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Schools Are Enacting Cellphone Policies. Are They Working?

EdTech Magazine

MAY 29, 2025

Cellphone policies are on the rise in K12 education, with 77% of public schools prohibiting cellphone use in class, according to the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics. Why ban phones? According to the NCES report, 53% of school leaders say the devices have a negative impact on academic performance.

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How a New Approach to Early Childhood Could Avert a ‘Public Policy Catastrophe’

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

EdSurge recently had a chance to speak with Wuori, a longtime early childhood policy expert and former kindergarten teacher and school district administrator, about the book, which was published Sept. So I definitely think we need to invert our policy. The following conversation has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.

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Educators Wrestle with the Real-Life Applications of New K–12 Federal Policy Document

EdTech Magazine

JULY 5, 2024

Department of Education released the nation’s signature educational technology policy document — “2024 National Educational Technology Plan: A Call to Action for Closing the Digital Access, Design and Use Divides.” In January, the U.S.

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How to Solve the Cybersecurity Policy Whack-A-Mole in K-12 Education

EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

When an IT administrator in K–12 puts a cybersecurity policy in place after an incident, they could be responding to anything from a high-level ransomware attack to an amateur phishing attempt targeting emails for network access.

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How to Enact an AI Policy in Your K–12 Schools

EdTech Magazine

JULY 20, 2023

As K–12 leaders plan for the return to school, many should consider the need for a policy on artificial intelligence. At ISTELive 23, presenters urged schools to have an AI policy in place, adding that it’s better to have a policy that can be revised than to have no guidance.

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Micro-credentials on the Rise: National Policy Map Showcases New Developments

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The post Micro-credentials on the Rise: National Policy Map Showcases New Developments appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Before We Talk About AI Policy, We Should Talk About Priorities and Vision

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Invest in Learning With Your Community It is important to engage in learning with all members of your community and not rush to adopt policies or products. Chicago Public Schools has policies for data privacy and data integrations, as well as a list of approved edtech tools, many of which use AI.

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States Step Up to Help Schools Fight Hackers

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2025

As K12 schools face mounting cybersecurity threats, states are stepping up with a wave of new laws and policies focused on offering them funding, training and IT solutions.

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A New Era of Educational Leadership: The AI Advantage

A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Validate Proposed Initiatives Research Review : Before implementing a new program or policy, use Consensus AI to review existing research on its effectiveness. Inform Policy Decisions : Data-Driven Policymaking : Use Consensus AI to identify research that supports or refutes proposed educational policies.

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How School Districts are Integrating Generative AI into their Policies

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The post How School Districts are Integrating Generative AI into their Policies appeared first on Digital Promise.

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CITE 2023: Protect Student Data Privacy with Ed Tech Policies

EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

IT departments are taking a closer look at the way educational technology is collecting and using student data. However, not everyone in education is aware of the risks associated with data collection, and it can be hard to convey why it’s important to use tech with restrictions or caution.

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Why Every School Needs an AI Policy Right Now (Part 1)

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The post Why Every School Needs an AI Policy Right Now (Part 1) appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Listen to a podcast about AI in your area of expertise and see what other schools are doing. Oh, and step 5. Come back here for Part 2 and 3.

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What is a Virtual HS?

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 13, 2025

Policy and Regulation Accreditation : Ensuring virtual high schools meet accreditation standards is crucial for maintaining educational quality. Access and Equity : Ensuring all students have equal access to technology and high-speed internet is a significant concern. Copyright 2025 askatechteacher.com All rights reserved.

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Education policy based on personal grievance

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 27, 2025

All to satisfy a sense of grievance that policy alone can’t resolve. They pass laws banning books they’ve never read, defund schools they never visit, and slander teachers they’ve never met (emphasis added). Head on over to read the whole thing…

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Uncertified Teachers in Texas? 56% of new teachers. The Impact & Solution

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 21, 2025

Jacob Kirksey – Guest Bio as Submitted Jacob Kirksey, Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University Jacob Kirksey is an assistant professor of education policy in the College of Education at Texas Tech University.

