NEPC Resources on Computing, Technology, and Information Systems
(). Only 19% of Computer Science Majors Are Female. Can This Approach Help Change That?. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/newsletter-comp-sci-051624
(). Communicating About CRT in K-12. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/newsletter-crt-040424
Ben Williamson, Alex Molnar, Faith Boninger (). Time for a Pause: Without Effective Public Oversight, AI in Schools Will Do More Harm Than Good.. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/ai
Matt Barnum (). Mark Zuckerberg Tried to Revolutionize American Education With Technology. It Didn’t Go as Planned.. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/resource-document-zuckerberg-summit
Alex Molnar, Faith Boninger, Anna Noble, Meenakshi Mani (). We Need Better Education Policy. Summit Public Schools Shows Why.. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/summit-2023
Alex Molnar, Gary Miron, Shelby Hagle, Charisse Gulosino, Bryan Mann, Luis A. Huerta, Jennifer King Rice, Amanda Glover, Kayla Bill (). Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2023. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/virtual-schools-annual-2023
(). Governor DeSantis Scuffles With Woke and Insolent Chatbots. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/newsletter-woke-040123
(). Preparing Tech-Savvy Teachers. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/newsletter-tech-102722
(). This Seemingly Benign Education App Seems Harmless. It Isn’t.. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/newsletter-along-03102022
Christopher Saldaña, Audrey Watters (). NEPC Talks Education: An Interview with Audrey Watters About “Teaching Machines” and Personalized Learning. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/podcast-saldana-watters
(). Malicious Math Games? The Problem with Prodigy. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/newsletter-prodigy-032521
(). Nope, We Can’t Educate Ourselves Out of the Recession. Here’s Why.. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/newsletter-reskilling-020221
(). “Dataveillance,” Algorithmic Bias, and Other Concerns About Learning Management Systems. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/newsletter-dataveillance-012821
Christopher Saldaña, Ben Williamson (). NEPC Talks Education: An Interview with Ben Williamson About Education Technology. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publications/podcast-saldana-williamson
Faith Boninger, Alex Molnar, Michael K. Barbour (). Issues to Consider Before Adopting a Digital Platform or Learning Program. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/virtual-learning
Alex Molnar, Faith Boninger (). The Commercial Transformation of America’s Schools . Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/commercial-transformation-american-public-education
(). To Reopen or Not to Reopen: Equity-Related Arguments For and Against Resuming In-Person Instruction This Fall. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/newsletter-reopen-082020
Faith Boninger, Alex Molnar, Christopher Saldaña (). Big Claims, Little Evidence, Lots of Money: The Reality Behind the Summit Learning Program and the Push to Adopt Digital Personalized Learning Platforms. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/summit-2020
Valerie Strauss, Alex Molnar, Faith Boninger (). New Concerns Raised About a Well-Known Digital Learning Platform. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/resource-document-summit
(). Children’s Data Privacy During COVID-19 Closures: 10 Questions to Ask. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/newsletter-covid-privacy-040920
(). Misuse of Screens in Schools: An Action Kit to Help Parents. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/newsletter-screens-022020
(). Does Online Education Raise Issues of Morality?. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/newsletter-online-ed-012820
Valerie Strauss, Alex Molnar (). New Report on Virtual Education: ‘It Sure Sounds Good. As It Turns Out, It’s Too Good to Be True.’. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/resource-document-virtual-education
Alex Molnar, Gary Miron, Najat Elgeberi, Michael K. Barbour, Luis A. Huerta, Sheryl Rankin Shafer, Jennifer King Rice (). Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2019. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/virtual-schools-annual-2019
Gregory A. Smith, Faith Boninger, Alex Molnar (). Education Interview of the Month: Greg Smith Interviews Faith Boninger and Alex Molnar About Personalized Learning and Digital Privatization. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/smith-boninger-molnar
Faith Boninger, Alex Molnar, Christopher Saldaña (). Personalized Learning and the Digital Privatization of Curriculum and Teaching. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/personalized-learning
Valerie Strauss, Alex Molnar, Faith Boninger (). How Corporate Interests Are Overtaking Well-Intentioned Goals of Personalized Learning. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/resource-document-corporate-interests
(). NEPC Resources on Protecting Student Privacy in Schools. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/newsletter-privacy-082818
Gregory A. Smith, Michael K. Barbour, Bryan Mann (). Education Interview of the Month: Greg Smith Interviews Michael Barbour and Bryan Mann on Virtual Schools. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/smith-barbour-mann
Gary Miron, Christopher Shank, Caryn Davidson (). Full-Time Virtual and Blended Schools: Enrollment, Student Characteristics, and Performance. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/virtual-schools-annual-2018
