Staff Reporter

Ryan Johnston

Ryan Johnston is a staff reporter for StateScoop, covering the intersection of local government and emerging technologies like blockchain, artificial intelligence and 5G.

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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai (Gage Skidmore/Flickr)

FCC reveals plan to license educational spectrum to 5G carriers

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FCC considers limiting broadband funding for rural schools and libraries

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Why one district CIO says the Ed-Fi data standard is taking over

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Dallas schools are winning back students with new focus on innovation

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2019 NextGen Leader: Chanel Alford-Campbell wants to make professional development exciting

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How two edtech leaders took on 1:1 device programs

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How Houston ISD’s technology director manages edtech for 29,000 employees

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2019 NextGen Leader: Allison Reid bridges the gap between the classroom and the server room

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SXSW panel — The “Students’ Safety or Privacy? Why Not Both?” panel at South by Southwest EDU in Austin, Texas on March 6, 2019. From left to right: Amelia Vance, director of education privacy & policy counsel at the Future of Privacy Forum; Michael Hawes, director of the Student Privacy Policy and Assistance Division (SPPAD) for the U.S. Department of Education; Chad Marlow, senior advocacy and policy counsel at the ACLU; Bryan Westerman, student data privacy officer at Denver Public Schools. (EdScoop)

Are schools getting justifiable value out of their student surveillance?

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