California district set to save $250K per year with solar energy

The Poway Unified School District is installing solar photovoltaic systems on movable classrooms at 16 schools, a move expected to cut electricity costs by 13% at no out-of-pocket cost to the district.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 2, 2016

OER critic: Obama administration may be going too far with #GoOpen support

According to Michael McShane, director of education policy at the Show-Me Institute in Kansas City, MO, there are long-term viability issues with open educational resources.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 1, 2016

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Cybersecurity in K-12 Education

From the growing and persistent threat of ransomware attacks to concerns about vendors’ practices, schools have become increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks amid digital transitions.

By K-12 Dive staff

Tennessee county recognized for blended learning approach

The Clayton Christensen Institute has identified the rural Putnam County School System with a district-wide Blended Learning Universe distinction, a more common recognition for individual schools.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 31, 2016

Oracle headquarters to open Design Tech High School

The building is still under construction, but d.tech launched in 2014 and has given students an opportunity to use design thinking.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 31, 2016

Higher ed funding, Educause and IT horror stories: The week's most-read education news

Stay ahead of the class with our round-up of higher ed IT horror stories and more here!

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 28, 2016

Schools look to E-Rate, Lifeline, OER to meet the demands of the digital age

The demand for personalized learning in schools is high and district leaders are turning to government subsidies and low-cost digital resources to prepare their classrooms for the digital age.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 27, 2016

Schools use CRMs to expand fundraising reach

A Catholic school near New York City and a public school in California are among those that have used customer relationship management tools to manage fundraising campaigns.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 25, 2016

End user risk plagues the rise of cloud computing

Experts say there are ways to mitigate risk and still reap the advantages.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 25, 2016

Feds weigh in on proper use of technology in early education

A new policy brief from the departments of Education and Health and Human Services says active and interactive use of digital devices is best for children up to eight years old.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 25, 2016

Personalized, blended learning could see a surge because of ESSA

While No Child Left Behind did not limit schools’ use of personalized or blended learning, the Every Student Succeeds Act explicitly supports both models.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 25, 2016

Happify ties gaming to social-emotional learning

The online gaming platform uses research from the ‘science of happiness’ to build games that help students learn social-emotional skills needed for success.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 24, 2016

Leadership, ESSA and makerspaces: The week's most-read education news

Stay ahead of the class with the latest on what makes good principals and college presidents, sanctions for DeVry and more right here!

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 21, 2016

Maryland county focuses on digital citizenship

Middle schoolers in Montgomery County will get four hours of digital citizenship instruction this year, with their younger and older peers joining the program over the next two years.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 20, 2016

Teaching Matters report highlights strengths of competency-based PD

Teachers found competency-based PD more engaging and relevant, and it let administrators consider competencies when building career ladders and making staffing decisions.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 20, 2016

Parent survey reveals school communication preferences

A Blackboard and Project Tomorrow report finds text and mobile communication topping the list.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 20, 2016

Clicker- and app-based response systems improve classroom feedback

Response systems have improved in recent years and now teachers have a range of options, including those that let students provide free-form responses and let teachers offer instant feedback.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 20, 2016

AltSchool selects three partner schools to share technology

California-based school chain AltSchool, which has ties to Google, will share its proprietary technology with private schools in Florida and Virginia.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 19, 2016

Should math and science use apprenticeship techniques like the arts?

Author Alison Gopnik writes in her latest book that children used to master important skills formally or informally by mimicking adults, but schools stick to explaining skills to students.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 19, 2016

Students create Pokemon Go-inspired game by hiding their art at school

Natalie Catlett, an art teacher at an IB World School in Sao Paulo, Brazil, led her students to create “Mutant Go,” where they created their own mutants and hid them around campus.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 18, 2016

Texas district outfits buses with Wi-Fi, real-time monitoring systems

Some students in the Huntsville Independent School District spend three hours riding buses to and from school daily, and now they can use that time productively with new Chromebooks and Wi-Fi.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 18, 2016

New Jersey school explores wearables for students with disabilities

The A. Harry Moore School of New Jersey City University has found Fitbits, Myo armbands, Force Bands and interactive textiles engage and motivate students while also helping them.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 18, 2016

Social studies provides particular opportunity for tech integration

The National Council for the Social Studies has found tech becoming increasingly popular among teachers looking for new ways to make their lessons come to life.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 17, 2016

Virtual charters threaten finances in Pennsylvania public schools

School districts in and around Reading send between $163,615 and $4.5 million to virtual charters, and area superintendents want the legislature to rethink funding formulas.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 17, 2016

Students teach governors how to code

The annual National Governors Association meeting gave state leaders a chance to experience coding education firsthand amid a national push to increase computer science access.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 14, 2016

77% of teachers haven't tried VR, but 55% expect to

Almost a quarter of teachers have already brought virtual reality into their classrooms, and the number is expected to rise as benefits are demonstrated.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 14, 2016