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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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New York school districts are waiting for clarification on whether the state will require or merely allow them to have all students return to in-person classes this fall, and what that will mean for remote learners.
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Math teachers at Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District in Texas are seeing student grades improve through the use of My Math Academy, a game-based educational platform that tracks real-time progress.
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The Albuquerque Journal has noticed New Mexico schools are benefiting from MidSchoolMath, a startup in Taos whose interactive program teaches algebra through virtual games that help students remember core concepts.
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A virtual event last week hosted the superintendent, the local chamber president and others to discuss how schooling has changed, lessons from the past year and the need to invest in internships and summer programs.
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Students at Fox Chapel Area High School in Pennsylvania won the annual Governor’s STEM Competition with a mobile app that determines whether people in a particular location are following social distancing guidelines.
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Maryland state officials and educators are planning to resume in-person classes five days a week this fall, with limited hybrid learning options for flexibility. But low vaccination rates have some parents concerned.
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The pandemic has significantly increased the number of students who don’t attend class. Solutions aren’t easy, but school districts can recover the chronically absent by digging deeper into data.
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Milwaukee Public Schools has partnered with The Art of Education University to provide digital curriculum and professional development tools for visual arts teachers throughout the district.
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The U.S. House of Representatives this week approved a bill by Rep. Frank Lucas of Oklahoma that directs the National Science Foundation to award grants for new ideas to improve STEM education in rural schools.
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Instead of setting uniform class schedules under the assumption that all students will learn at the same pace and in the same way, schools might serve kids better by making time the variable and learning the constant.
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Rockland Public Schools in Massachusetts is working with the Department of Homeland Security to assess the damage from a ransomware attack this week that affected desktop computers and servers.
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Some lawmakers and advocates for career and technical education are pushing for a budget amendment in Massachusetts to boost funding for the state’s Career Technical Initiative from $4 million to $16.9 million.
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Between January and March at Eau Claire Area School District in Wisconsin, less than 20 percent of middle school students took all-virtual classes instead of hybrid, but they accounted for 39 percent of F letter grades.
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After a lawsuit alleged the state of New Mexico failed to provide necessary devices and connectivity for students to participate in remote learning, a judge has ordered the state to assess the cost and get it done.
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SponsoredIn Anaheim, Amazon’s AppStream 2.0 eases remote access to the Adobe Creative Cloud and could redefine how students use high-end software.
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Stopping by Oak Ridge High School last week, Gov. Bill Lee and other state leaders got an overview of the school’s aviation program and discussed grant funding for career and technical education programs.
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The year-over-year increase in per-pupil spending in U.S. K-12 schools, by 2019, was at its highest in more than a decade, prior to recent investments from federal sources to meet the challenges of remote learning.
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Investigators have confirmed that a ransomware attack targeting Buffalo Public Schools in March exposed personal information about students, parents and employees, as well as bank account information of vendors.
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