Timeline: Amplify's Big Flop - Education Week

When global media giant News Corp. pushed its way into the ed-tech market, the company vowed to transform classrooms and disrupt the K-12 marketplace. Five years later, Amplify, the company's much-hyped education division, is up for sale.

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Police Probe Computer Hack of Calif. Charter School - Education Week

The message said that Anonymous had gathered documents exposing the "manipulation and greed" surrounding Clayton Valley Charter High School.

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'De-Identifying' Student Data Is Key for Protecting Privacy - Education Week

Schools and the companies that work with them are being urged to do a better job clearing personal information from student records that are shared with outside organizations.

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Computer Science - Education Week

Principals and superintendents underestimate how much support there is among parents for teaching K-12 computer science in school, according to a Gallup survey.

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Big Hype, Hard Fall for News Corp.'s $1 Billion Ed-Tech Venture - Education Week

Amplify, the education company supported by Rupert Murdoch, is deeply in the red and on the auction block after its ambitious vision failed to materialize.

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Minecraft Fueling Creative Ideas, Analytical Thinking in K-12 Classrooms - Education Week

One of the world's most popular video games has made significant inroads into K-12 classrooms for teaching everything from city planning to physics.

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Crowded Field of Online News Sites Focuses on Education Issues - Education Week

National and local online outlets are offering a wealth of specialized content on K-12 topics, some striving for journalistic objectivity, others pushing an unvarnished point of view.

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Chalkbeat Wields Web to Boost Local Ed.-News Coverage - Education Week

The four-site news operation is among the next generation of outlets drilling deep into local education issues.

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Obama Seeks to Provide Poor Families With Internet - Education Week

President Barack Obama has announced a new program aimed at providing some 275,000 low-income families living in public housing with access to affordable high-speed Internet connections.

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As McGraw-Hill Education Leaves State Testing, Market Thrives for Classroom Assessments - Education Week

McGraw-Hill Education recently sold off its longstanding businesses in summative and "shelf" testing, in a move that underscores growing demand for other forms of assessments.

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