In the News

November

• AT&T, Enabling Connected Learning with Discounted Wireless Data Plans and Free Wi-Fi Hotspots

October

• Education Week, Districts: Here's How to Get Some Help With the E-Rate
• EdTech Magazine, The Importance of Teaching Cybersecurity to a 5-Year-Old

September

• THE Journal, Rubric Helps Districts Identify Areas of Improvement for Fall Return

March

• Tech for Learners, project published by SIIA and partners

February

• eSchool News: Broadband expands equitable access to education, workforce prep

January

• POLITICO: Transitions
• THE Journal: SETDA Adds Director of Innovation and Design

December

• Education Dive: Only one-third of rural California households have home internet access

November

• WAGM TV: East Grand School students meet with Senator Susan Collins
• Senator Collins Welcomes East Grand Students to Washington, D.C.
• Law360: Regulators, Schools Must Expand Connectivity Vision: Report
• Education Dive: SETDA urges lawmakers to embrace policies increasing school broadband speeds, access
• Broadband Breakfast: State Educational Technology Officials Say Better Broadband Necessary for Pedagogy and Equity
• edScoop: All students need and deserve broadband access, education leaders say

September

• Connersville News-Examiner: Teachers can see what students see
• Northern Kentucky Tribune: Getting recruited by Coach K was just start of story for David Couch who focused on Internet for schools
• The Daily News.com: Kelso School Board will review policies, construction designs Monday

August

• edscoop.com: Educators like the FCC's new rural broadband fund proposal
• edscoop.com: SETDA's new educational resources tool gathers reviews across states
• edscoop.com: Five steps to understanding ESSA's tiers of evidence

July

• EdWeek Market Brief: A New Tool for Searching Out ‘High Quality’ Curricula
• THE Journal: SETDA Recognizes New Cohort of Promising Ed Tech Startups
• The Island Now: Mineola Middle School is only school in NY to win Student Voices Award
• The Hechinger Report: OPINION: Online homework tools trade ‘busy work’ for feedback to help end inequities in schools

June

• EdWeek Market Brief: At ISTE, a State-Level Push for Smart and Secure Data-Sharing
• BroadbandBreakfast.com: On Educational Broadband, Critics Say FCC’s ‘Unfathomable’ Proposal Will Widen Digital Divide
• T.H.E. Journal: SETDA: More States Supporting Digital Shift in Ed
• Yahoo! Finance: 2gnoMe Joins the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA)'s Emerging Partner Program
• U.S. Department of Education EBS Filing

May

• edscoop.com: Hundreds sign petition against FCC's plan to commercialize education's wireless service
• eSchoolNews: 7 things supporting broadband best practices

April

• EdSurge: Digital Equity Act Would Provide $250M Annually to Address Digital Divide
• edScoop.com: Edtech leaders praise $250 million 'Digital Equity Act' for state and local government
• edScoop.com: One way or another, schools are connecting their students to broadband
• The Tech Advocate: CAN YOU CREATE EPIC DIGITAL LEARNING CONTENT?
• Media Planet: Why Educators Should Be Adding Digital Content to the Curriculum
• The Monroe Monitor & Valley News: Senator Murray, Senate Democrats Introduce New Legislation to Tackle Nationwide Digital Equity Gap
• EdWeek MarketBrief: States Are Playing a Bigger Role in Digital Instruction, Survey Finds

March

• edscoop.com: Edtech leaders nudge Congress on grant funding, student data privacy
• POLITICO: Movers and Shakers
• edscoop.com: 7 tips for navigating the shift to open educational resources
• THE Journal: SETDA Gets New Executive Director

February

• edWeb.net: Using Makerspaces to Support Personalized Learning
• edscoop.com: Education leaders key in state data interoperability projects, says SETDA director

January

• edscoop.com: Five ways makerspaces can support classroom learning
• edscoop.com: Edtech is 'not just about the devices' in this Nevada school district
• eschoolnews.com: 5 ways to use makerspaces to support personalized learning
• AT&T: Transforming Education Today

December

• St. Albans Messenger: SETDA Student Voices Award Webinar
• edScoop.com: Connecticut's self-service portal builds privacy into edtech
• edScoop.com: For effective edtech platforms, listen to users

November

• PILOTed: Lessons from SETDA’s Leadership Summit 2018
• St. Albans Messenger: Accepting the SETDA Student Voices Award
• Tech & Learning: Data, Access, and Innovation
• edscoop.com: Mobile learning 'shifting the paradigm' of K-12 education, says Apple executive
• edscoop.com: DeVos: Technology enables educators to 'rethink' school
• edscoop.com: Rosenworcel proposes 'homework gap fund' to address digital disparity in K-12 districts