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AI Agents Reveal New Tech Possibilities in K–12 Education

EdTech Magazine

MARCH 6, 2025

I might take the data set of a school policy and create One of AIs next iterations, however, may help schools close that gap. What Is Agentic AI, and How Has It Evolved? In 2024, we started seeing single agents.

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What Do I Do If I Think Chat GPT Wrote my Student’s Paper?

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 14, 2023

They state in this paper “We recognize that many school districts and higher education institutions do not currently account for generative AI in their policies on academic dishonesty. Recommendation: Consider writing into policies that all written work can and will be "spot checked" with conversations about the written work.

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New AI Tools Are Promoted As Study Aids for Students. Are They Doing More Harm Than Good?

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

It all adds new challenges to schools and colleges as they attempt to set boundaries and policies for AI use in their classrooms. Even professors and colleges that have adopted AI policies may need to rethink them in light of these new types of capabilities.

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9 New Zoom Features (and one that’s Kind of Creepy) Announced April 19, 2022

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 21, 2022

And even a way to implement Chat etiquette policies. 7 Chat Etiquette Policies. If you have a business, education, or enterprise account, you can access the new Zoom feature – chat etiquette policy. Zoom has announced a slew of new features that educators have been longing to have.

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Navigating How and When to Use Tech When Teaching Young Children

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 25, 2025

Among them are decisions around technology use with their young learners, which are too often shaped by policies and pedagogies that lag behind the latest research and the abundance of available options. Read on… Copyright 2025 askatechteacher.com All rights reserved.

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Examining Generative AI as a Tech Enabler

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

Generative AI has taken the tech world by storm, making news headlines and sparking federal policies since OpenAI’s release of ChatGPT in November 2022. Its prevalence has impacted…

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Unlocking AI’s Potential in Higher Education

Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2024

However, many institutions have raced to create policies largely focused on how to control its use without giving much thought to how to leverage its full potential. Institutions should acknowledge these concerns as they create AI policies and educate users on ethical AI practices.

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8 Important Generative AI Use Cases in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In Part 1 of “ Why Every School Needs and AI Policy Right Now ,” I shared the empirical evidence about Artificial Intelligence and how it is impacting our world and schools. Art Classes Beware. Student Reading Assignments.

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How Enrollment in the 100 Largest School Districts Has Changed Since the Pandemic

Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2025

The think-tank Empire Center for Public Policy cites a confluence of factors that are leading to the enrollment decreases, including fertility rates, less immigration and an increase in homeschooling and microschools supported by more parents ability to work from home.

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Avoid These Four Pitfalls When Implementing Online Education Software in K–12

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 4, 2023

Yet, this rapid development has come with cybersecurity and data privacy concerns that call for better policy compliance and security enforcement from third-party apps and ed tech vendors. Technology is no longer a complementary tool in the classroom; it’s the primary operational hub for education.

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How Schools Can Securely Back Up And Recover Private Data Now

EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

It is critical that school data from diverse sources be successfully stored, easy to locate and recover, and quickly restored — all while maintaining policies, data security and, ultimately, compliance. They suffer when unexpected malware, ransomware, weather events and other mishaps occur that require a cogent data restoration procedure.

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Summer School for District Technologists: Cyber Insurance Applications

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 26, 2023

Most school districts’ insurance policies expire on July 1, which means it is crunch time for collecting information and submitting applications. K–12 IT leaders should work in partnership with their insurance brokers to renew or apply for insurance policies, including cyber insurance, for the upcoming year.

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The 5 most important tools for virtual learning

Ditch That Textbook

MARCH 12, 2025

By night (or whenever she has Wi-Fi), she is deep in the world of AI, helping shape policies that keep education innovative and responsible. By day, Paula teaches virtual special education to 8th-12th graderswhere her flexibility rivals her coffee intake (which is dangerously high).

