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Hiring a workforce development coordinator with deep industry knowledge and connections, and making it easier for CTE instructors to get licensed, helped an Arizona district grow its network of business partnerships. -
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.
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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.
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The nearly 205-year-old school in West Hartford, Conn. is offering online bilingual courses in English, mathematics, science and social studies to deaf children worldwide, ages 12 to 16, supplementary to other schooling.
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A Maryland school district reversed its policy that students had to keep backpacks in their lockers after school-provided devices, carried by hand, started getting dropped, slammed into walls or otherwise damaged.
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North East Independent School District has warned close to 5,000 current and former employees that their data could have been compromised by an intruder last month who accessed the email account of a payroll employee.
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The private cellular network company has partnered with cities such as Tucson, Ariz., to establish and manage new 5G/LTE networks to close the digital divide and give schools control over their users.
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Launched in June, the Public Education Department’s program has helped 110 school districts, tribal-affiliated and charter schools apply for more than $65 million in federal aid. A new application window starts Sept. 28.
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Two global education technology companies have announced plans to combine their resources, boost innovation, better serve customers and develop new digital learning products to compete in the growing ed-tech market.
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New classroom software uses artificial intelligence for speech recognition and running teacher-supervised chatbots to help students practice words and pronunciations before they embarrass themselves in real conversation.
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Some Bay Area parents tried to recall the Cupertino school board president last year over virtual learning, while others are now demanding that schools bring it back to keep their kids safe as COVID-19 persists.
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From take-home tablets and virtual learning to educational apps, portable WiFi, security cameras, GPS for vehicles and STEM lab software, technology is transforming schools both academically and operationally.
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A new report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation says AR/VR programs could bring new lessons to students across grade levels, given the requisite investments to spur adoption and research.
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The judge found the petition by New York Civil Liberties Union, which alleged that Lockport City School District's camera system violated privacy laws, was unnecessary in light of a recent bill.
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The Norton Science and Language Academy, a $40 million project occupying 18 acres, will be a Spanish-English dual immersion charter school with a secondary program that includes courses in coding.
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Technology coordinator Tom Wilkinson won 30 Chromebooks and a mobile cart for Lumberton Township School District in New Jersey by proposing to build an outdoor pavilion that could be a learning and event space.
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The Hermon Town Council in Maine wants an outside firm to conduct a security review of its Internet network, which is run by the school district, whose IT manager was a co-founder of the service provider.
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The computer company and South Carolina district are working with a community nonprofit on the Dell Student TechCrew, a program to give high schoolers technical skills and industry certifications.
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Mathematica researchers have created a website that predicts the effectiveness of various in-school COVID-19 testing strategies according to local conditions, using data from the past school year.
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Our Lady of Loretto School participated in a case study that found an unvaccinated, occasionally unmasked teacher had infected 27 people including a dozen students, leading health officials to urge masks and precautions.
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The state of Illinois has asked school districts to submit plans for teaching students remotely in the event of hazardous weather or other emergencies, potentially reducing disruption and make-up days.
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