The E-Rate Overhaul in 4 Easy Charts - Education Week

An overhaul of the federal E-rate program will boost funding for high-speed broadband and Wi-Fi in schools and libraries—and shift money away from other services, as shown in FCC data, broken down by Education Week.

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Student Cellphones - Education Week

All those teachers who collect mobile phones at the beginning of class may be onto something: A new study of English secondary students suggests student test scores rose in middle school classes that banned phones.

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Free Online Test Prep for SAT Launched by Khan Academy - Education Week

The College Board, the nonprofit organization behind the SAT college entrance exam has teamed up with Khan Academy to make test-preparation materials available for free.

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E-Rate Funding Requests by Schools, Libraries to Be Paid in Full - Education Week

Schools and libraries will receive full funding of their E-rate program requests this year, as a result of a modernization of the policy and budget changes enacted last year.

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'Open Educational Resources' Promoted in U.S. Senate Proposal - Education Week

A move in Congress to promote schools' use of free learning resources could have a major impact on the development of curricula.

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State Lawmakers Balance Concerns on Student-Data Privacy - Education Week

The debate over how to best protect student data has legislators weighing the views of privacy advocates and education technology providers in this year’s crop of proposals.

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Privacy Ratings Underway for Ed-Tech Products - Education Week

More than 20 districts are working with Common Sense Media to establish a system that will rate the privacy policies on ed-tech products used by schools.

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