October

• St. Alban's Messenger: Getting Ready to Present at SETDA 2018 for the Student Voices Award
• EdWeek Market Brief: Data Analytics Requirements in State and District RFPs and Bids Rising Rapidly

September

• eSchoolNews.com: How to find, curate, and assess OER
• LinkedIn: Enhancing iBooks with ArcGIS Online Maps
• Tomorrow.org: School-Assigned Mobile Devices Support Efforts to Improve Educational Equity; Speak Up National Findings Reflect Current Educational Technology Experiences of Hundreds of Thousands of Principals, Teachers and Students

August

• VT Kids: Dream It, Make It
• edScoop.com: SETDA guide urges educators to focus on the process, not the purchase

July

• St. Alban's Messenger "City school wins national award"

June

• Alludolearning.com: Fun at ISTE 2018, SETDA, and Badge Summit
• EdTech Magazine: Interoperability Boosts the Speed of School Communications
• T.H.E. Journal: Digital Shift in Education Escalating Rapidly
• EdWeek  : States Stepping Up Role in Reviewing Digital Resources, Analysis Finds
• EdWeek Marketbrief: Emerging Education Companies Connecting With State Ed-Tech Directors
• edScoop: How two states are tackling the shift to digital education

May

• edScoop.com: SETDA announces new partnerships with emerging edtech startups
• Campus Technology: Senate Approves Bill to Reinstate Net Neutrality; House Action Less Likely
• T.H.E. Journal: 3 Challenges for Data Interoperability in Education Technology
• EdSurge: ‘Schools Can’t Police Providers.’ Education Leaders Call For Restoration of Net Neutrality Rules
• Education Week: FCC's Net Neutrality Repeal to Take Effect June 11, Worrying Schools
• EdWeek Market Brief: States’ Ed-Tech Directors Working to Make Student Data More Useful for Instruction
• edScoop: Full benefits of edtech can't be realized until data is interoperable, report finds
• EdWeek Market Brief: States’ Ed-Tech Directors Working to Make Student Data More Useful for Instruction

April

• edscoop.com: Fresh thinking about data entry can reduce the burden for educators

January

• edscoop.com: Education community welcomes investors' concerns about tech addiction

December

• edScoop: Alaska leverages technology to address high turnover rate of teachers
• edScoop: Net neutrality changes expected to have big implications for education
• edScoop: Oklahoma City schools gear up for massive technology upgrades
• edScoop: Michigan drives efforts to "go open" with statewide OER
• edScoop: Indiana educators benefitting from state's commitment to OER
• edScoop: Idaho districts overcome connectivity challenges with federal, state funds
• Edweek Market Brief: Without Net Neutrality, How Would Internet Companies Treat K-12 Districts?

November

• edscoop.com: Wyoming to build a statewide K-20 learning management system
• edscoop.com: States need to find common ground on personalized learning, SETDA's Tracy Weeks says
• Getting Smart: 27 Can’t-Miss Education Conferences for 2018
• edscoop.com: Utah has made computer science education a 'key priority,' Sarah Young says
• EducationDIVE: New SETDA resource shares digital material procurement best practices
• eSchoolNews: How 4 states are purchasing digital resources

October

• edscoop.com: At SETDA, personalized learning is a story of innovations — and big hurdles
• Education Week: Barriers Persist for Rural Schools Implementing Personalized Learning
• edscoop.com: Focus Computer Science Funding on Teacher Training, Code.org Founder Says
• edscoop.com: At SETDA, Personalized Learning is a Story of Innovations — and Big Hurdles
• Edweek Market Brief: As Demand for Digital Materials Rises, States Adjust Policies
• EdSurge: Do You Know the Edtech Adoption Rules in Your State? SETDA’s New Guide May Help.
• EducationDIVE: SETDA report details intricacies between states' ed tech purchasing practices
• edscoop.com: Four states offer four unique approaches to procurement

September

• T.H.E. Journal: 4 Recommendations for Closing Broadband Equity Gaps
• New Hampshire DOE ET News: State Wi-Fi Leadership for Fostering Digital Learning Ready K–12 Schools: Extending the Broadband Imperative II

August

• EdTech Digest: The Connected States of America
• edscoop.com: SETDA resource helps states grapple with adopting digital instructional materials
• T.H.E. Journal: Arkansas Hits 100% on School Broadband Target

July

• SIIA.net: ETIN Releases Guidelines for Research on Educational Technologies in K-12 Schools
• Digital Journal: CTL Brings Digital Equity To Nevada's Remotest Corners; Students and Schools Transformed by Successful 1:1 Program

June

• edscoop.com: SETDA Partners with Nine Emerging Edtech Companies
• District Administration: Schools Bulk up Their Internet Speed
• EDWEEK Market Brief: K-12 Dealmaking: Apptegy Raises $5.7 Million; BookNook Raises $1.2 Million
• edscoop.com: Education Leaders Dissect Digital Gains in Their Districts, States
• eSchoolNews: 3 Tips for Connecting Students to Internet Resources During Summer

