Education Week's Biggest K-12 Technology Stories of 2018
From cybersecurity to school safety, privacy to personalized learning, and social media to media literacy, here are 10 of the biggest stories on the ed-tech beat in 2018.
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December 20, 2018
October 02, 2018
RAND: How to Do Personalized Learning With 'Imperfect Evidence'
Until personalized learning is better supported by research, curricula, and policy, K-12 leaders must be strategic, advises a leading researcher.
July 20, 2018
Gates Foundation Gives $2.2M to For-Profit Company Tackling School Schedules
Ed-tech company Abl will lead the new "Unlocking Time" initiative, which will include a self-assessment and free online resources about how schools can better structure their time.
April 26, 2018
Principals on Personalized Learning: 8 Takeaways From Ed Week's Exclusive Survey
Despite worries and confusion, principals are enthusiastic about personalized learning, according to an exclusive national survey from the Education Week Research Center.
March 06, 2018
Districts Turn to Social Media, But Parents Prefer Emails, Calls, and Texts
Parents prize timeliness and personalization and want information pushed out to them, according to new survey results from Project Tomorrow.
November 13, 2017
Baltimore County School Officials in Hot Water Over Ed-Tech Contracts
A state lawmaker is calling for a review of the 113,000-student district's technology contracts following a New York Times report on possible ethical violations.
August 11, 2017
ISTE Lands Another Former Federal Ed-Tech Director
The International Society for Technology in Education as hired Joseph South as its new chief learning officer.
August 02, 2017
Teaching With Tech Is Hard. Two New Efforts Aim to Help.
Digital Promise announced a new technology-coaching program. Summit Public Schools unveiled "the nation's first personalized-learning teacher residency."
June 07, 2017
Research-Based Tech Implementation: Q&A With Eric Sheninger and Tom Murray
The book by two advocates and former educators outlines research-backed strategies for integrating technology and implementing personalized learning.
April 05, 2017
California's Top Superintendent Leaves for Ed-Tech Startup AltSchool
Devin Vodička is leaving the 25,0000-student Vista Unified district near San Diego to oversee development of personalized-learning software at AltSchool.
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