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Why School Leaders Need a Coach: The Critical Role of Job-Embedded and Ongoing Professional Learning

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 11, 2025

Learning Policy Institute. The art of coaching: Effective strategies for school transformation. Jossey-Bass. Darling-Hammond, L., & Gardner, M. Effective teacher professional development. Drago-Severson, E., & & Blum-DeStefano, J. Leading change together: Developing educator capacity within schools and systems. Guthrie, J.

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The U.S. had the blueprint for a high-class education–but abandoned it

eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2025

Today, Finland routinely ranks near the top of international assessments, but the United States lags behind and is also burdened by inequity, over-testing, and fractured policy. Furthermore, education policy became highly politicized. Key points: The U.S.

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Researchers Try Using AI Chatbots to Conduct Interviews for Social Science Studies

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

“Respondents on the left are driven by the desire to reduce inequality and promote the green transition through various policies,” the researchers concluded in their paper. “In

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What to Know About the Rise of Smartwatches Among Kids

Edsurge

DECEMBER 3, 2024

This summer, as schools got to work rewriting their device policies, often resulting in stricter rules around cellphone use, EdSurge decided to dive deep into the world of kids’ smartwatches. However, many of these policies pertain only to phones, creating a loophole for smartwatches and other connected devices.

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5 Reliable K–12 Cybersecurity Resources

EdTech Magazine

MAY 13, 2022

There’s advice coming from every direction, corporate policies that don’t apply to education, insurance companies that won’t pay in the event of a breach and more, all raining down on schools. IT administrators can easily become overwhelmed as they search for feasible solutions to combat the rising number cyberattacks against K–12 education.

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Personal Safety and Legal Rights: A Student’s Guide to Understanding Personal Injury Law

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 10, 2024

Understanding Insurance Policies and Coverage for Students Grasping the intricacies of insurance policies is vital for students. Health insurance often covers injuries sustained on educational sites, but double-check your policy details. That includes educational settings.

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Teacher support is the key to unlocking AI’s classroom potential

eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The best education policies, practices, and tools will only make an impact on students if teachers can implement them. Its up to policy leaders at all levels to set educators up for success. Locally, AI rules are a patchwork of policies that vary from district to district, if at all. This is where state leadership is needed.

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When Students Miss School, Teachers Enjoy Their Jobs Less

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

It only occurred by October of 2023 using federal relief dollars, according to economic analysis from the Economic Policy Institute. For public sector education jobs, the recovery in employment from the COVID-19 crisis was slow.

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ISTELive 23: How Can Professional Development Narrow the Digital Divide?

EdTech Magazine

JULY 3, 2023

That clarion call went hand in hand with the 2017 National Education Technology Plan (NETP), the flagship educational technology policy document for the United States. In that document, policymakers expressed…

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Microsoft’s AI Copilot in Windows 11 is Out Now

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Meanwhile, I will be sharing Part 3 of the series I've been writing about how every school needs an AI policy now, including the empirical evidence in Pa rt 1 and the Generative AI examples in Part 2. The time is now to create your generative AI policy. Now on to today's topic, Windows 11 Copilot. How Do I get Copilot? You cannot run.

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National Bullying Prevention Month

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 22, 2024

It includes media, images, videos, policies and laws, as well as who to contact if you or a child is being cyberbullied. It’s geared for fifth grade and up and includes common questions students may ask and their answers. Cyberbullying—what is it This site offers guidance on what cyberbullying is and how to stop it.

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Practical, Awesome AI: Unlock the Power of Bing Chat Enterprise

The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

00:05:11:15 – Streamlining Administrative Tasks with AI Mark Sparvell gives examples of how school administrators can use Bing Chat Enterprise to efficiently handle extensive policy reviews and other administrative tasks. Why Every School Needs an AI Policy Right. Related Episodes Microsoft's AI Copilot in Windows 11 is Out.