Alex Molnar, Faith Boninger (). Why We’re Glad that the National Education Policy Center Deleted Its Facebook Account. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/facebook-student-privacy
(). National Education Policy Center Deletes Its Facebook Account and Calls for Strict Data Protections Plus Public Regulation and Oversight of Digital Platforms. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/facebook
Gregory A. Smith, Faith Boninger (). Education Interview of the Month: Greg Smith Interviews Faith Boninger on Student Privacy. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/smith-boninger
Faith Boninger, Alex Molnar, Kevin Murray (). Asleep at the Switch: Schoolhouse Commercialism, Student Privacy, and the Failure of Policymaking. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/schoolhouse-commercialism-2017
Alex Molnar, Gary Miron, Charisse Gulosino, Christopher Shank, Caryn Davidson, Michael K. Barbour, Luis A. Huerta, Sheryl Rankin Shafer, Jennifer King Rice, David Nitkin (). Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2017. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/virtual-schools-annual-2017
Jeffrey W. Snyder (). NEPC Review: Reimagining Learning: A Big Bet on the Future of American Education (NewSchools Venture Fund). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/thinktank/review-philanthropy
Faith Boninger, Alex Molnar (). Learning to be Watched: Surveillance Culture at School. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/schoolhouse-commercialism-2015
Faith Boninger, Alex Molnar (). How Companies Learn What Children Secretly Want. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/resource-document-how-companies-learn
Alex Molnar, Faith Boninger (). On the Block: Student Data and Privacy in the Digital Age. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/schoolhouse-commercialism-2014
Alex Molnar, Luis A. Huerta, Michael K. Barbour, Gary Miron, Sheryl Rankin Shafer, Charisse Gulosino (). Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2015: Politics, Performance, Policy, and Research Evidence. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/virtual-schools-annual-2015
Noel Enyedy (). Personalized Instruction: New Interest, Old Rhetoric, Limited Results, and the Need for a New Direction for Computer-Mediated Learning. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/personalized-instruction
Michael K. Barbour (). NEPC Review: Virtual Schooling and Student Learning: Evidence from the Florida Virtual School (Harvard University Program on Education Policy and Governance). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/thinktank/review-virtual-schooling-and-student-learning
Marisa Saunders, Jaime Del Razo (). NEPC Review: Updating Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century (Lexington Institute, February 2014). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/thinktank/review-updating-career-technical-ed
Alex Molnar, Luis A. Huerta, Jennifer King Rice, Sheryl Rankin Shafer, Michael K. Barbour, Gary Miron, Charisse Gulosino, Brian Horvitz (). Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2014: Politics, Performance, Policy, and Research Evidence. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/virtual-schools-annual-2014
Bruce D. Baker, Justin Bathon (). Financing Online Education and Virtual Schooling: A Guide for Policymakers and Advocates. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/financing-online-education
Alex Molnar, Gary Miron, Luis A. Huerta, Jennifer King Rice, Larry Cuban, Brian Horvitz, Charisse Gulosino, Sheryl Rankin Shafer (). Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2013: Politics, Performance, Policy, and Research Evidence. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/virtual-schools-annual-2013
Gary Miron, Jessica Urschel (). Understanding and Improving Full-Time Virtual Schools. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/understanding-improving-virtual
Luis A. Huerta (). NEPC Review: Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction (Thomas B. Fordham Institute, November 2011). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/thinktank/review-teachers-digital-age
Gene V Glass, Kevin G. Welner, Justin Bathon (). Online K-12 Schooling in the U.S.. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/online-k-12-schooling
Gene V Glass (). The Realities of K-12 Virtual Education. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/realities-K-12-virtual-education
Patricia H. Hinchey (). An Analysis of the 2005 National Technology Plan: Better for Business than for Children. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/an-analysis-2005-national-technology-plan-better-business-children
Gerald W. Bracey (). Knowledge Universe and Virtual Schools: Educational Breakthrough or Digital Raid on the Public Treasury?. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/knowledge-universe-and-virtual-schools-educational-breakthrough-or-digital-raid-public-t
(). The Digital Disconnect: The Widening Gap Between Internet Savvy Students and Their Schools. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/digital-disconnect-widening-gap-between-internet-savvy-students-and-their-schools
Bob Regan, Kenneth Saltman, Sousan Arafeh (). The Great Divide: It's Not Just Digital. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/the-great-divide-its-not-just-digital
Alex Molnar (). Integrating the Schoolhouse and the Marketplace: A Preliminary Assessment of the Emerging Role of Electronic Technology. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/integrating-schoolhouse-and-marketplace-a-preliminary-assessment-emerging-role-electroni