Iowa districts experiment with school bus WiFi

The 'mobile hotspots' are an attempt to give students a head start on their homework. 

By Allie Gross • April 6, 2015

Common pitfalls of ed tech startups

Geddit, Taught It, and MommaZoo are three examples of now-shuttered startups spotlighted by EdSurge.

By Allie Gross • April 2, 2015

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STEM

From AI to quantum physics, STEM learning opportunities in K-12 are expanding to keep pace with related fields.

By K-12 Dive staff

Bublish and Edmodo partner on Author Connect service

A Bublish-created app, which will be available next school year, will allow classrooms to schedule virtual visits with authors. 

By Allie Gross • March 31, 2015

myON joins forces with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

The digital literacy platform's latest partnership brings four more K-12 subscription packages.

By Allie Gross • March 31, 2015

Bridg-it seeks to streamline school safety with anti-bullying solution

Among the solution's features are confidential reporting and a comprehensive resource center to address a variety of situations.

By Roger Riddell • March 31, 2015

Online accessibility a challenge for K-12 districts

Administrators struggle to make sure online lessons are accessible for students with disabilities. 

By Allie Gross • March 30, 2015

Blackboard and Apollo face declines: The week's most-read education news

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By Roger Riddell • March 27, 2015

E-rate program scales back funds for landlines

Landlines are being increasingly replaced in schools with Internet-based phones.

By Allie Gross • March 27, 2015

Report: Idaho wasted millions on Pearson management system

A new state performance evaluation finds that former state schools Superintendent Tom Luna pushed Schoolnet, despite multiple warnings that the Pearson product wouldn't work.

By Allie Gross • March 27, 2015

New NYC accelerator offering $170K to 10 ed tech startups

The EDGE Edtech accelerator promises to connect those accepted with access to a who's who of mentors, extensive services, and exposure to investors.

By Roger Riddell • March 26, 2015

Will Google take the lead in teaching kids to code?

It's been almost nine months since the tech giant's CS First afterschool and summer coding initiative launched.

By Allie Gross • March 26, 2015

Blackboard still losing market share in higher ed

The company’s learning management system market share has fallen to 44% while Instructure continues its gains.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 25, 2015

Students say they want more tech ed opportunities

A new study by CompTIA has found that nine out of 10 students believe STEM skills will help them be successful in the workforce one day.

By Allie Gross • March 25, 2015

Bipartisan Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act introduced

The bill aims to protect student data, but critics argue it wouldn't do enough in its current form.

By Allie Gross • March 24, 2015

Curriculet's latest partners: Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster

The new partnerships add over 30,000 books to the K-12 reading platform's library.

By Allie Gross • March 23, 2015

4 key challenges and priorities of K-12 IT leaders

Data security and budgets ranked high among school IT specialists' concerns in a recent Consortium for School Networking survey.

By Allie Gross • March 23, 2015

English language learners the focus of new digital tools

Middlebury Interactive Languages and Fuel EducationTM  have teamed up to launch new elementary and middle school digital programming for non-English-speakers.

By Allie Gross • March 20, 2015

Google hosting virtual ed conference

Education on Air is set for May 8-9, 2015, and will focus on everything from 'leading for the future' to incorporating STEM learning.

By Allie Gross • March 20, 2015

SXSWedu 2015: Our recap of Austin's ed innovation extravaganza

Miss any of Education Dive's coverage of the higher ed and K-12 innovation showcase? We've got you covered.

By Roger Riddell • March 19, 2015

Sal Khan: We're thinking very seriously about Android

The founder and executive director of Khan Academy also told us that, in successful school implementations of the platform, teachers and students deserve most of the credit.

By Roger Riddell • March 19, 2015

Cybrary offers online IT and cybersecurity curricula for schools

The new online platform helps K-12 and higher ed institutions offer specialized classes without developing their own curricula.

By Tara García Mathewson • March 19, 2015

FiftyThree raises $30M to create tools for educators

While the company started with the goal of boosting creativity in the consumer market, this recent grant from New Enterprise Associates has shifted its attention to education. 

By Allie Gross • March 19, 2015

WIN Learning supporting math instruction in 15 rural Kentucky counties

The Kentucky Valley Education Cooperative is funding the digital, blended learning program with a Race to the Top grant.

By Allie Gross • March 19, 2015

New deadline gives schools more time to apply for E-rate funding

The deadline for the fiscal 2015 application has been extended by three weeks to April 16. 

By Allie Gross • March 18, 2015

Data security's importance on the rise for K-12 IT admins

Still, budget constraints topped those concerns in a new survey from the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN). 

By Allie Gross • March 18, 2015