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Equitable access to AI in classrooms is a problem–the solution is professional learning

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Yet students can only experience these benefits if their schools have developed forward-thinking AI policies and their teachers are trained in using AI to support instruction. Seventy-nine percent say their school system lacks clear policies on AI use , and one in five say their district bans AI use for students and staff.

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Q&A: Why Schools Must Redesign Learning to Include All Students

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 14, 2024

Jones previously served as president and CEO of the National Center for Learning Disabilities and was senior director for policy and advocacy at the Council for Exceptional Children. And as mom to a son with learning disabilities and ADHD who is in high school and doing great, her advocacy is personal.

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What Federal Data Tells Us About Challenges Finding Teachers

Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Boren , who leads the organization’s teacher workforce data and policy work, says it would be a mistake to think of teacher shortages only in terms of positions filled versus vacant. Get EdSurge journalism delivered free to your inbox. Sign up for our newsletters.

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How to Actually Engage Students Who Have Zero Attention Span

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 2, 2025

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Dr. Marc Isseks, author of Captivate: Engaging and Empowering Students in a World of Digital Distractions , talks bluntly about cell phone policies and his opinion that attempting to ban cell phones is pointless.

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Schools Are Enacting Cellphone Policies. Are They Working?

How a New Approach to Early Childhood Could Avert a ‘Public Policy Catastrophe’

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Educators Wrestle with the Real-Life Applications of New K–12 Federal Policy Document

How to Solve the Cybersecurity Policy Whack-A-Mole in K-12 Education

How to Enact an AI Policy in Your K–12 Schools

Micro-credentials on the Rise: National Policy Map Showcases New Developments

Before We Talk About AI Policy, We Should Talk About Priorities and Vision

States Step Up to Help Schools Fight Hackers

A New Era of Educational Leadership: The AI Advantage

How School Districts are Integrating Generative AI into their Policies

CITE 2023: Protect Student Data Privacy with Ed Tech Policies

Why Every School Needs an AI Policy Right Now (Part 1)

What is a Virtual HS?

Education policy based on personal grievance

Uncertified Teachers in Texas? 56% of new teachers. The Impact & Solution

AI Agents Reveal New Tech Possibilities in K–12 Education

What Do I Do If I Think Chat GPT Wrote my Student’s Paper?

New AI Tools Are Promoted As Study Aids for Students. Are They Doing More Harm Than Good?

9 New Zoom Features (and one that’s Kind of Creepy) Announced April 19, 2022

Navigating How and When to Use Tech When Teaching Young Children

Examining Generative AI as a Tech Enabler

Unlocking AI’s Potential in Higher Education

8 Important Generative AI Use Cases in the Classroom

How Enrollment in the 100 Largest School Districts Has Changed Since the Pandemic

Avoid These Four Pitfalls When Implementing Online Education Software in K–12

How Schools Can Securely Back Up And Recover Private Data Now

Summer School for District Technologists: Cyber Insurance Applications

The 5 most important tools for virtual learning

Why School Leaders Need a Coach: The Critical Role of Job-Embedded and Ongoing Professional Learning

The U.S. had the blueprint for a high-class education–but abandoned it

Researchers Try Using AI Chatbots to Conduct Interviews for Social Science Studies

What to Know About the Rise of Smartwatches Among Kids

5 Reliable K–12 Cybersecurity Resources

Personal Safety and Legal Rights: A Student’s Guide to Understanding Personal Injury Law

Teacher support is the key to unlocking AI’s classroom potential

When Students Miss School, Teachers Enjoy Their Jobs Less

ISTELive 23: How Can Professional Development Narrow the Digital Divide?

Microsoft’s AI Copilot in Windows 11 is Out Now

National Bullying Prevention Month

Practical, Awesome AI: Unlock the Power of Bing Chat Enterprise

Equitable access to AI in classrooms is a problem–the solution is professional learning

Q&A: Why Schools Must Redesign Learning to Include All Students

What Federal Data Tells Us About Challenges Finding Teachers

How to Actually Engage Students Who Have Zero Attention Span

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