More Support Needed to Protect Privacy and Advance Digital Equity
The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) this week released a new report — with accompanying survey findings — that reflect the urgent need to provide improved student privacy support...
Extra Worry for Special Need Students When It Comes to Remote Learning
While the pandemic has taken a toll on the learning of every student, those with special needs are enduring further damage to their education according to a recent survey...
Medical and Surgical Education Advances Through the Use of AR Smart Glasses
Vuzix Corporation, a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, announced it has partnered with the Children of War Foundation (COWF) to further the access to...
Best Practices for Data Security in Online Learning
As the global pandemic extends into the fall, it’s clear that most schools and universities will continue to rely on online instruction in the near term. However, although online...
USDA Invests $72M in Distance Learning and Telemedicine Infrastructure
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $72 million in grants to help rural residents gain access to health care...
How Flexible Classrooms Support Tomorrow’s Workforce
We don’t know what the future of work will look like when today’s students graduate, but one thing is for sure—adaptability and flexibility, including flexible classrooms, will be critical...
10th Annual E-rate Trends Report Indicates Need for Off-campus Funding
Providing an inside look at the efficacy and value of the federal E-rate program, Funds For Learning releases findings from its 10th annual E-rate Trends Report with a record-breaking 2,138 responses...
DIY Retraining
As the world continues to wrestle with the COVID-19 pandemic workers are taking it upon themselves to retool and retrain to prepare for the inevitable changes happening in the...
Reverse Engineering the Modern Classroom
With the role of technology in today’s classrooms expanding more quickly than ever, the expectations placed upon teachers, schools and districts have kept pace. Students deserve the best learning experience...
College Faculty and Administrators Feel Prepared to Teach Online This Fall
U.S. higher education faculty and administrators agree that they are prepared to teach online this fall, and while questions remain, they are optimistic about the future of higher education,...
Workplace Learning and Performance Management Essential to Employee Engagement
Bridge, the learning and performance management platform from Instructure, today published an industry report from Josh Bersin about the critical role learning and performance management plays in the employee experience....
Career Learning is a Bipartisan Answer to Improving the American Economy
Parents in the U.S. recognize the value of career learning to address global economic competition from China, according to a survey released today. The research, commissioned by K12 Inc. (NYSE: LRN) and...
Augmented Reality R&D Surges During Remote Learning
With so many students still stuck in remote learning setups, are companies are rushing to advance augmented reality applications to at least give them some sort of experience beyond...
3 Tips for Selecting Education Vendors
Cybersecurity continues to be top of mind in new ways that we might not have considered during “normal” times. One area that needed our attention then and now is...
Are Less Americans Interested in Continuing Education?
Strada Education Network, a social impact organization dedicated to improving lives by forging pathways between education and employment, has released a new analysis of its biweekly, nationally representative survey...
How To Protect Students In-Person And Remote While Online
The shift to remote learning means new threats to student safety. Join eSchool News in this free premiere live event that will share best practices with education leaders managing...
3 Ways to Improve Online Learning Security
Over the last weeks, students, professors and caregivers alike have adjusted to the modern-day classroom – many of which consist of a full or hybrid online learning model. This...
Edtech Leaders Cite Cybersecurity As No. 1 Priority
CoSN this summer released a new report, combining the results of the organization’s long-standing IT Leadership and Infrastructure surveys, to give school districts and policymakers a holistic understanding of...
How Technology and Data Can Improve Standardized Testing
We’ve begun a new school year with continued challenges for students, teachers, parents, and other learning guardians. Having spent the spring semester navigating the new world of widespread distance...
UK Government Announces Support for Schools and Universities
Schools, colleges, teachers and pupils across England will benefit from new remote education support to help children learn at home if they have to self-isolate, the Education Secretary has...
ScreenBeam® and Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence Announce Joint Webinar Series
Santa Clara, CA. – September 21, 2020 – ScreenBeam® and Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence (BRSE) are excited to jointly offer a new webinar series exploring a variety of...
Award-winning FrontRow Juno Classroom Audio System now with Bluetooth
PETALUMA, Calif., Sept. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Juno, FrontRow's award-winning classroom sound system now connects to other devices wirelessly via Bluetooth, making it even easier to improve listening in learning spaces. "Technology overload...
$126 Million Awarded to 8 States for Entrepreneurship and Business Development Training
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today more than $126 million in new grant funding will be awarded to eight states to provide students the opportunity to develop...
Xactly to Host Unleashed Europe Virtual Summit 2020 on October 8
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 29, 2020 — Xactly, the leading innovator of cloud-based Sales Performance Management (SPM) software, today announced the details of its upcoming Unleashed Europe Virtual Summit to be held on...
3 Ways Connectrac Helps Colleges and Universities Reach Students
With fall term just around the corner and the COVID-19 pandemic continually present, many colleges and universities reinvented their teaching models. When classes went online last spring, institutions learned...