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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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The project has won over officials who’ve provided information and guidance and helped win it a state championship in the FIRST LEGO League robotics competition, which encourages STEM-based experiences for students.
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Collins Aerospace and the Discovery Center Museum have forged a partnership to create an outreach program that will offer hands-on, interactive STEM activities to students in Rockford, Ill., schools.
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The district is partnering with the Technology Access Foundation to boost outcomes for students of color, boost STEM education and improve culture at the Central District school, where turnover has been a problem.
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Phasing in electric cars and trucks is a widely recognized benchmark in cutting greenhouse gas emissions, but now Maine’s long, ambitious climate-change journey is turning to battery-powered school buses.
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Robotics competitions are becoming part of Alabama’s attempts to help science, technology, engineering and math — or STEM — become a staple in student lives. There are more than 860 registered teams in the state.
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The Butler County, Ohio, project saw 5th and 6th graders presenting a project that uses Legos for robotics to show how county officials could better handle trains that pass through the area’s downtown.
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Wesley Lowman, 18, built a computer application from scratch that helps elementary students improve their math skills while playing a game, and now he will show it to lawmakers in Washington, D.C.
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As Amazon enters the field with its new Ignite offerings, a recent Fordham Institute study has found significant shortcomings in the currently available teacher-created high school English materials online.
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The Indiana Department of Education has distributed K-12 STEM Acceleration Grants to 24 school districts across the state, working to support science, technology, engineering and math programs.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo will announce plans Wednesday to establish in Syracuse the state’s first regional high school and worker training center that focuses on science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics, or STEAM.
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Norman Public Schools is just one of many districts nationwide that have embraced educational technology, a way of teaching and learning ideally enhanced through the use of classroom technology.
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Monroe High School is beginning an expansive career technical education (CTE) drone program by using electric lenses to teach drone piloting as a response to their commitment to prepare students for in-demand jobs.
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After completing the initial implementation phase of the AEGIS system, Lockport City School District has announced that it has begun using its controversial facial and object recognition surveillance for added security.
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In Pennsylvania, the Carlisle Area School District benefits from the flexibility in one-to-one initiatives where each student has access during the school day to a laptop computer or some other device.
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The Midlothian Independent School District has installed RFID chips in every student’s badge, which is swiped when they board and depart their bus. The system alerts the bus driver when something is amiss.
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In Pennsylvania, schools have very different standards and systems for protecting kids on classroom devices. Many resist the release of any details of those programs, citing security concerns.
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Two seniors from the David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy in Lafayette Parish have been invited to the U.S. Capitol for their work on HappyBytes, a multi-use app to combat depression and suicide.
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With esports now played at the college level and with professional tournaments handing out millions in winnings, two high schools in Buffalo, N.Y., will compete in the High School Esports League starting in January.
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