Alyson Klein is a veteran education writer who has covered K-12 schools for more than a dozen years. She covers the latest developments in educational technology, including topics such personalized learning, data privacy, digital curricula, cybersecurity, and teacher professional development. She is also the lead writer for Technology Counts, Education Week’s annual report about the state of educational technology.
Alyson is also the co-author of the Politics K-12 blog and writes about the U.S. Department of Education, the secretary of education, the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the federal budget, and the role of education in elections. Her work has focused on state education issues as well, writing on developments in Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, and Mississippi. Klein joined Education Week in February 2006 after nearly two years at CongressDaily.