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Education news, analysis, and opinion about the policies around and use of educational technology
Ed-Tech Policy Can Schools and Vendors Work Together Constructively on AI? A New Guide May Help
A top priority is greater transparency about how AI-driven products are designed and tested.
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Ed-Tech Policy Tracker Which States Ban or Restrict Cellphones in Schools?
See which states are requiring cellphone restrictions or bans in schools.
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IT Infrastructure & Management What Districts Can Do With All Those Old Chromebooks
The Chromebooks and tablets districts bought en masse early in the pandemic are approaching the end of their useful lives.
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Art and technology teacher Jenny O'Sullivan, right, shows students a video they made, April 15, 2024, at A.D. Henderson School in Boca Raton, Fla. While many teachers nationally complain their districts dictate textbooks and course work, the South Florida school's administrators allow their staff high levels of classroom creativity...and it works.
Art and technology teacher Jenny O'Sullivan, right, shows students a video they made on April 15, 2024, at A.D. Henderson School in Boca Raton, Fla. After districts equipped every student with a device early in the pandemic, they now face the challenge of recycling or disposing of the technology responsibly.
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Ed-Tech Policy Q&A How the FCC Wants to Tackle the 'Homework Gap'
The FCC is set to vote on whether to expand the E-rate program to include Wi-Fi hotspots.
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Student at computer from home, doing school work with  wifi connection icon images overlaying image.
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Classroom Technology Opinion The Promise and Peril of AI for Education
As GPS did for our sense of direction, AI could erode students’ connection to knowledge.
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Image shows a multi-tailed arrow hitting the bullseye of a target.
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IT Infrastructure & Management Los Angeles Unified's AI Meltdown: 5 Ways Districts Can Avoid the Same Mistakes
The district didn't clearly define the problem it was trying to fix with AI, experts say. Instead, it bought into the hype.
10 min read
Close up of female hand holding smartphone with creative AI robot hologram with question mark in speech bubble on blue background. Chat GPT and failure concept.
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Sales & Marketing Exclusive Data The Best and Worst Arguments for Keeping Your Product in a School District Budget, Post-Stimulus
An EdWeek Market Brief survey asked K-12 leaders what information they're considering in deciding which stimulus-funded projects to cut.
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Strategy & Operations Industry Insight Houghton Mifflin Harcourt CEO Talks About Consolidation, What's Next for AI, and the End of ESSER
Jack Lynch sees risks for artificial intelligence tools exacerbating student isolation, but benefits in their ability to support teachers.
12 min read
Education Market Market Analysis Profile of a Key State Education Market: Illinois
Illinois’ schools chief has a message for education companies working in his state: You need to take diversity and equity seriously.
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Regulation & Policy K-12 Market News FTC Cracks Down On NGL Messaging App Over Alleged Stealth Marketing, AI Falsehoods
The agency says the California-based company improperly marketed to minors and overstated efforts to protect users from cyberbullying.
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