Schools today generate enormous amounts of data. The difference between collecting it and using it effectively often comes down to quality, access, and context.
Cybersecurity ranks as the No. 1 priority for education technology leaders in the United States, according to the latest State of Ed Tech report from CoSN, yet insufficient cybersecurity staffing and the lack of a dedicated budget are key barriers.
When Congress strengthened Title III in the early 2000s, the focus was helping students acquire English and access academic content. That goal remains important, but the classrooms of 2026 look very different from those of 2001.
Microsoft and OpenAI have reworked the terms of their high-profile partnership, signaling a shift in how the two companies will collaborate as competition in the AI market intensifies.