Digital Transformation

The Future Ready Tech Challenge, launched by NAF on its KnoPro platform this week, kicks off with a $10,000 question: How can high school students use cutting-edge technology to explore and chose their ideal career path?

The Muscogee County School District board unanimously voted to uphold the firing of a teacher who went on leave for 12 months when in-person classes resumed in 2021 and wanted to continue teaching virtually.

Rochester Public Schools in Minnesota is asking voters to approve a tax levy for technology, which will indirectly support higher wages for teachers by freeing up some of the district's money for other expenses.

Lakeside High School in Ohio is using virtual-reality technology to simulate hands-on experiences in various subjects and allow students to explore topics, places and content without leaving campus.

Ahead of Banned Books Week this week, the nonprofit EveryLibrary Institute published a spreadsheet of book titles and authors that have been targeted by parents across the U.S. trying to get them banned from schools.

Survey data reveals rural libraries are significantly less likely to offer STEAM programming than their city or suburban counterparts. Here’s how small-town librarians are breaking past funding and resource roadblocks.

Given examples of college-admissions essays generated by ChatGPT, some counselors found them slightly more polished than the average student essay but also somewhat generic and missing details or sensory descriptions.

One-on-one education for all is not logistically feasible, but advances in generative artificial intelligence might enable focused, mastery-based learning tailored to each student's ability and pace.

In a presentation to the Greeley-Evans District 6 Board of Education, an artificial intelligence task force recommended against an outright ban, believing that AI training and resource development are on the horizon.

Three years after Lockport City School District purchased a facial- and object-recognition system from Aegis, state legislation has put a moratorium on the technology, and the district is complying.

As more universities make use of the anonymous social networking app Fizz to keep students connected, some officials have questions about cyber bullying, misinformation and other malicious online behaviors.

With the acquisition of SAI Interactive Inc. and its digital offerings in STEM and career preparation, a Texas-based online curriculum provider will help train students for fields such as IT, manufacturing and logistics.

A partnership between the National Environmental Education Foundation, Discovery Education and various major U.S. companies will provide free videos, lesson plans and other online materials starting in November.

New features to the education software company's student assessment platform will generate questions based on the teacher's specified criteria, design rubrics for essay questions and recommend grades.

The Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General issued guidance advising schools to be cautious about adopting new building technologies after malware and other technical issues rendered a lighting system at Minnechaug Regional High School inoperable.

A partnership between two ed-tech giants will integrate K16’s data management functions within Instructure’s Canvas LMS to streamline the time-consuming process of organizing and archiving potentially sensitive data.

A report from the International Society for Technology in Education suggests educator preparation programs should go beyond just preparing entry-level teachers and provide ongoing professional development for technology.

A new policy at Central Regional School District requires students in grades 7-12 to store their phones during class and gives officials authority to search the content of the phones under certain circumstances.