Every state and most territories in the United States have developed websites on their departments of education or public instruction regarding how they're responding to coronavirus (COVID-19). THE Journal has compiled a list of those websites for your reference.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 03/20/20
The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) was signed into law in 2018 to provide funding for career and technical education (CTE) programs for young people and adults.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 03/04/20
For public schools, technology is an important tool. But establishing strong security measures to protect student privacy is even more essential.
- By Mary Ellen Buzzelli
- 02/27/20
The federal government has launched a "clearinghouse" website to help schools prepare for threats.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/26/20
The series touches on the basics of how federal and state privacy laws affect teachers and staff, how to decrease the most common privacy risks and how to improve the transparency of what schools do with student data.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/26/20
Indiana has launched an education data portal to replace a previous one. INview, which has replaced Compass, was designed to meet federal accountability requirements for transparency under the rules of the state's Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/24/20
Under the program, students progress from grade to grade at their own pace, based on mastery of concepts and skills laid out in Florida's Next Generation Sunshine State Standards.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/18/20
The U.S. Department of Education has grant money to issue to for-profit ed tech companies.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/06/20
Will there be a backlash to facial recognition technologies this year?
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 01/27/20
Here are the ed tech funding updates that E-rate applicants will need to know for funding year 2020 and beyond.
- By Brian Stephens
- 01/27/20