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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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A recent EdWeek Research Center survey of 760 teachers and administrators revealed almost half had urgent concerns about their facilities, and 90 percent either somewhat or strongly supported federal investment.
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Arizona school districts made use of an API system offered by education research nonprofit Ed-Fi Alliance to identify and assist more than 550,000 students in need of free meals during school closures.
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Though many students struggled with remote learning, success stories proved it can be a viable model for some. Now K-12 schools have an opportunity to axe the one-size-fits-all approach and build more flexible options.
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The IT staff at Colorado’s Boulder Valley School District conducts annual summer inspections of computers, projectors, phones, audio and other classroom technology to make sure it’s ready when kids return in the fall.
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The Georgia district approved $53,717 in 21st Century Community Learning Center grant funds to support after-school programs at three of its elementary schools, as well as summer programming.
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The state is trying to recoup more than $150 million from Indiana Virtual School, Indiana Virtual Pathways Academy and related institutions for allegedly inflating their enrollment numbers and other fraud.
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The nonprofit EveryoneOn has helped more than 800,000 Americans find low-cost Internet service and digital resources, and its outreach has only become more important for K-12 students with the advent of remote education.
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Students at Dayton Public Schools will tune in virtually to a digital manufacturing workshop, hosted by a University of Dayton professor, to learn a critical skill for 21st century manufacturing.
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Recent legislation that intends to close the digital divide still comes with gaps, as Republicans and telecommunications companies oppose municipal broadband as well as regulations to ensure everyone can afford it.
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After learning of a cybersecurity incident in June, Massena Central School District in New York was able to preserve some data by disabling access to its system. District officials are still assessing the damage.
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The growing popularity of electronic transactions has led schools to invest in tools like BlueSnap, a digital payment platform that expedites billing for expenses such as meal costs in K-12 and tuition at universities.
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Video cameras, Zoom licenses and other purchases that came in handy for snow days became essential during COVID lockdowns, and now schools such as Lincoln Lutheran intend to keep them for conferences and other purposes.
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In partnership with the city of Niagara Falls and Niagara Falls Coach Lines, the district will put cameras on the stop-arms of school buses to record and report when vehicles pass them at a stop.
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In purchasing the technology adoption vendor EesySoft, the company behind the learning management system Canvas aims to build in-app messaging and dashboards to help educators learn to use and assess new tech tools.
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A city community center worked with engineers from Sandia National Laboratories, a research facility, to introduce elementary and middle school-age kids to scientific concepts via toys and crafts projects.
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The Detroit-area school district’s access to phone systems and software tools has been restored following a ransomware attack June 10. Officials last week were unable to say whether data had been impacted.
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The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center has announced $3.4 million in grants that will serve over 93 schools, funding local programs and “maker spaces” with 3D printers, laser-cutting equipment and other supplies.
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After a year of alternating between online and in-person learning, thousands of students at St. Vrain Valley, Boulder Valley and other districts are taking a four-week summer program to prepare for school in the fall.
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