May

• edscoop.com: White House Budget Proposal Comes Under Fire From Educators
• Education Week: Questions Over New Construction Projects Raise More Worries About E-Rate's Future

April

• Tech & Learning Leader: FCC Asked to Reverse Lifeline Decision

March

• CCSSO OER blog: New Tool Arrives for Refining The OER Vetting Process
• Center for Digital Education: What Will Trump’s Ed Tech Policies Look Like?
• edscoop.com: Education advocacy groups ask FCC to reverse Lifeline decision

February

• EdNET Insight: Selecting Quality Instructional Materials
• edscoop.com: New FCC head Ajit Pai reverses decision to provide internet to low-income families
• T.H.E. Journal: SETDA Releases New Online Toolkit to Guide the Selection of Quality Instructional Materials
• EdWeek Market Brief: New Online Tool Aims to Help K-12 Leaders Choose Instructional Materials
• EdWeek Market Brief: States Step Up to Help Districts With Ed-Tech Procurement

January

• edscoop.com: State edtech specialist highlights what's next for Utah broadband push
• edscoop.com: E-rate coordinator highlights Idaho's broadband push
• edscoop.com: Edtech directors need greater role in ESSA conversation, says Connecticut official
• Ed Week Marketbrief: States Step Up to Help Districts With Ed-Tech Procurement
• P21 Partnership for 21st Century Learning: Join SETDA for a webinar sponsored by AT&T on Monday, January 23, 2017 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST

December

• edscoop.com: SETDA's Christine Fox talks about state broadband, content acquisition initiatives
• edscoop.com: Maryland instructional tech director highlights plans for resource repository
• edscoop.com: Digital content leader shares plans for managing Washington's education resources
• edscoop.com: Oregon Edtech Leader Talks About Developing K-12 Content for the Digital Age
• edscoop.com: Louisiana Edtech Director Talks About Digital Learning and Assessment Tools

November

• edscoop.com: Connecticut Edtech Leader Highlights State’s Networking and Data Protection Moves
• edscoop.com: SETDA Chief Tracy Weeks on Digital Learning, ESSA and Professional Development

October

• EDNet Insight: She Snoops for Scoops -- The Personal Side of the EdNET Community
• Tech & Learning: The State of Education: A Report from the SETDA Conference
• edscoop.com: Education groups roll out K-12 Computer Science Framework
• edscoop.com: SETDA releases strategic plan, key priorities for state edtech leaders
• edscoop.com: State Ed Tech Leaders Argue Teachers Need More Training Support 

September

• Twitter.com: Two Edthena Partners Featured in National Broadband Imperative Report - the Edthena blog from Edthena’s Tweet
• EdTech Magazine: Is Your School’s Network Ready for the Future of Education?
• Education Week: State Ed-Tech Leaders Outline Ambitious Broadband Goals
• Common Sense Kids Action: SETDA Releases Report on Importance of High-Speed Broadband Access
• THE Journal: SETDA Raises Broadband Targets for Learning in the Digital Age
• Education Week: Schools Should Widen Bandwidth Capacity, State Ed Tech Directors Say
• edScoop: Education Leaders Call for New Broadband Target
• EdNET Insight: SETDA Releases The Broadband Imperative II: Equitable Access for Learning

August

• Government Technology Magazine: 3 Ways Governments Are Working to Make Broadband Universally Accessible
• Beehive Startups: Personalized Learning Is The Mission Of Core-LX

July

• EdWeek MarketBrief: Education Businesses Take On K-12 Market Complexities
• PRNewsWire: PA Education Secretary Rivera Applauds Elizabeth Forward SD On Being Named A Finalist For The 2016 State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) Student Voices Award
• The Greeneville Sun: City Schools Selected As Finalist For National Tech Award
• techrockies.com: Core Learning Exchange Teams With Education Group
• pressofatlanticcity.com: Northfield school wins national technology use award
• Sungard K-12 Education: The Elusive Silver Bullet
• The Current: Tops in tech Northfield Community School wins national honors
• The 74 Million.org: 6 Lessons From Standardized Testing’s Stubborn Tech Crisis
• ein News Desk: SETDA Announces Northfield Community Middle School as 2016 Student Voices Award Winner

