Digital Transformation

Thirty teams received $4 million in prizes for developing tools that could address learning loss from the COVID-19 pandemic, accommodating faster feedback and communication for students and teachers.

Staff at Lincoln Southwest High School say student engagement and mental health immediately improved after they started requiring students to store their cellphones in pouches in a designated, out-of-reach area.

The gov tech giant will move customers of its student information system onto Infinite Campus’ platform, which in turn will integrate with Tyler’s ERP and student transportation software products.

The education nonprofit has updated its college and career readiness testing platform to report exam results faster, as well as assess skills in data literacy, written communication, critical reading and evaluation.

The district's school board will consider hiring the Virignia-based BusPatrol to use cameras with machine learning to monitor the area around stopped school buses and document any illegal passes.

With a huge investment from A-Street — $100 million for scaling up innovative student learning materials, plus $50 million to make A-Street a minority stockholder — Great Minds PBC is poised for growth.

A Texas school district will use a software-powered audiovisual system that includes a laser projector, movement detection camera, sound system and automated lights to turn a gym wall into an interactive panel.

Georgia State University is among the signatories of the EPPs for Digital Equity and Transformation Pledge, committing to prepare teachers to use technology effectively for professional development and instruction.

The IT department at Kingsley Area High School discovered a technical misalignment with the grade-calculating program PowerSchool made 2,141 semester grades over a 3.5-year period higher than they should be.

In the second of a two-part series, career school technologist Kipp Bentley considers challenges that lie ahead for ed tech, including the need to manage screen time, make change equitable and teach media literacy.

The New York school district seeks public input after the pandemic necessitated changes to its three-year technology plan, aiming to codify its policies for a 1:1 student device program and best practices for technology.

Working with the fintech company BondLink, the district has launched a website to increase transparency into how bond dollars are being spent and to track investor interest for possible future reference.

To get discounted rates and save member districts the trouble of doing their own procurement, the Northern Indiana Educational Service Center is working with LINQ to implement cloud-based nutrition software.

Hoping to stem the tide of declining enrollment and rising tuition, universities have partnered with VictoryXR and Meta to use AR/VR technology to create “digital twin” campuses and make online classes more immersive.

The ed tech company, which has created its own VR headsets, announced a learning platform for K-12 that can be accessed by any device and brings students into a virtual environment for lessons and field trips.

Some Alabama school districts are planning to install vape sensors in restrooms after witnessing a dramatic increase in students vaping when they returned to in-person classes after the pandemic.

A study by the Pennsylvania Charter Performance Center found enrollment in online charter schools surged 59 percent in the 2020-21 school year. Boyertown School District estimated this exodus added $5.4 million to its costs.

While a handful of higher ed institutions are now accepting cryptocurrencies for tuition payments, the trend has yet to take off at most universities for reasons such as environmental impacts and market volatility.