Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. When Tropical Storm Zeta rolled through Georgia in October 2020, ...

Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she has produced podcasts and written for several publications in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Pittsburgh.

Twelve years ago, Google first piloted Chromebooks in classrooms. Today, technology and apps are a regular part of learning experiences in every subject, including English as a second language (ESL), ...

Even though many students are taking classes online, some schools are still embracing Snow Days, in part, so students can still enjoy the magic of an unexpected break. What does online learning mean ...

While school drop-offs may not be at play, parents find a new host of rules to abide by with virtual schooling.

For Sergio Meruvia, a 15-year-old student in Bolivia, staying up to date with school means selling hand sanitizer on the street to help pay for the expensive internet services his family now needs to ...

The pandemic’s sweeping shutdown of school buildings led many districts to hastily put up emergency virtual learning services to continue providing lessons to students. For many teachers, students, ...

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. A summer of delay and inconsistency from state political and education ...

Public school leaders in Des Moines, Iowa had planned on teaching all their elementary school students face-to-face this fall. But weeks before classes are set to begin, the district’s youngest ...

Are students’ math struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic completely unprecedented? Yes and no. Disruption in schools has also meant disruption in testing, so it’s been hard to pin down exactly how ...

Michael Bodekaer Jensen is both an EdTech innovator and a multi-disciplinary academic. He is a co-founder and CEO of Labster. After two disruptive years, many students resemble Ferris Bueller's bored ...