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As the new five-year funding cycle for E-rate begins, experts at the Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando urged districts to plan early, document thoroughly and stay vigilant on compliance. -
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.
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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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Supported by a $2 million investment from the state, a free charter school will enlist Miami Dade College faculty to prepare students for certifications in cybersecurity, cloud computing or data analytics.
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In many Kentucky districts such as Owensboro Public Schools, a lack of state funding for classroom materials combined with the flexibility and selection of digital texts has made traditional textbooks less common.
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The Minnesota school district is using a new grading system in which homework is optional and students can retake tests until they pass, but many teachers say kids aren’t learning or being prepared for the real world.
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The game-based Luca & Friends app uses artificial intelligence and computer vision to integrate education and fitness, challenging kids to answer quiz questions using basic movements such as stretching or jumping.
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In partnership with the NASA HUNCH program, seniors at the Lebanon County Career and Technology Center are drawing and 3D modeling parts for handrails that will be used to help astronauts stay stationary in zero gravity.
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Increasing in frequency and complexity, cyber attacks on K-12 schools have major implications for teaching and learning, school budgets, parent communication, and the protection of sensitive personal data.
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Born out of a desire for financial independence from the big banks after the Great Depression, a credit union for teachers in southeastern Wisconsin has won popularity with member relations and technical accessibility.
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The Idaho Senate yesterday voted to establish a $50 million "Empowering Parents Grants" program to cover expenses such as technology, textbooks, therapies and tutoring for families making $60,000 or less per year.
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New to Los Angeles Unified School District, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said his priorities include early-childhood education, access to technology, reducing class sizes and addressing learning loss.
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Students at Morgan County Schools' Technology Park have been honing their drafting, building, programming and other skills in preparation for a regional robotics competition in Huntsville, Ala. in April.
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The U.S. Department of Education has created an online system for gathering data on how COVID-19 relief funds have been used by K-12 schools in each state, which will be shared with other schools and the public.
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The San Francisco-based company’s new tool uses artificial intelligence to create personalized coaching programs for teachers, particularly when traditional professional development options are scarce or unavailable.
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Since the city's Administrative Services Department began installing solar panels on public buildings in earnest in 2016, city schools started using them to teach about climate change and renewable energy.
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With students falling behind over months or years of remote learning, online tutoring has become a popular solution, and certain design principles might help make it effective at scale for millions trying to catch up.
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Los Angeles Unified School District will require students who are physically in class to be vaccinated starting this fall, but it’s creating up to six new virtual schools that could enroll 15,000 kids if necessary.
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With help from his computer science teacher, a recent graduate of Deering High School in Maine created an app that has caught on in local schools and received a major financial investment from Faria Education Group.
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The Gula Tech Foundation awarded the Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation Collaboratory, whose “capture the flag” competitions challenge high school or college students to use hacking tools and coding skills to solve puzzles.
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A literacy campaign by the California Department of Education and Wisconsin-based Renaissance Learning has yielded impressive results, leading state Superintendent Tony Thurmond to extend the partnership.
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