June

• edWeek Marketbrief: K-12 Dealmaking: Brainly Acquires OpenStudy; Knowledgemotion Raises Funds
• Brookings: Are school internet connections fast enough to support personalized learning?
• PR Newswire: PA Education Secretary Rivera Applauds Elizabeth Forward SD On Being Named A Finalist For The 2016 State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) Student Voices Award
• Tech Rockies: Core Learnins Exchange Teams with Education Group 
• The Greeneville Sun:  City Schools Selected As Finalist For National Tech Award - The Greeneville Sun: Local News City Schools Selected As Finalist For National Tech Award
• T.H.E. Journal: SETDA Partners With 10 Ed Tech Startups
• edScoop: State Edtech Association Announces New Private Sector Partners
• edScoop.com: New Director Takes Helm of SETDA

April

• edScoop.com: New Jersey Schools Consortium Bag Big Broadband Savings
• T.H.E. Journal: SETDA Report Urges States To Dig into High-Speed Broadband Work
• EducationDIVE: Broadband Boosted by State Policymaker, District Leader Collaboration
• eSchoolNews: Report: 41 Percent of Schools are Under-Connected
• edSurge: How State Leadership Can Catalyze Broadband Access in Schools

March

• Media Planet: 6 Things Teachers Should Consider When Educating Students in a Digital Era
• eSchoolNews: States Assess Their Readiness for Digital Learning

February

• EDNet Insight: She Snoops for Scoops -- The Personal Side of the EdNET Community
• Burlington Free Press: Many Vermont Schools Still Need Faster Internet Access
• edscoop.com: Tech Groups Eager for ESSA Guidance as John King Prepares to Testify before Congress

January

• T.H.E. Journal: HUD's Castro Looks to Tech Sector to Connect 275,000 Poor Families to Broadband

December

• eSchoolNews: After beefing up broadband, Kentucky upgrades web filtering
• Education Week: Richard Culatta Resigning as Ed-Tech Director at U.S. Department of Education
• Education Week: K-12 Schools Driving 3D Printer Sales

November

• eSchoolNews: Report: The way we buy digital instructional materials may need an overhaul
• EdNET Insight: She Snoops for Scoops/The Personal Side of the EdNET Community

October

• edSurge: Mapping Digital Instructional Materials Procurement
• Education Week: E-rate Application Toolkit Launched for States and Schools
• T.H.E. Journal: Report: Leadership, Transparent Procurement, Flexible Budgeting Key to Digital Materials Acquisition
• L.A. Parent: Roosevelt High Students Address National Education Leaders
• EdNET Insight: News Alert
• EdScoop.com: Exclusive: Education Officials to Announce Access to Openly Licensed Content for Educators
• Getting Smart: EdTech 10: Shining a Light on Progress
• Education Week: New Website Details State Policies for Acquiring Digital Learning Content
• T.H.E. Journal: SETDA Creates Digital Materials Acquisition Policy Portal
• EIN News: SETDA LAUNCHES DIGITAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ACQUISITION POLICIES FOR STATES (DMAPS) PORTAL
• eSchoolNews: Kentucky Deploys 480 Mbps Broadband Across State

September

• The Wall Street Journal: Technology in Classrooms Doesn’t Always Boost Education Results, OECD Says
• eSchoolNews: SETDA publishes OER case studies from 3 states
• SETDA Cosigns ESEA Conference Letter

August

• Northern Kentucky Tribune: AT&T, State Department of Education Partner to Bring High-Speed Internet to all 173 School Districts
• PRWeb: John Legend Knocks Down Barriers to Learning with Mediaplanet’s “Future of Education” Campaign
• EdNET Insight: SETDA Publishes Open Educational Resources in Action: Implementation Case Studies
• Press Release Rocket: Smoothwall’s New S14 Appliance Scales up Web Filtering to 10Gbps Networks
• Media Planet: Leveraging Open Education Resources to Improve Learning Outcomes

July

• First Look.org: NO CHILD LEFT UN-MINED? STUDENT PRIVACY AT RISK IN THE AGE OF BIG DATA
• EGPNews.com: Roosevelt Magnet School Honored
• Partnership for Los Angeles Schools: Math, Science & Technology Magnet Academy at Roosevelt High School is First California School to Receive National Honor for Leveraging Technology

June

• EdNC.org: State Digital Learning Exemplars: Highlights From States Leading Change Through Policies and Funding
• Center for Digital Education: Policymakers Seek to Bridge the Internet Connectivity Gap for Students
• Getting Smart: EdTech 10: High Stakes, Greater Opportunities for Impact
• T.H.E. Journal: SETDA Names Emerging Private Sector Partners
• The Sun: San Bernardino County Schools Get Internet Overhaul

May

• Getting Smart: 23 Can’t Miss Edu Conferences
• EdNET Insight: She Snoops for Scoops/New Roles for Colleagues and Friends
• Education Week: Common-Core Testing Drives 'Tech Prep' Priorities
• Associated Press: Online Common Core Testing Lays Bare Tech Divide in Schools
• Education Week: Messer-Polis Data-Privacy Bill Endorsed by Educator Groups; Industry Wary

