Digital Transformation

Four ed-tech vendors shared their perspectives on how artificial intelligence in learning management systems has evolved throughout the year, and what they see on the horizon in 2025.

The testing company Pearson will create and administer a digital version of the Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT), following a similar transition by Advanced Placement and New York state tests.

According to several leaders of ed-tech companies and nonprofits, 2025 will bring a need for increased teacher and state-level leadership, better data, college modernization, and greater focus on the global ethics of AI.

Carlisle Area School District plans to improve network bandwidth to handle video conferencing, virtual classrooms, large data transfers and online testing, which the state of Pennsylvania has mandated by spring 2026.

Allowing people to speak over Zoom has led to the average number of registered speakers at board meetings quadrupling, and the number of unique speakers tripled in the 2023-24 school year compared to the year prior.

A resource is in the works to help schools understand how to use Title II-A funds for professional development and training teachers to design lesson plans that include technology.

Facing an uphill battle for new customers as schools lose pandemic-era funding, the educational video game company Immersed Games pivoted to embed their content into the platforms of other publishers.

A virtual tutoring program called Brainy Bulls connects grade school students in Western New York with vetted UB undergrads and graduate students to receive help in English, math, science or social studies on Zoom.

The nonprofit Digital Promise has merged its online Learner Variability Navigator with a new AI platform, creating a research-based tool for building lesson plans that support individual needs of struggling students.

The U.S. Department of Education says it made several improvements to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) after last year's version excluded students whose parents did not have a Social Security number.

In a 1936 address celebrating the 300th anniversary of higher education in America, Albert Einstein articulated a vision of education that's more achievable than ever through digital technology.

The average Internet user has about 190 online accounts and produces 850 gigabytes of data each year. A new Digital Legacy Clinic at the University of Colorado Boulder helps relatives recover them after a user dies.

The Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) for New York City schools may follow other standardized tests in moving online, but some parents are raising concerns about its fairness as well as its cost.

Between remotely monitoring their kids' laptops and texting and emailing them during class, some educators say that parents have become a significant source of distraction during class time.

East Baton Rouge Parish School District in Louisiana updated its Internet and network use policy for the first time since 2012 with new rules on unauthorized photos, AI, cloud computing and other recent topics.

Shippensburg, Kutztown and Pennsylvania Western universities are now using Niche, an online service where prospective students can upload their high school information and test scores in exchange for admissions offers.

Modesto City Schools used Laserfiche software to automate the hiring and onboarding process, enabling them to fill vacant positions 26 percent faster and increase new-hire satisfaction with onboarding by 12 percent.

Great Bend Unified School District 428 in Kansas plans to use E-rate funds to upgrade the district's Internet bandwidth and put Wi-Fi on school buses. It also intends to apply for the FCC's new cybersecurity program.