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IT Spotlight
The Federal Communications Commission today chose to keep the Internet open. In a three-two vote split down party lines, the FCC officially reclassified broadband Internet as a telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act. MoreHypertext Transfer Protocol version 2 is, at long last, a done deal. MoreAn FCC adviser explains what districts should expect from a modernized application process and updated funding priorities. More
Tech Research
K-12 schools deliver more IT services totally or partially through the cloud, at an average of 42 percent of total IT services, than enterprise in general, which delivers 35 percent of IT services via the cloud, according to a new report from CDW. Despite the widespread use of cloud services, however, models of their financial impact are often inaccurate. MoreSoftware vendors and publishers raked in $2.5 billion on digital assessment products in the United States in the latest school year for which there is data, according to a new report. The total market for software and content in U.S. preK-12 education was up by $480 million to $8.38 billion. MoreIn North America and Western Europe, the market for refurbished phones is forecast to be worth around $3 billion in 2015, growing to $5 billion in 2017.
MoreMillennials in the United States are weaker than their international peers when it comes to skills in literacy, numeracy and problem solving in technology-rich environments (PS-TRE) — despite having the highest levels of educational attainment of any previous generation, according to a new study from Educational Testing Service. MoreThe continued unraveling of the Common Core makes for compelling drama — at least that's how a research project has begun presenting it. More
Ed Tech News
Taking advantage of Infinite Campus SIS, Shakopee Public Schools now has a single system for all student information, finance, human resources, payroll and business functions. MoreTwo rural Kansas school districts chose the Skyward School Management System as they transition from antiquated administrative processes to one that is easier, cheaper and more efficient. MoreGalena Park Independent School District will replace its current system with one made by Prologic Technology Systems. MoreAbsolute Software has introduced the Device Freeze Offline Policy, a new security feature for its Absolute Computrace tracking product for computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones. MoreDH2i has released DxEnterprise, application container management software for Microsoft Windows Server mid-to-enterprise class applications and workloads. MoreTo enter, schools must answer two questions about how they will integrate new technology and how their students will benefit. More
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