April

• Brookings: Next Generation Standardized Tests Face Major Technical Barriers
• Education Week: Ed-Tech Groups See Promise in K-12 Tech Amendment to ESEA

March

• IllinoisWatchdog.com: School Sending Internet Home with the Students
• T.H.E. Journal: Network Speed: How Fast is Fast Enough?
• EdNET Insight: SETDA Publishes Brief on the Quality of Digital Content for Learning

January

• District Administration: Outlook on technology: Safety at high speed
• District Administration: Locking Down Student Data
• Edweek: Draft of President Obama's Student-Data-Privacy Bill Raises Questions
• District Administration: Outlook on Technology: Safety at High Speed
• T.H.E. Journal: SETDA Launches Online Guide To Make Most of Digital Learning
• WNET | Education: Meet Larry Cocco – SETDA State Leader of the Year
• Education Week: Doug Levin, Voice on Ed Tech, Leaving State Advocacy Organization
• Education Week: Obama Calls For Stronger Protections on Student-Data Privacy
• Education Week: Idaho Schools Face Potential Tech Crisis Over Broadband Issue

December

• Education Week: President Obama's Ed-Tech Record: Sizing Up Its Impact
• eSchool News: SETDA Launches Digital Learning Implementation Guide
• Education Week: A Guide for Superintendents Traveling the Education Superhighway
• Business Solutions: Publishers Pressured To Adopt Interoperability Standards For Digital Educational Content
• District Administration: Outlook on Technology: Safety at High Speed
• eSchool News: FCC Approves $1.5B E-rate Increase
• Education Week: Historic E-rate Vote Reaction: Applause, Relief, Excitement
• Education Week: Big Districts Pressure Publishers on Digital-Content Delivery

November

• CDAPress.com: Education Leaders Join Forces
• AJC.com: GA Lawmaker Wants Schools to go Digital by 2020
• Education Week: E-Rate Funding Would Rise Sharply Under FCC Plan
• eLearning Industry: The Bandwidth Schools Have and the Bandwidth They Need
• Education Week: 'Net Neutrality' Stirs Passions of Some Ed. Groups, Gets Silence From Others
• T.H.E. Journal: Indiana Students Honored for Digital Leadership Team

October

• nola.com: Louisiana Common Core Test Changes Announced by Education Superintendent John White
• State Scoop: Student Data Privacy Debate Heats up at SETDA Forum
• eSchoolNews: States Answer Access, Equity Challenges
• eSchoolNews: 5 Ways to Make Progress with Student Data
• Getting Smart: Smart List: 45 Advocacy Orgs Making a Difference
• EdTech Magazine: Are Districts Ready for New Assessment Standards?

September

• eSchool News: School Stakeholders Urge FCC to Adopt Net Neutrality
• Classroom Technology: Is Big Brother Hiding in Your Student’s Backpack?
• T.H.E. Journal: 5 Ways to Make the Most of the New E-Rate
• District Administration: New Training Paths for School Tech Staff

August

• Brookings: ConnectED Could be a Game Changer for Technology in Schools
• timesunion.com: Technology in the 2014 Classroom
• Getting Smart: EdTech 10: From Mindsets to Minecraft
• The Kernel: When Privacy Hysteria Cripples Education
• T.H.E. Journal: 7 IT Best Practices for 1-to-1 Districts
• KQED Mind/Shift: For Public Schools, the Long and Bumpy Road to Going Digital
• EdCentral: The Revenge of the Textbook: Why Ed Tech Enthusiasts Need to Understand Textbook Adoption Policy
• The Hechinger Report: Are iPads or Chromebooks Better for Schools?
• School Library Journal: E-Rate’s New Era: A Triple Win in the Effort To Close the Connectivity Gap |Editorial
• Education Week: Teachers Deserve Better Tools for Tracking Subskills

July

• Getting Smart: 20 Can’t Miss Edu Conferences
• Education Week: The Winners, and Losers, in E-Rate Modernization
• The Wall Street Journal: Report Backs Computer-Based Testing for Students
• edCentral.org: E-rate Reform: Making the Conversation (Wi-Fi) Accessible
• Education Week: FCC Prepares to Vote on E-Rate Overhaul
• Education Week: E-Rate Modernization Proposal the Focus of Last-Minute Lobbying
• WRAL - TechWire: FCC moves forward with E-Rate reforms
• The Wire: FCC Approves $2 Billion to Bring Wi-Fi to Underserved Schools
• edSurge: FCC Approves E-Rate Reform to Boost Funding for Broadband
• The Verge: FCC Approves Multibillion-Dollar Push to Put Wi-Fi in Schools and Libraries
• Reuters: U.S. Telecom Regulators Tackle Internet Subsidy for Schools
• Education Week: E-Rate Modernization Proposal the Focus of Last-Minute Lobbying
• Benton Foundation: FCC Reforms and Modernizes the E-rate
• T.H.E. Journal: SETDA Names Board for 2014-2015
• Education Week: FCC Prepares to Vote on E-Rate Overhaul
• Education Dive: How 3 State Education Departments are Embracing the Future
• Education Week: Modernizing E-Rate to Connect Kids
• The Hill: Education Groups Back $2 Billion Wi-Fi Plan
• Benton Foundation: E-Rate Modernization: It’s About Time
• Tech Republic: FCC's E-Rate Proposal Aims to Close the Wi-Fi Gap in US Schools and Libraries

