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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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With ransomware attacks against K-12 schools on the rise, the federal cybersecurity authority and a nonprofit hosted a webinar this week to brief educators on what to expect and how to deal with it.
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Of the 14 school districts that responded to the Wisconsin State Journal’s request for information, all but one had data that reflected a rise in failing grades, while trends in absenteeism was mixed or uncertain.
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A bill awaiting the signature of Gov. Michelle Grisham would put $30 million over two years into schools that serve a greater proportion of low-income students, and give the state a chance to assess various programs.
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Fourth and fifth-grade students at Longfellow Elementary School, South Dakota won the FBI's Safe Online Surfing Award by testing highest on an exam as part of a curriculum about Internet safety.
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Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools has partnered with OmniLife VR to bring educational virtual reality technology into its classrooms, with the goal of creating new learning experiences and keeping kids engaged.
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School districts across the country expect the demand for online learning options to remain above pre-pandemic levels. Some are launching new virtual schools or preparing to accommodate future enrollment.
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The Indiana State Department of Agriculture collaborated with the Indiana State Fairgrounds on an educational mobile app that uses augmented reality to teach kids about crops, dairy and forest management.
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A school counselor and social worker at William H. Owen Elementary School in North Carolina have set up virtual “lunch bunch” meetings with students to help them retain some interaction and normalcy through COVID-19.
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Robot makers in Philadelphia say their biggest challenge is a shortage of skilled labor, and students who finish trade school, an apprenticeship or a two-year program can qualify for jobs starting at $62,000 a year.
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Thousands of teachers from over 40 states and seven countries have found jobs at schools across Tennessee through an online portal launched in May 2020 by the state Department of Education.
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Under an Indiana House budget proposal approved in February, several career courses such as radio/TV, cosmetology, culinary arts, nutrition science, energy industry and fashion would lose funding.
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Career training courses that typically involve hands-on experience in professional environments have had to adapt with masks, distancing, virtual instruction and other COVID-related precautions.
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Council members for Buffalo Public Schools are debating whether to keep school speed-zone cameras on all day, instead of only around arrival and dismissal times, and whether that could be consistently enforced.
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Teachers in Hamilton County Schools, Tenn., have learned to use ed-tech tools and platforms with the help of a local digital literacy program, boosting their confidence while adjusting to remote instruction.
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Georgia spends about $10 billion a year on schools, and it has collected more than half that much in additional funding over the past 12 months. Some of it will go toward training, tech upgrades and temporary expenses.
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Cooperative support services and cloud backups helped the district recover from a ransomware attack on Friday, which didn’t affect student information or grades but targeted servers. The FBI is still investigating.
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The novelty of remote instruction has long since worn off, but school administrators in New Hampshire say online worksheets, recorded lectures and live video feeds will play a role in school going forward.
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A SaaS platform that hosts thousands of digital K-12 coursework materials pulled in its best-ever fundraising haul in February, while some say remote instruction is heralding the end of the era of textbooks.
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