Digital Transformation

Money from the FCC’s Emergency Connectivity Fund will go toward laptops, tablets, Wi-Fi hot spots, modems, routers and broadband connectivity purchases for off-campus use by students, school staff and library patrons.

School districts across the U.S. have invested heavily in digital devices in recent years, but some teachers are concerned about the sheer amount of screen time and distractions that come with them.

The Mathpid app can read photos of math problems, describe core concepts involved and then generate new problems for students to practice, assessing their weaknesses and customizing problems to help them improve.

High-speed Internet remains a rare commodity for students in many rural and tribal areas of the U.S., but with government subsidies or other cost-cutting measures, satellites might help bridge this "homework gap."

Glynn County Board of Education wants to use money from the CARES Act earmarked for STEM expenses to purchase devices and equipment for esports, an extracurricular activity involving competitive video gaming.

A new program allows students to visit remotely with off-site medical providers, have their parents sit in and have prescriptions sent electronically to pharmacies, potentially reducing missed class time.

A preliminary report from the state Department of Public Instruction found negative impacts from the pandemic for all students, for all grades, for almost every subject, with in-person lessons yielding better results.

Responding to lessons learned from the implementation of a 2015 student privacy law, Maryland lawmakers want new measures to redefine protected information and require oversight of technology used by students.

In a Q&A with the Albert Lea Tribune, the coordinator of information technology at the Minnesota school district discussed student devices, remote learning, troubleshooting and other operational changes.

The online tutoring company will use new investments to hire more certified teachers, with the goal of serving more than 10,000 K-12 students struggling with learning loss in the wake of COVID-19.

A company that sells student monitoring software hosted a webinar this week emphasizing the importance of such tools in getting ahead of potential tragic events with students, given rising mental health issues in K-12.

Mississippi public schools have contracted with the K-12 dismissal platform PikMyKid, which will integrate with student information systems to allow parents and teachers to closely manage pickup and drop-off times.

The Esport Company and Greater Johnstown Community YMCA are putting together a conference called TEC — technology, education, community — with gaming tournaments for high school and college students.

Hosted by the State University of New York in Oneonta, seven panelists spoke about the importance of manufacturing for creating employment, and the importance of training and recruiting employees for the industry.

Technology is helping to meet students' needs while students help their teachers learn technology at Lawrence County Signature School in Alabama, which has persuaded some kids to rejoin the public school system.

The SHLB Coalition, American Library Association, Consortium for School Networking and State Educational Technology Directors Association successfully lobbied for a deadline extension to use emergency funds through June 2023.

The U.S. Department of Education has updated its online transparency tool for prospective college students and families with more fine-grained data on potential costs, graduation rates, earnings and other metrics.

With the help of a driver, a librarian and a paraeducator, a school district in rural Arkansas turned a decommissioned school bus into a mobile library and science lab to bring school to kids who couldn't get to campus.