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Rise of the next digital divide: Women and the web
A first-of-its-kind report gathered data from thousands of women in developing countries to shed light on the lack of women on the web. On average, 25 percent fewer…
Laptops go up against tablets at Consumer Electronics Show
At the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the laptop is attempting a comeback: The stodgy clamshell design is being cast aside by manufacturers who are…
Other countries facing common ed-tech struggles
U.S. educators spend much time touting the benefits of taking a global look at classroom technology, but many countries struggle with the same ed-tech challenges facing the U.S.,…
Everything we know about the hero teachers from the California shooting
As details emerged from Thursday's shooting at Taft High School in Taft, California, the teacher present in the classroom and a classroom supervisor emerged as heroes for successfully…
College degrees protected recent grads from great recession’s worst
It was a defining image of the Great Recession: floundering college grads stuck back home, living in mom and dad's basement. But while rooted in some truth, that…
Report: Most kids who need mental health care don’t get it
Hot off the presses, here's a report from the Government Accountability Office on the state of children's mental health care. It reveals some major problems, the Huffington Post…
STAR: School Technology Action Report
Stay on top of the key developments affecting education technology. Become a star in your classroom, school, district, college, or university with the STAR series—carefully selected reports composed…
Projecting success
A way to measure color brightness, new and easy ways to share content from mobile devices with the whole class, and the emergence of interactive projectors are some…
Improving High School Graduation Rates
The Obama administration has made raising the nation’s high school graduation rate and preventing dropouts a key priority, and many schools are turning to online credit recovery programs…
Helping Students Learn with Reliable Wireless Connectivity
The explosion of mobile devices in schools underscores the need for fast, secure, reliable, and easy-to-manage wireless internet access—enabling students to learn anytime, anywhere, while letting school leaders…
Best Practices in School Technology: Winter 2013
How to improve student achievement by up to 20 percent, foster greater student engagement and interaction, and sustain ed-tech funding in schools: These are among the many best…
Empowering Education with Video
Communication has changed, and students and educators are increasingly using video technologies in all aspects of education.…
Strategies for eRate Success
As you prepare to apply for your schools’ annual share of $2.3 billion in eRate discounts on telecommunications services and internet access, we’ve assembled this handy collection of…
New guidance helps school leaders implement Common Core standards
A new series of action briefs from the nonprofit, nonpartisan group Achieve Inc. is intended to help elementary school principals, secondary school principals, and school counselors implement the…
Digital Wish: More than just ed-tech fundraising
You might be familiar with the nonprofit service Digital Wish as a source for ed-tech fundraising—but the site has become much more than a way to connect educators…
SETDA issues guidance to help schools prepare for online testing
The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) has released new guidance to help policy makers and district leaders determine their ed-tech needs and readiness for implementing the Common…