Open Education Resources Get Major Boost From ESSA - Education Week

The sweeping federal law contains specific language that allows states and local education agencies to channel block grant money focused on technology toward open materials.

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Calif. Teacher Under Fire for Donating Laptops - Education Week

A California high school teacher is under fire for donating laptops to her students.

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New 'Sting' Video Targets Common Core - Education Week

James O'Keefe, the conservative activist best known for doing undercover video recordings in ACORN offices, released a new "sting" video last week in which a Houghton Mifflin Harcourt sales executive is heard admitting that common-core textbooks are "all about the money."

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Digital Rights Group Alleges Google Invades Student Privacy - Education Week

Google is being accused of invading the privacy of students using laptop computers powered by the Internet company's Chrome operating system.

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Districts Struggle to Judge Ed-Tech Pilot Projects - Education Week

A study suggests that school officials and technology developers often fail to set clear standards for gauging the success of those trial runs and for gathering teacher and student feedback.

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Districts Still Struggling to Equip Schools With High-Speed Internet - Education Week

Cost and rural settings are among the barriers as districts strive to bring fast broadband access to schools, according to a report from the Consortium for School Networking.

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Technology Fed Growth in Formative Assessment - Education Week

Education-technology tools have made it easier for teachers to keep tabs on students' understanding.

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