The Department of Education (DoE) has released new updates to its College Scorecard that are intended to make the tool more useful for students and families weighing college options. DoE said that updates may also be beneficial to school counselors, college access providers, researchers, and other critical stakeholders.
This month Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) soft-launched the Zoom video collaboration platform for students, faculty, and staff.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said it plans to commit nearly $125.9 million in its ninth wave of Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) program support.
While college professors expressed significant concerns over academic integrity in online courses at the onsite of the COVID-19 pandemic, those concerns have dropped as distance learning has expanded and professors have become more comfortable with the teaching modality.
According to a new survey, the majority of K-12 teachers are paying out of their own pockets for ed tech for their classrooms and students.
San Diego State University (SDSU) has launched the Virtual Immersive Teaching and Learning (VITaL) Research Center, which is dedicated to expanding the use of emergent virtual technologies in the classroom.
Discovery Education, an ed-tech company, has launched a new iPad app intended to put augmented reality (AR) technology at the fingertips of learners and educators.
The Dougherty County School System (DCSS) in Georgia has launched a new initiative for its students, teachers, and staff to expand and enhance the educational technology ecosystem districtwide
The National Science Foundation (NSF) plans to invest in eight new CyberCorps Scholarship for Service projects to address the demand for dedicated cybersecurity professionals, particularly in government agencies.
In a move designed to provide greater access to financial aid for college, the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia launched the Virginia Alternative State Aid (VASA) Application and web portal to help Virginia students who are ineligible to complete the Federal Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and undocumented students, access state financial aid to help pay for college.
