EdTech
Education Technology is a multi-billion dollar sector of companies innovating in both software and hardware for teaching, learning, and running schools, districts, and state and federal education departments. We document some of the most essential technical innovations and companies that support learning, teaching and more.
Segregation Rates Higher than 1970s Tally, NAACP
This bit of news from our partners at Education Equality Project created the stark realization that segregation is increasingly becoming a bigger problem than it was forty years ago.
Florida Parent Leader Urges Online Ed Policy Reform
Cites Jeb Bush sponsored report calling on Florida to remove digital learning barriers, give families online school choices
Dropout Nation: Back to the Books
RiShawn Biddle at Dropout Nation responds to Diane Ravitch's recent WSJ editorial by saying that she seems to be faltering in her area of speciality: the history of American public education.
Colorado Families Praise Digital Learning Moves
Colorado families gave high praise to digital learning policy recommendations that should push politicians to open up to choice in public education.
Julie Young: CEO, Florida Virtual School
Ready for more candid views from one of the most successful pioneers of virtual public education? Here's an interview we found of Julie Young, CEO of Florida Virtual School.
Those Most in Need, Often Most Ignored
It's funny how the cycle of need works. Those who need the most attention often become entirely invisible. How can education reformers discover routes into new thinking, and new policy that uncovers these hidden gems? We post one of the compelling thinkers in this space, from an EEP update in today's equity story.
New Job Opening: Policy Analyst at Education Sector
Education Sector seeks a policy analyst to extend and build on our work across the areas of productivity, technology, and innovation in both K–12 and post-secondary education.
Get Rid of Enrollment Cap for Virtual Charters
Governors Jeb Bush and Bob Wise released a study on digital learning that puts strength behind the growing numbers of parents looking to eliminate charter school caps in many states. Here's a story from Wisconsin
Startl Founders Host Ed Tech Event
Startl is hosting a digital learning innovations event. Companies like Kno, Neverware, and Easel will be there.
The Fight Over Value-Added Teaching
Listen to this podcast about value-added teaching, and the uproar it is causing in large school districts.