Digital Transformation

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.

To give students real-world experience with technology, a school district in Connecticut will have them set up and operate microphones, visual screens, presentations and other technical aspects of school board meetings.

As part of its Connected Learning initiative to help address the digital divide, AT&T donated laptops through the nonprofit Human-I-T to be distributed to pre-selected college students in need.

The U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences Small Business Innovation Research program offers funding for the development of ed-tech tools by companies with fewer than 500 employees.

From hornbooks to projectors, televisions, ARPANET and remote learning, history is full of technological innovations that changed education, and we have something to learn from them.

A webinar this week by the nonprofit CAST explained how AI tools might help students with conditions such as dyslexia, ADHD and autism strengthen critical skills, such as time management, comprehension and communication.

Thanks to a new telehealth platform at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, patients with opioid use disorder can administer methadone doses at home while remaining under the supervision of a care team.

A task force of parents, educators, students and community leaders found Colorado's school accountability system needs work. Recommendations include modernizing state assessments and a dashboard of performance data.