Technical programs used to help students land blue-collar jobs. Now, a technical education helps students get into great colleges and prepares them for high-paying careers. New York has opened several tech schools to help students gain these skills.
Many standardized tests are now taken online and scored by computers. But not all tests have a right or wrong answer. Can we trust a computer to grade an essay?
The history of education IT has a lot of things to say, but one of the biggest lessons we can learn from early innovators is that change happens quickly. School networks have become faster, devices have become smarter and tablets have become just as powerful as classroom computers. How much else has changed in the past 70 years? How far have schools come? Look at the infographic below to find out!