Digital Transformation

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is reconsidering a 2026-27 budget proposal to refresh student devices as parents are asking for clear, research-based limits on screen use during the school day.

A district in Appalachian Ohio partnered with AI companies and used the technology not as a shortcut, but as a vehicle for deeper learning, problem-solving and student agency.

A survey on the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction website aims to inform policy talks in the 2027 legislative session and build on the bell-to-bell cellphone ban passed in 2025.

A school district in North Carolina notified parents on May 28 that unspecified disruptions of a technology platform or server interrupted end-of-grade state testing, which the state mandates be done online.

After decades of seeing expanding use of personal devices in U.S. education, one of the country’s most prominent teachers unions is calling for substantial screen restrictions in early elementary grades.

As part of a two-day professional development event at Thompson School District, keynote speakers addressed community engagement and how artificial intelligence can be used to overcome barriers for students.

The Next Gen NAEP initiative seeks to modernize the national measurement of student learning by making it simpler to use and access, faster to develop, and cheaper and easier to report results.

Bend-La Pine Schools in Oregon is reviewing ed-tech programs, creating a website page for ed tech for transparency, ensuring tech for grades K-2 is developmentally appropriate, and looking at device privacy and security.

Michigan has completed the first technical proof-of-concept stage for MiGreatDataLake and is now entering the next phase: governance, trust, interoperability and real-world implementation.

School districts looking to hire a chief technology officer should convene interview committees with a variety of expertise and consult established cybersecurity resources like the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.

As a result of feedback from students and parents, Simons Middle School in Fleming County, Ky., is not doing away with Chromebooks altogether but more deliberately limiting their use starting this fall.

To make SAT prep more effective and financially accessible, a sophomore at Dr. Kiran C. Patel High School in Florida created the tutoring app Aceit using a collaborative interface design tool and ChatGPT.

District technology leaders say schools are not facing a sudden AI bandwidth crisis, but AI is steadily transforming the architecture of school networks, devices, cybersecurity systems and budgets.

Consolidated High School District 230 in Orland Park, Ill., is expanding its use of the Smart Pass system from Raptor Technologies, which helps identify high-traffic areas and find students in emergency situations.

A new facility at Michigan Virtual’s headquarters in Lansing gives educators, administrators and policymakers a sandbox in which to experiment with classroom design and emerging tech before bringing them into schools.

The 2026 CoSN State of EdTech findings mark a return to security and governance as priorities while districts grapple with integrating generative artificial intelligence into everyday operations.

An app installed on school-issued Chromebooks from Lexington-Richland 5 will allow parents to not only monitor use history, but see how the Chromebook is being used in real time.

The nonprofits FullScale and All4Ed chose 13 rural schools and districts to explore, pilot and implement artificial intelligence based on their specific needs and capacities.