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Hartford Public Schools in Connecticut have contracted with Timely, because budget constraints and reduced staffing have made it increasingly difficult for the district to create master schedules.
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A survey of educators who work in career and technical education found that nearly a third of those who don't already have programs in IT and cybersecurity at their school expect one will launch in the next five years.
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Staff at Lincoln Southwest High School say student engagement and mental health immediately improved after they started requiring students to store their cellphones in pouches in a designated, out-of-reach area.
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According to the California School Boards Association, 89 percent of districts have spent almost all of the first round of federal funding, including for staff training and purchasing educational technology.
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The editorial board of The Columbian praises Vancouver-area voters for supporting a number of ambitious projects, including a new high school and the Vancouver Innovation, Technology and Arts Elementary School.
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The gov tech giant will move customers of its student information system onto Infinite Campus’ platform, which in turn will integrate with Tyler’s ERP and student transportation software products.
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A North Carolina district will use federal COVID-19 relief money to lease 43 walk-through weapons scanners from Evolv to detect hidden guns at high schools, although it will need a new funding source after next year.
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Free workshops at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology this summer coached Indiana teachers to incorporate hands-on projects, energy conservation practices and renewable-energy principles into their lessons.
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A Pennsylvania school district will offer routers and broadband service, covered by the federal Emergency Connectivity Fund, to students who need Internet at home and to boost interest in the Hazleton Area Cyber Academy.
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The education nonprofit has updated its college and career readiness testing platform to report exam results faster, as well as assess skills in data literacy, written communication, critical reading and evaluation.
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Given rising fears about school shootings nationwide, a Florida district will equip 202 of its schools with panic buttons attached to staff ID badges, to work in tandem with the SaferWatch system already in place.
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Hosting STEM Camp for the nonprofit CFES (College For Every Student) Brilliant Pathways, a New York community college gave students lessons in drone package delivery and various STEM career fields.
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The Georgia district is prioritizing technology this year, with a cybersecurity and incident plan and team, phishing tests, cameras watching building interiors and a fingerprint scanner for meal orders.
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The district’s CTE campuses have been working with technology leaders from the county and private sector in recent years to ensure cybersecurity course curricula are aligned with ever-changing workforce needs.
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The district's school board will consider hiring the Virignia-based BusPatrol to use cameras with machine learning to monitor the area around stopped school buses and document any illegal passes.
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A case study by the nonprofit Data Quality Campaign found California’s P–20W Cradle-to-Career data system to be a model for other states to follow, with clear parameters on data governance, funding and community outreach.
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The first-ever national competition drew teens from Iowa, New York, Alabama, Utah, Colorado, Florida and Hawaii, challenging them to use virtual tools to defend a nuclear reactor energy supply from cyber attacks.
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A bill under consideration by a Congressional committee led by Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia aims to turn cities across the U.S. into tech hubs, potentially bringing STEM jobs and research to places like Warner Robins.
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Using $1.1 million from an $18 million settlement awarded to the state of New Mexico through its lawsuit against Volkswagen, Santa Fe Public Schools is replacing three diesel-engine buses with 2023 electric models.
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The National Science Foundation will work with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Schmidt Futures and the Walton Family Foundation to fund research into making STEM more accessible to all students.
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