eSchool News Live @InstructureCon25
Spokane, Washington, may not be the first place you think of when downloading some of the biggest edtech news of ... Read more
ISTE25 Takeaways—BBC Studios Launches Free Global Education Platform to Support Teachers, Students, and Families
BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC, today announced the launch of BBC Learning Hub, a free global education ... Read more
ISTE25 Takeaways—Bloomz Unveils Immersive Translation and Conversational AI to Simplify and Strengthen the School-Home Connection
To bridge language barriers, streamline school operations, and enhance family engagement, Bloomz, the leading all-in-one school communication and engagement platform, ... Read more
89% of Parents Want Schools to Lead on Phone-Free Policies
Yondr, the pioneer of phone-free spaces, today released a groundbreaking new report capturing the sentiment of over 1,000 parents nationwide ... Read more
The AI Gap: Why Teachers Can’t Afford to Wait on the Sidelines
Tired of talking about AI? That’s too bad. The technology remains the most impactful force in education. The challenge becomes ... Read more
Parental Controls for Online Safety are Underutilized, New Study Finds
The Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) last week released a landmark study examining how parents and children perceive and manage online safety. Despite the ... Read more
Microsoft and FFA help students use smart sensors and AI to learn about the future of farming and technology
Microsoft Corp. and the National FFA Organization on Tuesday announced the national expansion of FarmBeats for Students, a cutting-edge educational program ... Read more
OneStream and Girls Who Code Announce Partnership to Empower Next Generation of Women Developers
OneStream, the leading enterprise Finance management platform that modernizes the Office of the CFO by unifying core financial and operational ... Read more
Finding the Middle Ground
Nancy Frey and Doug Fisher know their way around an education acronym. Both professors at San Diego State University and ... Read more
Alliant Credit Union Foundation Grants $108K to Boost AI and Digital Programs at Ridgewood High School
The Alliant Credit Union Foundation has awarded a $108,000 grant to Digital Leaders Now, the nonprofit that powers the Digital Leaders Academy ... Read more
Trigg County Public Schools Deploys ZeroEyes’ AI Gun Detection and Intelligent Situational Awareness Technology
ZeroEyes, the creators of the first AI-based gun detection video analytics platform to earn the full U.S. Department of Homeland ... Read more
River Valley School District (PA) First to Implement Yourway Learning $1M AI Grant
Yourway Learning, a leader in AI-supported educational solutions, announced last week the launch of its $1 million, donor-funded Nationwide AI Grant Initiative. ... Read more
InstructureCon 2025: Ryan Lufkin, Vice President of Global Academic Strategy, Brings the Skinny
When the developers of Canvas, the world’s leading web-based learning management system (LMS) software, invite you to a party—July 22-24 ... Read more
New Survey Reveals Teachers’ Concerns About College and Career Readiness Among Students
Teachers are not very optimistic about their students’ preparedness for the future, regardless of whether their students are going to ... Read more
AI in Education: Beyond the Hype Cycle
We just can’t get away from it. AI continues to take the oxygen out of every edtech conversation. Even the ... Read more
ISTE+ASCD and Pinterest Partner to Transform Digital Culture in Schools
Today, ISTE+ASCD announced a $1 million grant from Pinterest to help school leaders create healthy digital cultures. The initiative will ... Read more
SMART Technologies Launches AI Assist in Lumio to Save Teachers Time
Lumio by SMART Technologies, a cloud-based learning platform that enhances engagement on student devices, recently announced a new feature for its ... Read more
CoSN2025 Takeaways: Meet the Winners
Honors for edtech leaders across the country are always a highlight of one of edtech’s most influential events of the ... Read more
CoSN 2025 Takeaways, Part 3: Navigating AI Opportunities and Risks
Kevin Kiley, President of Airia, who was at the show introducing Brainfreeze, an AI Platform for Education, thinks we’re at ... Read more
Takeaways from CoSN2025, Part 2: AI Integration Shifts from “If” to “How” in Education
Want to find out about some of the latest advancements with the most powerful edtech company? Google it! Also, listen ... Read more
Takeaways from CoSN2025: Human Leadership in a World of AI, Part 1
The 2025 Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) Annual Conference went down last week in Seattle, bringing together district technology leaders, ... Read more
