The Helmsley Charitable Trust will provide $2.2 million to Khan Academy, known for providing online instructional videos, to develop content and tools to meet the common core math standards. Read Full Post >
Schools and teachers have to approach head-on the changes that technology has brought. Haphazard or piecemeal approaches don't serve students very well, nor does pretending that it's all just a fad that will end at some point. Read Full Post >
Schools are awash in data, but their tech systems lack "interoperability," or the ability to work together, a new report concludes. Read Full Post >
The Association of Educational Publishers and the Association of American Publishers have announced that they will join forces. Read Full Post >
Coursera is partnering with museums, not just teacher colleges, in a new effort to provide teacher professional development through "massively open online courses." Read Full Post >
Brandt Redd, formerly of the Gates foundation, has been named chief technology officer at the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium. Read Full Post >
Complaints are rising that the E-rate is failing to meet schools' technology needs, but will possibled funding solutions gather the necessary support? Read Full Post >
The Carroll County school system, in rural Virginia, has ended a contract with K12 Inc. to run a virtual school serving students from across the state. Read Full Post >
Students at East Side Middle School in New York City observe and conduct experiments on elephants in Thailand via online video chatting. Read Full Post >
A group of education organizations offers a "toolkit" of resources for helping K-12 teachers and administrators use data wisely. Read Full Post >