June

• edSurge.com: ConnectED Program Offers Schools Almost $2B in Products, Services
• EdTech Magazine: Common Core: Easing the Transition to Electronic Assessments
• T.H.E. Journal: SETDA Releases Brief on Accessible Resources
• Multichannel News: FCC'S E-Rate Proposal Gets Some Supports
• Education Week: E-Rate Plan for Wi-Fi Expansion Draws Praise, and Calls for Greater Action
• Education Week: Ark. Governor Pushes to Add K-12 Schools to State Broadband Network
• Education Week: Schools' Deadline to Access ConnectED Corporate Donations Fast Approaching
• edSurge: Educators Flock to Hot-lanta: The EdSurge Guide to ISTE 2014
• statescoop: SETDA, 100+ Organizations, Call For More High-Speed Internet in Schools 
• Education Week: Schools Must Act Fast to Apply for ConnectED Donated Goods, Services
• eSchool News: 6 Ways to Make Digital Content Universally Accessible
• Arkansas Money & Politics: The Broadband Battle
• Education Week: Report Calls For Clarity on Ownership of Teachers' Digital Content
• T.H.E. Journal: SETDA, Creative Commons Partner on Digital Resource Policy Brief
• Education Week: Digital Content Providers Ride Wave of Rising Revenues

May

• eSchool News: New Interactive Guide for Digital Learning
• eSchool News: 3 Must-Knows About Teachers and Copyright
• Brookings: How Big is the School Broadband Gap?
• Education Week: FCC Seeks Input on 'Open' Web Rule
• POLITICO: Data Mining Your Children
• Education Week: Schools Could Face Slower Internet Under Proposed 'Net Neutrality' Rules
• T.H.E. Journal: E-Rate Reform Picks Up Speed
• Getting Smart: EdTech 10: New Stuff
• POLITICO: Taking Stock of Testing Needs
• School CIO: SETDA Launches The Guide to Technology Requirements
• Market Wired: SETDA Launches "The Guide to Technology Requirements" 
• edSurge: SETDA Releases Guide to Tech Requirements for Online Testing
• T.H.E. Journal.com: SETDA Debuts Free Resource for Online Testing Requirements
• statescoop.com: SETDA Launches Site To Help Schools Prepare For Assessments 
• Talk Business Arkansas: Report: Let Schools Connect To Fiber Optics Network; Industry Has Reservations
• Education Week: InBloom's Collapse Shines Spotlight on Data-Sharing Challenges

April

• RealClearEducation: RealClearEd Today 04/28/2014
• The New York Times: A Student-Data Collector Drops Out
• Education Week: Schools Could Be on Internet 'Slow Track' Under Proposed FCC Rules
• Computerworld: Privacy Jitters Derail Controversial K-12 Big Data Initiative
• T.H.E. Journal: inBloom to 'Wind Down'
• Education Week: inBloom to Shut Down Amid Growing Data-Privacy Concerns
• Education Week: New York Seeks an Alternative to inBloom
• District Administration: Creating Tech-Savvier Teachers
• POLITICO: W.H. Official: More Tech Key to Education
• Education Week: Big Difference in Prices Districts Pay for Web Connectivity, Analysis Finds
• The New Tri-State Defender: Technology Changing Classrooms, Some More Than Others

March

• Education Week: First Lady's Visit to China School Shows Its Advanced Connectivity
• Education Next: Navigating the Common Core
• Education Week: Districts Tackle Technology Gaps
• Education Week: Evaluating Schools' Tech. Readiness for Common-Core Testing
• Education Week: FCC Turns Focus to Internal School Web Connections
• POLITICO Pro: FCC Solicits More Detailed Input on E-Rate
• Harvard Education Letter: Five Smart Ways to Deploy Tablets
• Associated Press: Education Dept Encouraging School Districts to Make Sure Online Services Protect Student Data

