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Now headed to the state Senate for consideration, House Bill 4141 would require all of Michigan's public and charter schools to adopt policies forbidding students from using cellphones during instructional time. -
With future workforce skills increasingly uncertain and Silicon Valley's own entrepreneurs sending their kids to schools with no screens, perhaps Taoism has something to teach about cultivating a life of the mind today.
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Not every ed-tech tool has to be a bespoke platform or mobile app. A fourth-grade teacher at the Future of Education Technology Conference this week presented a collection of useful or fun websites available for free.
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Students from 73 middle and high schools on Tuesday attended MisinfoDay, an annual, nonpartisan event hosted by the University of Washington to teach people about misinformation and disinformation.
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Money from the FCC’s Emergency Connectivity Fund will go toward laptops, tablets, Wi-Fi hot spots, modems, routers and broadband connectivity purchases for off-campus use by students, school staff and library patrons.
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The U.S. Department of Education has detailed many ways that states are using American Rescue Plan funds to make up for lost instructional time, create new CTE and summer programs, and incentivize work-based learning.
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An annual report from the K12 Security Information Exchange says ransomware has surpassed data breach attacks as the largest category of cyber attacks on schools, often coming from sophisticated criminals overseas.
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School districts across the U.S. have invested heavily in digital devices in recent years, but some teachers are concerned about the sheer amount of screen time and distractions that come with them.
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To enhance K-6 learning in science, technology, engineering and math, Modesto City Schools have a new technology curriculum that covers Google Workspace products, computer programming and digital citizenship.
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Bakersfield students created CLUTCH Driving, a wallet-sized card with a QR code that links to instructions about fixing a flat tire, steps to take after an accident, filing an insurance claim and other information.
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Gearing up for the VEX Robotics World Championships this summer, elementary students are building and programming robots to lift, throw and move balls into baskets to out-score opponents in 60-second matches.
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The Mathpid app can read photos of math problems, describe core concepts involved and then generate new problems for students to practice, assessing their weaknesses and customizing problems to help them improve.
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The Municipal Cybersecurity Awareness Grant Program this year will train more than 57,000 employees from 210 municipalities and school districts, more than double the number of organizations last year.
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School districts in North Carolina, Ohio and Indiana represent case studies in three of the biggest challenges facing K-12 schools today: tech equity for students, cybersecurity and IT staff shortages.
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Some school board members criticized teachers for adding artificial intelligence material to STEM courses. However, students should be learning about all technology in their environment, including AI.
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Russia’s violent push into Ukraine has teachers and students more than 6,000 miles from the conflict sifting through fact and fiction. Social media feeds and a lack of digital literacy are complicating the issue.
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The Boulder Valley School District plan includes expanding career and technical education at secondary schools, creating pathways starting in elementary school with career exploration and more industry certification options.
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Chiefs for Change released a comprehensive tool to help education leaders at the state and local levels to tackle mental health. The resource fills in gaps where K-12 students who need support might be overlooked.
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Just 11 percent of K-12 students had 'proficient' scores on state assessments, due in part to poverty and a lack of qualified teachers. State legislation and federal policies have been insufficient to fix the problem.
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District 518 is investigating with Southwest West Central Service Co-Op after an intruder hacked an employee's email account and apparently used it to send other emails. The district doesn't know if data was leaked.
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High-speed Internet remains a rare commodity for students in many rural and tribal areas of the U.S., but with government subsidies or other cost-cutting measures, satellites might help bridge this "homework gap."
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