With the release of the recent health advisory from the American Psychological Association and headlines like this from the Washington Post, “Students Can’t Get Off Their Phones. Schools Have Had Enough,” much of the conversation about technology in schools hasn’t been about educational technology, but about technology interrupting learning or…

Digital accessibility is critical to ensure all learners can access their education. In partnership with the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and Accessible Educational Materials (AEM) Technical Assistance Center, the Office of Educational Technology (OET) is celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) on May 18, 2023, and…

This is the second blog in a series highlighting the Office of Educational Technology’s (OET) EdTech Evidence Toolkit resources. To learn more about how OET is supporting evidence-building practices for impactful EdTech adoption in schools, visit https://tech.ed.gov/evidence. Educational leaders are charged with making edtech decisions on behalf of school districts…

This is the first blog in a series highlighting the Office of Educational Technology’s (OET) EdTech Evidence Toolkit resources. To learn more about how OET is supporting evidence-building practices for impactful EdTech adoption in schools, visit https://tech.ed.gov/evidence. OET has developed this EdTech Evidence Toolkit as a resource to support educational…

All states have received funds from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), as authorized under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to begin developing their state digital equity plans throughout 2023. …

Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) is one of the nation’s 20 largest districts and the second-largest school system in Maryland. PGCPS serves a diverse student population from urban, suburban, and rural communities outside of Washington, D.C. and is recognized nationally for its college and career readiness programs that provide…

As of February 2023, all states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have received their digital equity planning grants from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), as authorized under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. We are now one step closer to ensuring that technology-empowered learning opportunities become more equitably…

This is the first blog in a series summarizing the Office of Educational Technology’s (OET) digital equity stories. Throughout 2023, OET will collect stories of leaders implementing promising strategies to advance digital equity, especially those addressing human-level barriers to adoption of broadband and technology tools for learning. At the U.S…

On September 28, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Technology (OET) hosted the National Digital Equity Summit to launch Advancing Digital Equity for All: Community-Based Recommendations for Developing Effective Digital Equity Plans to Close the Digital Divide and Enable Technology-Empowered Learning. The Summit brought together 200 leaders…