February

• Education Week: States Found to Lag in Linking Data on Early-Childhood Programs
• The Wall Street Journal: Now for the iPad: an App to Prepare for Common Core Curriculum
• POLITICO Pro: FCC Says $2 Billion Adds Up for Schools’ Broadband Plan
• Tech Page One: Houston Schools go Heavy on Laptops: Rollout Equips 65,000 Students and Staff
• The Detroit News: Divisive Grosse Pointes School Bond Nears Decision Day
• District Administration: Core Capacity: Going Beyond Required Tech Upgrades
• POLITICO Pro: New Student Data Privacy Guide offers Help, Gray Areas
• Northwest Arkansas Times: District To Supply Each Student With Computer
• Education Week: President Praises $750 Million in Business Support for Ed-Tech Goals

January

• Tech & Learning: CCSS Assessments: Are You Ready?
• Education Week: U.S. Court Ruling Raises K-12 Concerns About Internet Access
• District Administration: Core Capacity: Going Beyond Required Tech Upgrades
• Social Solutions.com: Interoperability in Education: Improving Student Outcomes
• Education Week: InBloom Sputters Amid Concerns About Privacy of Student Data
• EdTech Magazine: Need Help Transitioning to Online Assessments?
• Education Week: Districts Get Creative to Build Faster Internet Connections
• Education Week: E-rate, Data Privacy, Common Core Likely to Shape Market in 2014

January

• The Hechinger Report: Union Fights Computer Learning that Replaces Teachers
• Education Week:  Districts Look to E-Rate Program to Help With Common Core Tech Costs
• Reading Online Today: TILE-SIG Feature: Literacy in an Age of Out-of-Print Text
• Wall Street Journal: The Web-Deprived Study at McDonald's
• Government Technology: Education Standards Spur States to Create and Share Web-Based Curriculum and Portals

February

• District Administration: Textbooks to Tablets
• T.H.E. Journal: OER and the Common Core
• Education Week: Maine Leading Initiative for Multistate Tech Buys
• Sentinel Source: Lack of high-speed broadband causes headaches for rural schools
• Cincinnati.com: IN OUR SCHOOLS: Local school launches app class
• EdWeek: Districts Move to the Cloud to Power Up, Save Money
• eSchool News: Schools confront digital textbook challenges
• Daytona Beach News Journal: Students apply themselves to creating mobile apps
• Education Week: Equal Internet Access Is a K-12 Must-Have

March

• District Administration: Network Infrastructure Requirements for Common Core Assessments
• eSchool News: What makes a good broadband network for schools?
• Information Week Education: Can Colleges Tame The Bandwidth Monster?
• T.H.E. Journal: How Common Core Could Breathe New Life Into OER

April

• Education Week: School Districts Seek Faster Internet Connections
• District Administration: Technology Bill to Improve Teaching and Learning
• Association of Education Publishers: Report Examines OER and Models for Future Sustainability

June

• Association of American Publishers: The Future [of Learning Resources] in Focus (CIC Snapshot)
• Education Week: Report Questions States' Return on Ed. Tech. Investment
• Education Week: Focus on People, Not Technology for Common-Core Implementation?

July

• National Telecommunications & Information Admistration: Connecting America’s Schools to Next-Generation Broadband
• National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Administrator Lawrence E. Strickling's  remarks at the Brookings Institution

September

• T.H.E. Journal: Uncle Sam Wants YOU To Comment on E-Rate

October

• Hechinger Report: Momentum Growing to Protect Student Data
• Education Week: In Ala. District, Publisher Links Tech., Curriculum
• Washington Post: School Districts Using Mobile Apps to Reach On-the-Go Parents
• Education Week: Critics See Risks in Use of Bonds for School Tech Projects
• Education Week: Curriculum Prompts New Concerns in L.A. iPad Plan
• Education Week: Group Calls on Companies to Safeguard Student Data

 November

• Education Week: Opening School Data Carries Economic Value
• District Administration: Lack of School Tech Leaders Slows Progress
• eSchool News: EdTech Groups Mull New FCC Chief's Priorities
• Fredericksburg.com: Orange High Delivers Reality Check to FCC

December

• Bloomberg Business Week: Tech Gurus Help Boost Speedy Internet in Schools
• eSchool News: SETDA Helps Align Digital Content, Learning Standards
• Education Week: A Big and Rocky Year for 1-to-1 Computing

January

• eSchool News: Tips for Making the Move to Online Assessments

March

• The Austin Chronicle: It's Time To Be Innovative
• District Administration: Building an Ed Tech Dream Team
• eSchool News: States to Launch ‘IT Readiness’ Tool for Common Assessments
• Huffington Post: Getting Ready for Online Assessment

April

• Education Week blog: Impact of Now-Defunct U.S. Ed-Tech Program Noted
• T.H.E. Journal: SBAC, PARCC Issue Guidance on Minimum Hardware Specs for Education

