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The article discusses learning management systems (LMSs) in grade schools, noting competition among vendors of LMSs. Topics include advances in educational technologies, data sharing efforts, integration of various software applications, and the marketing of LMSs. LMS firms noted include Blackboard Inc., D2L (previously Desire2Learn), and Instructure Inc.

The article reports on efforts by U.S. school districts to promote interoperability standards between digital education tools and resources. Accounts are given describing moves by several counties to refuse business with vendors without such features to better unify and streamline educational technology use. Additional topics addressed include the extent to which publishers and vendors are working to meet this demand and the features of several prototype software platforms.

The article reports on the efforts to improve interoperability in educational technology in the Highline School District in Washington. It presents the comments of chief technology officer Mark Finstrom on the work the district has done to manage its data, the challenges when dealing with vendors, and the standardization of data collection.

The article discusses the sharing of school data between learning management systems (LMSs), gradebooks, and other school software platforms. Topics include interoperability with regard to information on student assessment, conflicts between educational software vendors, and the use of LMSs to organize student data. INSET: HOW SOFTWARE SYSTEMS TALK TO EACH OTHER.

Reports on why federal authorities investigated members of the Detroit school board and district employees. Federal investigators' request concerning purchase receipts; Why school official hired a private detective.