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A new immersive learning studio at Stanford University will allow educators to create content for online classes using cinema-quality cameras, an LED screen the size of a wall and a large concave green screen. -
Lawmakers in Louisiana are considering adding AI-generated sexual imagery, if done without consent, to the list of mandatory reporting requirements under the Campus Accountability and Safety Act.
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Federal officials say a new centralized portal will improve transparency and prevent fraud in the E-rate program. Critics argue it could complicate procurement and disproportionately burden small and rural applicants.
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Board members and teachers at a school district in Connecticut see the need for formalizing rules around AI use, as students are already using (or misusing) it and there are questions around how staff should use it.
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A nursing student in Texas is suing Instructure for negligence and breach of implied contract, among other things. Hers is one of dozens of federal lawsuits against the ed-tech giant following a recent data breach.
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Graduation season is upon us, and with it a time for education leaders to consider the dynamic new realities for which they're preparing students. IT careers are still a hot ticket, but the job market is changing.
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School board members at Greater Albany Public Schools in Oregon say the district's first year without smartphones yielded positive comments from teachers, parents and students, and major issues did not materialize.
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After school officials and lawmakers raised questions about the cost and feasibility of requiring all New York public school districts to switch to electric buses, the deadline may be extended from 2027 to 2032.
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The recent cyber attack on Instructure, the company behind Canvas, demonstrates what is at risk when tuition-paying students and their colleges outsource classrooms to third-party providers.
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The recent cyber attack on Instructure’s Canvas platform exposed how education’s growing dependence on centralized digital infrastructure can amplify the impact of a single data breach.
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A student at a prestigious private school in New York state says the culture of fear around AI and cheating is prompting students like him to change their writing style and avoid using AI for any purpose.
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To make SAT prep more effective and financially accessible, a sophomore at Dr. Kiran C. Patel High School in Florida created the tutoring app Aceit using a collaborative interface design tool and ChatGPT.
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Among nine bills signed this month by Gov. Brian Kemp were a ban on personal electronic devices in high schools, building on last year's K-8 ban, and a policy to deploy over 1,300 full-time literacy coaches for K-3.
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The Georgia Institute of Technology expanded its Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility into a larger, AI-focused manufacturing testbed for companies, researchers and students to develop and prove automation systems.
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District technology leaders say schools are not facing a sudden AI bandwidth crisis, but AI is steadily transforming the architecture of school networks, devices, cybersecurity systems and budgets.
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Launched 13 years ago to combat misinformation and improve their communication skills, UC Berkeley's “Sense and Sensibility and Science” is now taught at Harvard and the University of Chicago as well.
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Consolidated High School District 230 in Orland Park, Ill., is expanding its use of the Smart Pass system from Raptor Technologies, which helps identify high-traffic areas and find students in emergency situations.
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If OpenAI has an initial public offering later this year or next year, the University of Michigan's initial $20 million investment in the company could be worth $2 billion.
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Across the U.S., universities are using student employees to support internal cybersecurity operations and provide lower-cost services to schools, businesses and governments in the region.
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The AI use policy at Boston Public Schools includes a list of explicit restrictions, including against deepfakes or entering student data into unapproved tools, and mandates a strict vetting process for any AI tools.
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Some students and educators who logged into the Canvas learning management system May 7 received a pop-up message from cyber criminals asking users to contact them to “negotiate a settlement.”
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