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Will 2017 see artificial intelligence find a larger role in education?
Dee Kanejiya, founder and CEO of AI ed tech provider Cognii, expects artificial intelligence to take on a bigger role in grading written answers, answering student questions, tutoring and more this year.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 6, 2017 -
E-Rate Trends Report highlights school bandwidth needs
The 2016 E-Rate Trends Report, prepared by consulting group Funds for Learning, found more than 24,000 applicants applied for $2.3 billion to support data and internet service.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 6, 2017 -
Trendline
Learning Loss
Our latest K-12 Dive Trendline takes a closer look at how educators are addressing learning loss, as well as achievement trends and developments.
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Deep Dive
Leveraging ed tech to better serve ELLs and students with disabilities
The UP Education Network in Massachusetts has been particularly strategic about using technology to serve a particularly difficult student population.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 3, 2017 -
DeVos, Foxx and administrator tech: The week's most-read education news
Stay ahead of the class with the latest on the cost of remedial courses and more right here.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 3, 2017 -
DeVos nomination approved on 52-48 party-line vote
Betsy DeVos is one step closer to becoming the U.S. Secretary of Education, with a final confirmation vote expected next week.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 3, 2017 -
Virginia principal says poverty can't be ignored on way to equity
Pamela Davis Smith says her school addresses students’ physical, social, mental health and nutritional needs as contributors to academic success.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 3, 2017 -
Michigan public high school courts Chinese students and their tuition dollars
Oxford High School, north of Detroit, started building a pipeline between Michigan and China in 2010 under then-Superintendent William Skilling.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 3, 2017 -
Study finds online algebra credit recovery outcomes lacking
Online credit recovery courses studied focus exclusively on second-semester algebra and the content follows a more conventional sequence, but students don’t perform as well.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 3, 2017 -
Illinois district redesigns learning spaces to meet 21st century learning needs
District leaders identified an end goal and their barriers to getting there, toured other districts that had already transformed their learning spaces, and phased in reconfigured classrooms.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 3, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Tax credits — more than vouchers — could hold key to Catholic school growth
Catholic Schools Week provides an opportunity to reflect on the competition charter schools have represented for Catholic schools and where tax credits and vouchers fit in.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 2, 2017 -
27% of 15-year-old girls experienced 'major depressive episode' in 2015
Analyzing data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s annual survey on drug use and health, Project Know discovered troubling statistics about school-aged youth.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 2, 2017 -
California Supreme Court ruling to impact charter school boundaries
A growing number of the state's charters operate outside of traditional brick-and-mortar settings, giving them the ability to serve students in adjacent districts.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 2, 2017 -
Portion of teachers with 1:1 classrooms up 10%
The 2017 Technology in the Classroom survey by Front Row Education finds more than half of teachers lead classrooms where every student has a device.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 2, 2017 -
NJ teacher's maker ed approach includes taking students through patent process
Kevin Jarrett, a middle school technology, engineering and design instructor, has developed a close relationship with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 2, 2017 -
NCTQ report challenges impact of new teacher evaluations
The National Council on Teacher Quality’s latest report criticizes the lax or absent use of student growth.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 2, 2017 -
Encouraging students to seek truth in an era of 'alternative facts'
High school history, government and journalism teacher David Cutler writes for Edutopia that it has been a struggle to convince students there is still value in seeking the truth.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 1, 2017 -
DeVos gets committee approval, accused of plagiarism before full Senate vote
U.S. Secretary of Education nominee Betsy DeVos advanced out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on a party-line vote.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 1, 2017 -
Teacher training hamstrings California Common Core implementation
Many educators and experts believe implementation of the standards adopted in 2010 has been limited by a lack of access to teacher prep.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 1, 2017 -
Feds could spur better public-private partnerships for students
Public-private partnerships offer a way to extend the reach of education organizations and prepare students for long-term success.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 1, 2017 -
Don't think of cyberbullying as separate from bullying
Reginald Corbett, founder of cyber awareness education organization SafeCyber, encourages schools to address cyberbullying with a focus on relational behaviors.
By Tara García Mathewson • Feb. 1, 2017 -
Deep Dive
What are the best tech tools for administrators? [FETC 2017]
A Chattanooga area principal and tech administrator shared their essential tech for saving time and increasing efficiency.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 31, 2017 -
Sponsored by NetRef
TCEA 2017: How to Choose Effective EdTech - Booth #2133
7 Questions to Increase ROI
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Micro-schools offer promise, but they're stuck in an elite niche
Micro-schools embrace a student-centered approach, representing a shift away from the traditional classroom model, but just how much they can scale is an open question.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 31, 2017 -
California moving forward with science exam pilot despite federal ruling
One of the final decisions of the Obama Education Department was to deny the state’s request to offer only the pilot this year instead of a full legacy test.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 31, 2017 -
Should educators think more about quality of screen time?
Many schools are responding to pressure to minimize screen time for students, but Johns Hopkins University doctoral student and EdTechTeacher instructor Beth Holland says that’s the wrong focus.
By Tara García Mathewson • Jan. 31, 2017
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