Education Technology
Criticism of classroom technology and AI in education has started to emerge as a bread-and-butter issue in school board elections.
Chalkbeat obtained the list of banned products, which includes popular reading and math programs, student assessment tools, and even a chatbot the Education Department developed.
The official, Arielle Roth, has prompted a review of the $3 billion federal internet subsidy for schools.
The move by the prominent curriculum marketplace comes after Chalkbeat uncovered examples of apparent AI slop for sale.
New York just finished transitioning state exams to computers. Now, amid a backlash to classroom technology, officials are considering whether to allow a return to paper.
The University of Colorado System agreed to a contract with OpenAI’s ChatGPT Edu this year. Now, the University of Colorado Denver has opened an AI Hub that aims to help students and faculty understand its responsible use on campus.
Some board members remain skeptical of Oracle and warned they may not support an extension in the future
E-Rate is the fifth-largest source of federal funding for schools. Now it’s in the crosshairs of the backlash to ed tech.
Students at ISBVI provided input on an accessibility feature now available in a tool used by millions of students worldwide.
School tech faces a backlash. Polling suggests many parents aren’t ready to give up on devices just yet.
Superintendent Roderick Richmond blamed rising repair and replacement costs for ending a yearslong policy that gave each student their own personal laptop.
A new report from the American Psychological Association does not endorse outright screen bans, but says school systems and vendors should hold themselves to a higher standard.
Families are increasingly choosing online public schools, even as research has raised concerns about their academic results.
Mamdani’s administration said the city was paying for far more internet coverage than necessary, and could secure internet service for students who need it at a much lower cost.
With classes starting Sept. 10, school leaders say they’re unable to renew online gradebooks, family communication tools, and other routine software.
Researchers found that simply giving students access to a capable AI tutor did little to ensure they used it for learning. More structured use of the technology showed greater promise.
Pennsylvania lawmakers still haven’t agreed on a statewide rule for cellphones in schools.
Technology was often sold as a shortcut to better learning, but now amid a backlash, schools risk abandoning useful tools along with the bad ones, says ISTE leader Richard Culatta
The backlash to classroom technology is colliding with a basic reality: Many required exams now happen on computers.
The modern education system was built for an economy that rewarded more schooling. AI is forcing students and schools to prepare for a murkier future.