Technology access
FCC changes its rules, puts educational spectrum up for open auction
Rural school districts had hoped to close “homework gaps” via access to wireless spectrum set aside for educational use 50 years ago
Virtual field trips bring students face-to-face with Earth’s most fragile ecosystems
First-person environmental experiences engage learners and foster empathy, teachers say
Not going it alone: International education programs in an age of isolation
A sampling of Hechinger reporting for The New York Times’s Learning section
How colleges can help their students out-compete robots
A reader asks: What do colleges need to offer students so they can succeed in an era of automation?
School districts are going into debt to keep up with technology
In Silicon Valley, cash-strapped schools are selling bonds to buy student laptops
A 17-year-old wants to spice up science classes and, eventually, democratize education
His startup offers virtual science labs, but he hopes that’s only the beginning
How do schools train for a workplace that doesn’t exist yet?
A reader asks: Not knowing what tasks will be automated or what future jobs will look like, how should schools prepare students now?
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New early-college high school to pair students with neuroscientists
The Max Planck Academy will give high school students extensive research experience as they pursue diploma and associate degree
Alaska schools pay a price for the nation’s slowest internet, but change is coming
A new fiber-optic cable along Alaska’s coast could transform how technology is used in rural classrooms
Study explores use of digital tools in out-of-school programs
Chicago programs seem to be giving students active learning opportunities, but mostly teaching introductory skills