Digital Transformation

The New York state comptroller has cited Batavia City School District after an audit found it did not properly track its IT equipment, revealing 229 staff computers and 62 tablets unaccounted for.

With the addition of SchoolInfo, the California-based Edlio adds a mobile app to its existing suite of tools, including a CMS platform, electronic and voice communications, and payment processing.

Research universities affiliated with the Massachusetts Green High-Performance Computing Center will spend $5 million to expand its computing capacity, contributing to studies of ecosystem dynamics and climate change.

Despite an increase in online learning since the pandemic, not much has changed in terms of how colleges and universities are accredited, but officials at accreditation agencies are interested in tracking outcomes.

With an ever-expanding list of technology tools being implemented in classrooms, school IT departments may face growing demands for tech support, but certain best practices and resources can ease the burden.

Initially believing the WorkDay ERP system might save them millions, SUNY public college officials say it cost them $12 million while failing to meet their needs, and now they'd rather replace it than spend more to fix it.

In anticipation of Banned Books Week, the National Coalition Against Censorship is offering online multimedia resources and lesson plans for middle and high school teachers to talk with students about free expression.

WestEd, a nonprofit that researches ed-tech products, will use a $3.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to study the effectiveness of an online math program for young children.

The video and game production company The IMG Studio has built its business designing training and educational games for organizations like the local Education Service Center of the Texas Education Agency.

Through student-faculty discussions about how synchronous online courses should look, among other avenues, educators at Minerva University hope to use the science of learning to improve virtual learning.

A state initiative will use $6.5 million in federal funds to finish creating digital maps of New Jersey's 3,000 public and private schools, including interior and exterior layouts, doors and surrounding areas.

With an abrupt move to online learning now in the rearview, schools have to make it work in the long run with training for both teachers and students, infrastructure investments, innovative new tools and a funding plan.

The leaders of various education-focused nonprofits single out cybersecurity, digital learning tools, sustainability, professional development and student responsibility with technology as key problems facing schools.

The University of Connecticut's Hartford and Stamford campuses will offer an in-person master's degree and a new graduate certificate in financial technology this fall, noting growing corporate demand.

The Editorial Board of the Charlotte Observer raises issues with body scanners installed by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to detect guns, including false alarms and a lack of research about their effectiveness.

A Washington school district is expanding its online option, Wisdom Ridge Academy, to students anywhere in the state. They can also partially enroll in part-time learning programs elsewhere in the district and region.

Working with the nonprofit Constructive Dialogue Institute, universities are offering online resources to help faculty approach sensitive political topics in class without increasing conflict.

West Virginia's first two statewide online charter schools have less than half the number of enrolled students they projected last year, although officials say it's still too early to know what fall will bring.