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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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Lincoln public school educators discuss their efforts that allow teachers to use the best of what the Internet has to offer while making sure students can’t get to what is considered inappropriate.
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Sen. Chuck Schumer announced he will co-sponsor a bill authorizing the Department of Homeland Security to help protect school districts and other public and private entities from cyberattacks.
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As the state’s governor, Asa Hutchinson has boosted the number of high school students taking computer science from 1,000 to more than 8,000, and has raised state funding for the program to $2.5 million.
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SponsoredBroadband provides students in rural and underserved urban schools access to online resources that can help them better prepare for the workforce.
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Though one-to-one computing programs continue to grow, particularly in higher education, K-12 school districts have been slow to adopt digital textbooks and curricula, often citing concerns like cost of annual updates.
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Throughout the nation, parents and students are pushing back against personalized learning. An expert on the different ways that students learn explains what's behind all the fuss.
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Families with students in grades one through 12 plan to spend an average of $696.70 on back-to-school supplies in 2019, according to a recent survey by the National Retail Federation, America's biggest retail trade group.
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As the cost for creating classroom apps rise, schools and teachers struggle to pay for technology that was once free. Adoption of ed tech apps could fall because teachers don't have discretionary budgets to pay for them.
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Wake County is developing a new policy that would regulate how schools and outside groups could fly drones on school property. Science teachers say the drones have a wide range of educational uses.
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The Ector County Independent School District plans to open up opportunities for students with autism by purchasing virtual reality equipment that will assist with life skills, technology education and other subjects.
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With evidence mounting that students aren’t interacting or paying attention, schools districts across the country are going “phone-free” and requiring students to lock up or turn off their phones.
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Columbus city schools, with 834 buses, has spent $1 million in federal grants for tablet computers with GPS that will display bus routes and announce turn-by-turn directions to drivers.
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Two Lakota High Schools in Butler County is the site for the cyber academies, which will have its course costs covered by the international IT corporation Belcan.
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The city of Decatur has invested $14 million in technology since 2011. This includes a $3.2 million tech budget this year, the largest in the school’s history, resulting in the completion of its one-to-one initiative.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation allowing school districts to install cameras that would record vehicles that illegally pass school buses when the stop-arm is extended. Fines would range from $250 to $1,000.
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With 10,000 students and $90 million in state funding, the Georgia Cyber Academy should be running at full speed. Instead, it has been hit by legal problems, tech issues and communication problems, leaving parents fuming.
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With the number of guidance counselors in decline, high school students need all the assistance they can get to ensure success in college. Technology could help to fill the information and guidance gap.
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A Limestone County elementary student, who is participating in a homebound education program due to a medical condition, has been provided with a telepresence robot to help her keep up with class work.
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