EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 22, 2024

And with school technology leaders reporting that data privacy and security is their second biggest concern, user lifecycle management can either support or hinder K–12 institutions’ cybersecurity efforts. Click the…

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 13, 2025

Completion Rates : Vary widely, with some virtual schools reporting lower completion rates compared to traditional schools. Full-time virtual school students : Over 300,000 in the U.S.

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eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2025

Nearly 60 percent of surveyed principals also reported using AI tools for their work in 2023-2024. Although one-quarter of teachers overall reported using AI tools, the report’s authors observed differences in AI use by subject taught and some school characteristics.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

This comes at a time when media literacy education isn’t available to most students, the report finds, and their ability to distinguish between objective and biased information sources is weak. At the same time, the report found that the bar for offering media literacy is low.

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EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 10, 2025

As adults, we often navigate a sea of contradictory media reports. With age, it becomes easier to pick up on the nuances, biases, and misinformation within such reports. The inability to discern fact from fiction and understand the complexities of such reports is a slippery slope.

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Lightspeed Systems

MARCH 12, 2025

With the right reports, safety and student services teams can proactively address concerns and create a secure learning environment. Below are five must-have reports that help schools stay ahead of issues, protect students, and foster a culture of well-being. Why It Matters: Students in crisis often exhibit warning signs online.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2024

That is one of the questions and challenges at the center of a recently released report based on the Girls’ Index, a survey of 17,500 girls in fifth through 12th grades that includes questions about their goals for the future and perception of science, technology, engineering and mathematics as potential careers.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 9, 2023

More than a year after Congress passed the 2021 K–12 Cybersecurity Act, the nation’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released a report sharing best practices for K–12 schools. Earlier this year, the agency released its report, “Partnering to Safeguard K-12 Organizations from Cybersecurity Threats.”

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 3, 2024

According to Emsisoft’s 2023 ransomware report, the number of school districts affected by ransomware attacks more than doubled, from 45 in 2022 to 108 in 2023. The report notes that “the impacted districts had a total of 1,899 schools between them, and at least 77 of the 108 had data stolen.”

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In the Consortium for School Networking’s most recent EdTech Leadership Survey Report, respondents confirmed that “cybersecurity and the privacy of student data are the top two technology priorities.”

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 10, 2025

The urgency in this statement from Microsoft and LinkedIns 2024 Work Trend Index Annual Report is undeniable. And with the same report indicating that 66% of leaders wouldnt hire someone without AI skills, its clear that our students will transition into a workforce where being adept at AI is an expectation.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Students can use that tool to generate a report about a given documents creation that includes details about how many times the author pasted material from another website, and whether any pasted material is likely AI-generated. Its really like an insurance policy, says Maxwell.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2024

A 2024 National Science Board report recently shared troubling news that K12 teachers have known for a while: The U.S. Science and Engineering 2024 report goes on to say, We are not producing STEM workers in either sufficient numbers or diversity to meet the workforce needs of the 21st century knowledge economy. The State of U.S.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2024

In a recent CDW report on the cloud, 94% of school technology leaders surveyed reported moving at least 10% of their applications to the cloud so they can enjoy cost savings, scalability, reliability, agility and even improved security. K12 schools are on the move at least, their data and applications are.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

In the Consortium for School Networking’s 2024 Driving K–12 Innovation report, the organization lists generative artificial intelligence among the current tech enablers in schools.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Between April and September 2020, the percentage of adults who reported computers were always or usually available to their children for educational purposes rose from 88 to 91 percent, according to the National Center…

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In an April 2021 survey, 39 percent of rural residents reported that their children had some difficulty in using technology and the internet for online instruction.…

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2021

IBM’s “2021 Cost of a Data Breach Report” notes that it can take an average of… “At the same time, malware, ransomware and other threats continue to challenge schools by exploiting inconsistently protected endpoint devices.” The effects of an attack can be significant.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 13, 2021

In their report, “A Year Apart,” the survey’s authors note that “it has become clear that schools, teachers, and administrators may not decide to return to pre-pandemic habits.” Teachers Trend to Remote Instruction The survey found that most teachers had no prior experience with remote instruction.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 22, 2024

The 2024 CDW Cybersecurity Report found that 38% of education respondents were in the initial stages of zero-trust maturity, and 18% had no initiatives underway. Comparatively, the report found that across various industries, 42% of respondents reported that their organization is in the advanced maturity level when…

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Other states, too, are reporting problems hiring teachers and substitutes. For example, 3,600 education jobs in Illinois remain unfilled, teacher retirements are up 38 percent year over year in Oklahoma, and teacher vacancies in Florida were up 67 percent in August 2021 compared with the same time last year.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2023

The average school spends less than 8 percent of its IT budget on cybersecurity, with 1 in 5 schools committing less than 1 percent,” notes a 2022 report from the Center for Internet Security and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center. In the session…

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2021

Despite kindergarten being a crucial time for literacy development, those classes saw an average 16 percent drop in enrollment nationwide in 2020, according to a report from NPR. Teachers have found it particularly difficult to teach early reading skills virtually.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The NSBs 2023 Explorations in STEM PreK12 Education Final Report concluded that dramatically and quickly improving the STEM education trajectories at [the PreK12] level will have the largest long-term impact on the health and security of our nation. national security, innovation, and prosperity play an especially challenging role.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2023

Despite more government interest in K–12 organizations’ cybersecurity infrastructure, not to mention higher thresholds for cyber insurance, an Emsisoft report found a 15 percent increase in attacks against educational institutions in which data was exfiltrated.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 22, 2022

high schools, only 51 percent offer computer science coursework, according to the 2021 State of Computer Science Education report by Code.org, the Computer Science Teachers Association and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Among IT decision-makers surveyed, 93 percent use Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 or a combination of the collaboration platforms in their districts, according to “What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You,” a report by Edweek Research Center and ManagedMethods.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 18, 2023

According to PowerSchool’s 2022 Education Focus Report, 46 percent of educators say that juggling multiple digital tools was one of their top challenges. This concern is reflected in another data point from the same report: In a given month, teachers accessed an average of 148…

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 4, 2024

Interestingly, mathematics scores closely follow the same drops, the assessment report shows. “If Reading levels for 13-year-old students have been declining since 2012, with the sharpest drop between 2020 and 2023, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress’s long-term trend assessment.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A December 2022 report from Internet Safety Labs confirmed that 96 percent of school apps shared student data with third parties, and 28 percent exposed kids to advertising. While many educational software providers offer students helpful and engaging content, some can end up exposing student data.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

HMH’s 9th Annual Educator Confidence Report suggests a reason and a solution: “Burnout is a critical issue, with 82% of educators citing that what they need most is a more balanced workload.” Hailed as heroes at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the return to the classroom has been rocky, and teacher shortages continue to make headlines.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Start with digital platforms that offer analytics and reporting features. Monitor Progress and Adapt Tracking student progress effectively can make a significant difference in the educational experience of students with special needs. Regularly review the data these tools provide.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 10, 2025

“Teachers frequently report that their students have difficulties reading grade-level texts.” This story about reading comprehension was written by Jill Barshay and produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. It can seem like a catch-22.

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