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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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Due to their wealth of data and limited budget for cybersecurity staff and training, schools have drawn the eye of hackers. Experts recommend backing up data and investing in cybersecurity training and preparedness.
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Nearly 53,000 students and 3,100 educators in Naperville were affected by the breach, which occurred at a company that handles the districts’ K-8 academic assessments. The company said there’s been no evidence of misuse.
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Students from the i3 New Tech Academy will get a chance to help design Palm Coast’s sprawling new town center, which will include an innovation district. Their design work includes using computer-aided design software.
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New data show more girls and minority high school students taking Advanced Placement courses in computer science. A computer science professor weighs in on what that means for the future of the field.
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Orono High School history teacher Shana Goodall has used her IT background to integrate tech tools into the classroom, and has been recognized for how she has enlivened courses on world history, geography and politics.
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The Lafayette Parish School System cut off phone and Internet services Tuesday to implement prevention measures after a series of cybersecurity attacks targeted school systems around the state.
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A massive study of high school students around the world found that girls have such better reading skills than boys that they tend to concentrate on fields of study outside of science, technology, engineering and math.
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During a week-long tech camp hosted by the nonprofit Silicon North Stars, a group of ninth graders from the Twin Cities region proposed developing AI software that would match jobseekers with work based on interviews.
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The Puyallup School Board will ask district voters in November to approve a $273 million construction bond to modernize high schools with improved security features, including cameras and flashing light alarms.
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The number of students enrolled in virtual schools has increased significantly, changing the way public education is delivered and prompting state officials to take a closer look at the rules that govern them.
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The girls were participating in a capital region all girls summer coding camp where they worked on group projects and learned how to code web sites for social good and to help tackle everyday problems.
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With less than one percent of students pursuing computer science majors in college, and unfilled tech jobs, the state hopes to increase the number of teachers in high schools and boost sci-tech interest in college.
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The Lockport Board of Education has decided that it will delete photos of suspended students from its new facial recognition database. The controversial $2.75 million security system has raised privacy concerns.
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The attack on the city’s libraries follows a similar event that shut down the school district’s networks, crippling operations for three days. County officials called the FBI as soon as attack was confirmed.
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Ninth graders from Lewiston are learning about earth science from interdisciplinary video games created by college professors. Lessons cover evolution and DNA as well as how to analyze data.
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Dozens of eighth grade students from North Bend Middle School participated in career technical education programs that highlight specific career pathways into construction, graphic arts and technology.
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State education officials said the tech company failed to file a protest letter on time. At issue is the ongoing battle over what software should be used to track reading progress in grades K-3.
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