Digital Transformation

Gov. Henry McMaster will apportion another $1.5 million for a workforce development program for young people, and $9 million for charter schools to accommodate growing enrollment in person and online.

The school board of Charles City Community Schools, Iowa has approved the launch of a new 'Innovative School Campus' that will allow students to personalize schedules for remote and in-person learning.

Gov. Mike DeWine tasked Ohio's schools with creating extended learning plans to make up lost ground from the past year of remote education, and the result will be heavy reliance on summer programs and virtual options.

Distinguished professors from New York University, Columbia University and the Institute of International Education held a webinar on Wednesday about the post-pandemic future of higher education.

The American Rescue Plan presents schools with some high-stakes opportunities to make lasting changes.

With the number of teens reporting mental health problems drastically increasing during the pandemic, text message-based crisis services like the one launched by the Trevor Project in 2014 are seeing increased use.

Some education officials view anti-cheating software as an important part of maintaining integrity of exams during remote learning, but the tools have raised privacy concerns among students and digital rights activists.

With thousands of laptops loaned out to students for remote learning, the School District of Palm Beach County is making parents or caregivers responsible if the equipment is lost or damaged.

The Australia-based cloud security company’s new platform for K-12 schools allows staff to filter and monitor content accessed by students on school devices, with the goal of cyber safety and flagging worrisome behavior.

Some of the tools teachers have used to facilitate remote learning have allowed them to see and close content on students' screens, raising questions about privacy, surveillance and student rights.

Texas officials mandated that students take the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness in person this year at monitored test sites, although millions of students are still learning remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic.

An updated report from the nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology found schools are improving their support for virtual learning, but cybersecurity remains a looming concern as schools embrace ed tech.

The New Hampshire-based nonprofit Future in Sight has partnered with the University of Massachusetts Boston to recruit more teachers who can work with reading devices and other needs of visually impaired students.

Klassly, a social media platform that facilitates communication between parents and teachers, nearly tripled its worldwide users in 2020. Now developers are working to attract more clients in the U.S and Canada.

COVID-19 intensified existing trends in the ed tech market, specifically an increase in investment. Some experts say the pandemic was only a part of the cause, and the trend is likely to continue after it’s over.

Of the 14 school districts that responded to the Wisconsin State Journal’s request for information, all but one had data that reflected a rise in failing grades, while trends in absenteeism was mixed or uncertain.

A grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will fund technology upgrades at 42 locations, including 26 web conference-enabled classrooms, and help expand healthcare and education in rural areas.

School districts across the country expect the demand for online learning options to remain above pre-pandemic levels. Some are launching new virtual schools or preparing to accommodate future enrollment.