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The nonprofit believes preparing students for a digital future is less about expanding access to devices than about ensuring technology use is grounded in purpose, understanding and meaningful outcomes. -
Hartford Public Schools in Connecticut have contracted with Timely, because budget constraints and reduced staffing have made it increasingly difficult for the district to create master schedules.
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A survey of educators who work in career and technical education found that nearly a third of those who don't already have programs in IT and cybersecurity at their school expect one will launch in the next five years.
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More virtual schooling has meant more network vulnerabilities, and a webinar this week recommended that K-12 districts consider monitoring tools such as ManagedMethods to accomplish what limited IT staff cannot.
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The youth sports advocacy group has partnered with the educational nonprofit TeachAids to share its CrashCourse software curriculum with athletes, parents, coaches and administrators in NCYS programs nationwide.
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Next Generation Academy in Greensboro, N.C. is launching 10 career pathways programs from the education company Woz ED, including coding, cybersecurity, engineering, robotics, artificial intelligence and drone piloting.
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Massachusetts state and local education officials have seen growing interest in cybersecurity training as cyber attacks continue to disrupt day-to-day operations in schools and municipal organizations.
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In an effort to retain students who learn better from home or have COVID-related health concerns, Hamilton Southeastern Schools in Indiana is preparing two virtual-only options for the coming school year.
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Information technology is among the subjects in which students in the Texas school district can get certifications, through a program expected to recruit future business partnerships across the state.
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Realizing the need for alternatives to one-size-fits-all education, Aberdeen School District in Washington plans to expand nontraditional options like career technical education, GED and online learning.
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The EPA is awarding more than $10 million to school districts across 40 states to reduce harmful school bus emissions. The funding comes as policymakers explore new programs to provide electric buses to U.S. schools.
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With money from the Magnet Schools Assistance Program, four schools in the South Carolina county will try to attract students in fields such as cybersecurity, computer science and network engineering.
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Guilderland Central School District last week became the latest of many in New York to suffer a malware attack, forcing students back to remote learning today while the district works with specialists to investigate.
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The city of Danbury, Conn., has approved a new academy for middle- and high-school students that will teach cybersecurity, scientific innovation, medicine and global enterprise, among other things.
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Advances in technology are changing what career and technical education programs need to teach, while the growing costs of equipment are increasingly hard for schools to afford. But they’ve never been more important.
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Montgomery Public Schools are collaborating with Apple and the nonprofit EdFarm on a new summer program to teach middle schoolers basic coding concepts that can be applied to the real world.
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Several schools in southwest North Dakota are working with lawmakers, industry representatives and communities to turn a former Halliburton complex into a multi-million dollar training ground for technical careers.
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School districts across the U.S. have implemented cloud-based software to monitor student nutrition, with the goal of simplifying meal planning and improving student health.
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The Biden administration’s new budget proposes to increase federal spending. While little is specifically geared toward school technology, some funds could help close the digital divide and bolster mental health services.
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Five students at Shaker High School, New York are finalists in a statewide competition for their report that used World Bank data and machine learning models to assess the impacts of various factors on income inequality.
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