May

• Education Week: Educators Weigh E-Textbook Cost Comparisons
• T.H.E. Journal: 100 Mbps the New Minimum for 'Critical' Broadband Services in Schools
• Report Sets K-12 Broadband Goals for 2014-15
• Learning First Alliance: The Broadband Imperative: Opening Access to the World for all our Students
• FierceTelecom: The Broadband Imperative: Opening Access to the World for all our Students

June

• Education Week: New Tool to Provide Tech Inventory for Common Core
• Hechinger Report: New Online Tests Hold Promise, Perils

August

• Washington Post: Teachers Learn to Integrate Technology into Curriculum

September

• Education Week: Educators Craft Own Math E-Books for Common Core
• Technapex Report: Schools Need to Shift from Textbooks to Digital Instructional Materials
• EdTech Times: Districts to move to digital resources or be stuck with “static, inflexible content
• T.H.E. Journal: Report Recommends Shift to Digital Educational Resources Within 5 Years
• GOVERNING: States Continue Plugging Into Digital Textbooks
• Government Technology: Report: States Should Switch to Digital Resources Within 5 Years
• eSchoolNews: SETDA urges shift to digital instruction
• Education Week: Report: Schools Should Move from Print to Digital Content by 2017
• Getting Smart: SETDA Releases ‘Out of Print’ Highlighting Textbooks in the Digital Age
• Education News: Report Calls on Schools to Adopt Digital Media Within 5 Years
• Youth Today: New Report Urges Schools To Make Leap to “Digital” Textbooks By 2017
• World Bank: Textbooks of the Future: Will you be buying a product…or a service?

October

• Smart Brief on EdTech: Duncan Sets Goal for Schools to Adopt Digital Textbooks
• T.H.E. Journal: SETDA Updates Strategic Plan, Develops 6 Priorities
• Education Week: Common Core Tech. Demands Raise Budget Worries
• Education Week: School Technology Needs Grow Faster in Preparation for Common-Core
• eSchool News: State leaders: Here’s How We’re Going Digital
• Gigaom: In Digital Textbook Transition, Device Availability is Just the Beginning
• District Administration: Six Suggestions to Help with Your Shift to Digital Textbooks

November

• Cincinnati.com: Nooks, Books & Crooks: A New World of Digital Learning 
• Australian Policy Online: Digital technology trends in education

December

• Digital: Will School Computers Be Able to Handle New Testing Technology?
• StateImpact: Some Educators Question Whether iPads are the Solution to Everything
• eSchool News: eSchool News: The 10 Biggest Ed-Tech Stories of 2012
• The Verge: Neverware Hopes to Save Cash-Strapped Schools Millions by Making Old PCs Run Like New
• 21k12 Blog: Let’s leverage PARCC to transform learning: Drawing from the SETDA report
• eSchool News: SETDA issues guidance to help schools prepare for online testing
• Education Week: K-12 Leaders Worried About Tech. Costs of Common-Core Testing
• Education Week: Consortium Releases Technology Guidelines for Common-Core Tests
• District Administration: Report: Digital or Bust by 2017
• Getting Smarter: 12 Must Read Papers of 2012

January

• Keepmecurrent.com: Sanford Schools on Verge of New Tech Revolution
• Education Week: Linking E-Courses to 'Common Core' Academic Standards

February

• The Quick & The Ed: Wrestling with Policy Dilemmas: Common Core Assessments
• T.H.E. Journal: National Broadband Map Suggests U.S. Schools Need More and Better Investment in Technology Infrastructure
• eSchool News: Federal Broadband Service Map Reveals Need for Connectivity

March

• Innosight Institute: Providing ACCESS to Alabama:  Connecting Rural Classrooms through Distance and Online Learning
• The New York Times: In City Schools, Tech Spending to Rise Despite Cuts

April

• Education Week: Ed-Tech Advocates Look to Life After Federal Budget Cut

May

• T.H.E. Journal: House Bill's 'New Priorities' Don't Include Ed Tech
• T.H.E. Journal: How to Build an Online High-Stakes Assessment System
• NJ Spotlight: No More Pencils, No More Books: Technology-Driven Education in NJ Schools

June

• eSchool News: Education Groups Applaud New Ed-Tech Legislation

July

• EdNET Insight: Technology in America's Schools: What Do We Need to Power Next Generation Assessment Systems?
• T.H.E. Journal: Online Community to Prepare Schools for New Assessments Coming in 2014

September

• Center for Digital Education: Alabama Learning Exchange Helps Teachers Create Project-based Lessons

November

• U.S. Department of Defense: New Registry Identifies, Rates Online Learning Materials
• Education Week blog: ED Launches Registry; Microsoft Takes Over TEACH
• District Administration: An Insightful Day with State Technology Director at the SETDA Leadership Summit

December

• T.H.E. Journal: Broadband, Social Networks, and Mobility Have Spawned a New Kind of Learner