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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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Students at the University of Texas Permian Basin STEM Academy, a K-12 charter school on the UTPB campus, are applying biomedical science to a crime scene investigation as part of a fast-track STEM program.
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A five-day mentoring program organized by a partnership between Purdue Polytechnic and the Sistas of Royalty offers classes and workshops for girls, this year focusing on food supply chain management.
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New legislation will direct the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to conduct a review of vulnerabilities in schools nationwide and give them information and resources to prevent cyber attacks.
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Recent legislation in Alabama will allocate millions of dollars to boost math and science in rural districts, for example by partnering local teachers with virtual ones who will provide support and interventions.
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An audit of IT security in K-12 schools by the Kansas Legislature revealed most respondents weren't following recommended best practices, and half of them reported funding as a barrier to doing so.
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Shortly after a state legislative audit found many Kansas school districts lacked basic network security features, the Manhattan-Ogden school board approved security upgrades to the district's network.
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Given the state's digital literacy and computer science standards from 2018 and grant funding from Amazon, Decatur City Schools have been training teachers to incorporate robots, coding and other technology into lessons.
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Making podcasts for music class, students at Ascension Episcopal School in Louisiana learned about voice acting and recording from actor Susan Bennett, who provided the voice for Apple’s virtual assistant Siri.
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Initially just focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics education, the Brooks Crossing Innovation Lab in Newport News, Va., challenges students to entertain solutions to real-world problems.
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With a $25,000 grant from the Merck Foundation, Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School in Coal Township, Pa., will add computer science instruction for middle schoolers to its Project Lead the Way biomedical program.
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Deb Alzner is sharing her passion and experience for information technology with middle schoolers at the Gaston County main library in North Carolina, where she also offers free programming classes.
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The state is not reporting or tracking the quantity or location of new outbreaks in schools, nor is it contact tracing all confirmed cases, leaving schools with sparse information to make decisions.
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Students received a new Chromebook with 5G access built into the device. Those without access at home can access the Internet anywhere with these devices, making it easier to collaborate on projects.
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These devices are part of the 1:1 Middle School Student Device Initiative in which the Edwardsville District 7 Board of Education hopes to provide devices to every middle school student by next school year.
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Connecticut’s Stonington Public School system was the target of a ransomware attack earlier this week. The police department was also reportedly working to protect itself from a similar attack.
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Under a bill advancing in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, parents would be granted access to school curriculum, textbook titles and lesson plans with a few clicks of a mouse.
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The screening tool was first created in 2008 and is touted for being strengths-based, which means it asks questions about positive behaviors and focuses on building those up, instead of seeking negative behaviors.
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