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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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As of Monday, 35 states had closed public schools, according to Education Week. Combined with districts in other states, at least 35.9 million students have been impacted — and that number is expected to grow.
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Boston Public Schools received a shipment of Chromebooks for homebound students, days after Mayor Martin Walsh announced that schools in the city would close until the end of April to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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Syracuse, N.Y., city and area school districts are working with a local television station in that vicinity to put public school classrooms on TV as schools shut down because of the coronavirus.
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With schools now closed for three weeks to slow the spread of COVID-19, a return to normal classroom learning is in doubt for New Mexico’s students this spring, ushering in the future of digital learning.
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In the spirit of not letting a serious crisis go to waste, the coronavirus may provide online learning with a breakout opportunity.
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Apollo High School is one of 30 schools in the nation, and the only one in Kentucky, that was invited to send a team to the CSForALL workshop that took place at the end of February in Alexandria, Virginia.
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Fredericksburg, Va., recently hosted its ninth local STEM summit, which is an event where local students of all ages are introduced to science, technology, engineering, math and robotics projects.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has spent $1 million on a system for crisis alerts, and owes $600,000 more. But after some failures, including unneeded lockdowns and lights falling from ceilings, it wants its money back.
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Thanks in part to a $50,000 Digital Learning Grant last year from the Indiana Department of Education, Greensburg Junior High School now has a new facility for students called the STEMConnects Lab.
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New Jersey education officials and individual school districts are promoting a new grant program that will pay public school teachers to moonlight by teaching STEM classes in private schools.
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A new blockchain-focused initiative with the American Council on Education suggests that the emerging technology could transform the world of learner records, though many questions remain.
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Muskogee High School teachers, armed with a $2,800 Education Foundation of Muskogee grant, have recently purchased new biomedical lab equipment, including an incubating water shaker, heat blocks and more.
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Amesbury Middle School will get a $30,000 Mass STEM Hub grant that will provide hands-on supplemental science, technology, engineering and math equipment as well as classroom material over the next two school years
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Centennial School District said it is blocking students of all ages from accessing the top social media networks, including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Omegle, Snapchat, Tiktok and WhatsApp.
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The latest improvements to Kalamazoo Public Schools will include 13 new school buses, additional secure vestibules at building entrances and improvements to schools’ athletic facilities.
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Middle school students in Sioux City are getting an up-close experience with green screen, which is the technology used by Hollywood directors for special effects as well as TV meteorologists giving forecasts.
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In rural Appalachia, some school buses have been converted to mobile classrooms that bring pre-K to residents, along with information hubs that adults can use to learn about skills workshops and more.
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Even with increased 1:1 laptop initiatives, schools’ purchase and use of ebooks has leveled. A big reason for this is the draconian restrictions book publishers have imposed on ebook lending.
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