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Artificial Intelligence use in schools continues to be hotly debated, but there’s no doubt it’s widely used: About 9 in 10 students, educators and education leaders say they’ve already used AI for school. That comes from Microsoft’s third annual AI in Education Special Report, which examines how K–12 districts and high
With the vast selection of educational technology on the market today, it can be difficult for IT leaders to know what is appropriate for their institutions. The organizations at the helm of the EdTech Quality Collaborative — Digital Promise, 1EdTech, CAST, CoSN, ISTE and SETDA — have developed the EdTech Quality Indic
The start of the school year brings a familiar checklist for K–12 leaders: prepare classrooms, welcome new students and make sure everything is ready for the year ahead. Security should be on that list too. The back-to-school season provides an opportunity to ensure the procedures and technology supporting school safet
School districts face growing pressure to modernize their data protection strategies while defending against sophisticated cyberthreats. Legacy backup tools often fall short, especially when ransomware targets critical systems, or when compliance requirements demand verifiable controls across multiple environments. The
All too often, students reach their junior year of high school with only a vague notion of what they want to do after they graduate. Waiting until graduation is within reach to begin college and career conversations can leave both the students and counselors feeling rushed and out of time. Districts that are already us
Managing device repair in a K–12 environment is rarely straightforward, making it harder to identify the best school device repair option. Most districts aren’t dealing with a single, clean fleet. Instead, they are juggling devices at different ages, under different warranties and in varying states of repair. Some scho
When an artificial intelligence system makes a “bad decision,” most organizations can’t really explain why. They aren’t entirely sure which data trained it, where the error was, which version it was running or which third-party components were involved. This is an ethical and regulatory blind spot that creates risk for
Before the beginning of each school year, teachers spend time getting their classrooms ready for students. Everything has its place, from whiteboards to pens, pencils and pushpins. With the adoption of cloud computing by school districts, the IT departments of K–12 schools also must figure out what goes where, but on a
The reality of K–12 IT teams is that most are very small — and, as a result, stretched thin. More than half of K–12 districts say they’re understaffed for everyday classroom technical support needs. On a given day, technicians may handle dozens of support requests for password resets, basic device troubleshooting, netw
The conversation around educational technology often begins with the tools. Gallup-McKinley County Schools in northwestern New Mexico started with something else entirely: relationships. The district’s Heritage Language and Culture teachers were hired for their expertise in Navajo culture and the Diné language. Many en
K–12 districts aren’t slowing down on technology investments. U.S. schools spent an estimated $30 billion on ed tech in 2024, a figure that is expected to nearly double by 2033. But even the smartest investments can succeed only if the people they’re meant for actually use them. Too often, planning focuses on procureme
Adopting new technology across a school district is a significant investment that’s hard to reverse if the rollout misses the mark. A pilot program can mitigate the risks by first launching a small-scale, time-limited test of a technology tool with a defined group of users before committing to full schoolwide or distri
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