Digital Transformation

In a Q&A with the Albert Lea Tribune, the coordinator of information technology at the Minnesota school district discussed student devices, remote learning, troubleshooting and other operational changes.

The online tutoring company will use new investments to hire more certified teachers, with the goal of serving more than 10,000 K-12 students struggling with learning loss in the wake of COVID-19.

A company that sells student monitoring software hosted a webinar this week emphasizing the importance of such tools in getting ahead of potential tragic events with students, given rising mental health issues in K-12.

Mississippi public schools have contracted with the K-12 dismissal platform PikMyKid, which will integrate with student information systems to allow parents and teachers to closely manage pickup and drop-off times.

The Esport Company and Greater Johnstown Community YMCA are putting together a conference called TEC — technology, education, community — with gaming tournaments for high school and college students.

Hosted by the State University of New York in Oneonta, seven panelists spoke about the importance of manufacturing for creating employment, and the importance of training and recruiting employees for the industry.

Technology is helping to meet students' needs while students help their teachers learn technology at Lawrence County Signature School in Alabama, which has persuaded some kids to rejoin the public school system.

The SHLB Coalition, American Library Association, Consortium for School Networking and State Educational Technology Directors Association successfully lobbied for a deadline extension to use emergency funds through June 2023.

The U.S. Department of Education has updated its online transparency tool for prospective college students and families with more fine-grained data on potential costs, graduation rates, earnings and other metrics.

With the help of a driver, a librarian and a paraeducator, a school district in rural Arkansas turned a decommissioned school bus into a mobile library and science lab to bring school to kids who couldn't get to campus.

The Minnesota school district surveyed parents and staff about whether to schedule additional "digital learning days," and many respondents expressed concern about schedule disruptions and lost instructional time.

Wilson Central School District has a three-year contract with Paper, a 24-hour chatroom accessible from the district's website that can walk students through problems and review their essays.

Researchers at the University of Missouri will use $12 million awarded by the U.S. Department of Education to research classroom applications for speech recognition tools and game-based learning.

In many Kentucky districts such as Owensboro Public Schools, a lack of state funding for classroom materials combined with the flexibility and selection of digital texts has made traditional textbooks less common.

The Minnesota school district is using a new grading system in which homework is optional and students can retake tests until they pass, but many teachers say kids aren’t learning or being prepared for the real world.

The game-based Luca & Friends app uses artificial intelligence and computer vision to integrate education and fitness, challenging kids to answer quiz questions using basic movements such as stretching or jumping.

The U.S. Department of Education has created an online system for gathering data on how COVID-19 relief funds have been used by K-12 schools in each state, which will be shared with other schools and the public.

The San Francisco-based company’s new tool uses artificial intelligence to create personalized coaching programs for teachers, particularly when traditional professional development options are scarce or unavailable.