What the End of DoED Means for the EdTech Industry
The Fed’s influence over school districts had implications beyond just funding and data. Eliminating The Office of Education Technology (OET) ... Read more
AI as an Admin Tool: Making School Website Accessibility Easier
First, there was the scare cycle: “AI is going to take all the teacher jobs!” Then there was the hype ... Read more
Closing the GenZ Skills Gap
Ready to Hire, part of the skills training business of Cengage Group, a global edtech company, today released its Gen Z in the ... Read more
A win for jocks both on the field and online
For student-athletes balancing elite sports training and academics, the road to college can be overwhelming. A new partnership between IMG ... Read more
CASEL Becomes New Home for Engaging Schools Resources
The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) recently announced that it has become the new steward of Engaging ... Read more
Digital Learning to Support Ukrainian Students
Infosys recently announced a critical milestone in its three-year collaboration with Street Child, an international children’s charity, with the establishment of ... Read more
Real World Support
As students navigate an increasingly complex world defined by artificial intelligence, social media, and rapid technological change, the need for ... Read more
The ED is dead! Long Live the ED!
It’s not often I have trouble finding people to discuss the politics of public education. Of course, nothing is usual ... Read more
AI Support for Teachers
Collaborative Classroom, a leading nonprofit publisher of K–12 instructional materials, announces the publication of SIPPS, a systematic decoding program. Now in ... Read more
Kenston Local School District (OH)Deploys AI Gun Detection Platform
ZeroEyes, the creators of the only AI-based gun detection video analytics platform that holds the full U.S. Department of Homeland ... Read more
How Competency-Based Education Can Sustain Today’s Classrooms
Sean Ryan, President of McGraw Hill School Group, breaks down the elements of Competency-Based Education (CBE) in education and how its implementation can transform teaching and learning. CBE…
Libraries Offer Free Tutoring as Schools Cut Back Services
As schools navigate budget constraints and tutoring programs are reduced, families are seeking reliable academic support for their students. With ... Read more
EY and Microsoft equip the next generation with AI skills
The EY organization and Microsoft announced this month the launch of the AI Skills Passport (AISP), which assists students aged 16 and older in ... Read more
FETC Takeaways—POV from the Industry Side
This isn’t Chris Klein’s first rodeo. As Head of Education U.S. for Avantis Education, he has watched the acronyms at ... Read more
CZI Announces Expanded Work in AI Along with New Advisory Board
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced the expansion of its work in artificial intelligence to help ensure education tools ... Read more
Big Deals—School Security, Combating Teacher Turnover, and New Dyslexia Tools
Lamar Consolidated Independent School District (LCISD) recently updated its security with a new hi-tech addition: Weapons Detection Systems from Athena ... Read more
How to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism in Schools
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, the rate of students who are chronically absent—defined as missing just under one month of class—has ... Read more
American teens awash in conspiracy theories, cynical about news media
The News Literacy Project, a nonpartisan education nonprofit, released a study last week that shows the alarming frequency with which American teenagers ... Read more
How to Empower Students to Navigate Politics and Media Bias in the 2024 Election
It’s tough enough for the average American to navigate through the torrents of mis- and disinformation flooding social media platforms. ... Read more
Kevin is a forward-thinking media executive with more than 25 years of experience building brands and audiences online, in print, and face to face. He is an acclaimed writer, editor, and commentator covering the intersection of society and technology, especially education technology. You can reach Kevin at KevinHogan@eschoolnews.com
Latest posts by Kevin Hogan (see all)
- eSchool News Live @InstructureCon25 - July 23, 2025
- ISTE25 Takeaways—BBC Studios Launches Free Global Education Platform to Support Teachers, Students, and Families - July 23, 2025
- ISTE25 Takeaways—Bloomz Unveils Immersive Translation and Conversational AI to Simplify and Strengthen the School-Home Connection - July 22, 2025