Estimating the Impact of the Department’s Open Licensing Rule
The Department of Education announced a rule that would require educational resources created through direct competitive grants to carry an
Teaching & Technology
Online Literacy Software is Not the Same as Quality Pre-K
This year, over 6,600 Utah children are attempting to learn the skills needed for kindergarten via a state-funded online school program.
#ReadyForSuccess: Department of ED Highlights District’s Strategic Use of OER
Williamsfield’s decision to adopt OER has allowed the district to help students and teachers access a much wider range of resources online.
Tech and Young Children: U.S. Dept. of Ed Elevates Need for Guidance and PD
The U.S. Dept of Ed recently convened 60 early childhood experts to consider how to help educators and parents using tech with kids.
How Valuable are Federally Funded Educational Resources?
The federal government should work toward a comprehensive policy to require that publicly funded resources are made publicly available.
Texting Parents to get Kids Ready 4K!
By the age of four, poor children in the United States hear 30 million fewer words than children from middle- to upper-income families.
Tech Support Keeps Central Arizona Students Connected
Technology is what connects the widely dispersed community of students at Central Arizona College.
A New Framework to Identify Truly ‘Educational’ Apps
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Jennifer Zosh, and colleagues on “Putting the Education in “Educational” Apps: Lessons from the Science of Learning.”
What Sesame Street Is and Isn’t
Being a thoughtfully developed and well researched show does not mean that Sesame Street is as effective as preschool.