President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his pick of Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona as his education secretary. According to those who have worked with him, Cardona will be a strong advocate for educational technology and ensuring students have continued access to education during the pandemic and beyond. edscoop

What’s New! COVID-19 Waivers and Flexibilities under the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (HEROES Act) *CORRECTED Version (December 11, 2020) COVID-19 CARES Act Flexibilities Letter to Student Services Grantees (December 3, 2020) COVID-19 Program Match Flexibility Letter to GEAR UP Grantees (December 3, 2020) COVID-19 Institutional Service Letter (December 3, 2020) Flexibility under the […]

A former for-profit college operator settled with the U.S. Department of Education for $8 million as part of the company’s bankruptcy case, attorneys announced last week. The settlement is the final step in a years-long case that began after FCC Holdings Inc. was accused of predrawing federal financial aid dollars based on enrollment projections that never […]

Six Democratic senators on Thursday asked three leading online exam companies to address claims their online online proctoring and remote-testing products violate student privacy, and are possibly biased against people of color and people with disabilities. edscoop

Remote Learning Recommendations During Covid-19 Emergency This document provides information and clarification to districts, schools, leaders, teachers, students, and parents as they design and implement remote learning in response to the COVID- 19 emergency, which is different from statutory e-learning plans. ISBE acknowledges that all students, families, schools, and districts are diverse, and supports remote […]

Former for-profit Ashford University, which enrolls 35,000 students, will become the new, nonprofit University of Arizona Global Campus. Inside Higher Ed

This is a work in progress, a largely teacher-written efort to help address the immediate needs of staf who must address the immediate needs of children – at a distance – during a pandemic. This document seeks to help ALL districts improve learning at a distance: those with lots, some, and little technology. It is […]

This study examines the impact of online core courses on students’ academic and financial outcomes of postsecondary students. To do so, we analyzed data from a large sample of students in the University System of Georgia (USG), governing agency of Georgia’s 26 public universities and colleges. Since 2001, USG has offered “eCore” courses: lower-division core […]

In March 2020, Congress and the Trump Administration negotiated and passed a $2.2 trillion emergency relief bill to combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. EDUCAUSE worked to keep its members informed and engaged in supporting the higher education community’s request for the relief package, which ultimately yielded $14 billion in funding for colleges and […]

Three democratic senators—Edward Markey of Massachusetts, Dick Durbin of Illinois, and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut—sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Education (DoE) on March 24. They ask for cybersecurity and online privacy guidance as the outbreak of COVID pushes more classes online. Inside Elearning