Wednesday, August 16, 2017

More Students to Take SAT Online - Education Week

The College Board will allow more students to take the college entrance exam on a computer, but the digital format is still available only to a small fraction of all test-takers.

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Monday, August 14, 2017

Obama Education Appointees: Where Are They Now? - Politics K-12 - Education Week

The Obama administration's political appointees may have cleaned out their desks six months ago or more. But that doesn't mean that they have stopped working on K-12 policy.

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Friday, August 11, 2017

Are Student-Privacy Laws Getting in the Way of Education Research? - Education Week

Louisiana's two-year-old law, the nation's strictest, may be complicating the work of the researchers who use student data to study schools.

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ISTE Lands Another Former Federal Ed-Tech Director - Digital Education - Education Week

The International Society for Technology in Education as hired Joseph South as its new chief learning officer.

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Four Can't-Miss Education Conferences for EdTech Leaders - Education Futures: Emerging Trends in K-12 - Education Week

If you are interested in attending a highly beneficial conference during the fall of 2017, then you should consider attending one or more of the following four meetings.

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Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Call the CDC! Interest in STEM May Be 'Contagious' in High School - Curriculum Matters - Education Week

Students who reported being surrounded by peers enthusiastic about science in high school are more likely to say they want to pursue STEM careers.

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