a new initiative to make that a reality.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/01/16
More than half of all low-income families in this country are not currently connected to the Internet, according to Julián Castro, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
- By John K. Waters
- 01/28/16