Education Week’s special issue Technology Counts (you may need to register to view this online resource) is out. We have used this resource for years to track data on K-12 technology use. Basic stats relevant to evaluating changes in student access (e.g., computer to student ratio) are still provided. What I miss from the early editions are data on student use of technology?
The online resource provides state by state information. The authors provide each state a grade in multiple areas and this evaluation may be of interest if you are interested in local schools and technology. There is even a feature allowing state to state comparisons. Because studies (e.g., Cuban (2001), Hernandez-Ramos, P. (2005)) have often targeted California schools assuming “If not here, where?” to gain insight into technology’s potential, I like to compare California and North Dakota. Perhaps the researchers have not considered the data provided in Technology Counts.
