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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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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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In many underserved areas of the country, to the chagrin of some early childhood experts, online early learning programs are growing as an alternative to traditional brick and mortar preschools.
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Ridgewood High School in Tinley Park, Ill., has installed beacons throughout the school that connect with software installed in every student’s iPad. The system records when students enter and leave the building.
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The lending library, funded with $16,000 from the Pivik Elementary Parent Teachers Association, will allow elementary students to borrow technology that includes drones, a laser cutter, robotic toys, digital apps and more.
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Gov. Tom Wolf wants to sign a bill that uses the concept of flexible education to allow school districts to continue instruction remotely, using the Internet and portable devices, while students are out of school.
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Dalton high school is spending $325,000 on a wireless alert system that relies on wearable badges that faculty and staff can use to alert a designated response team if an emergency has occurred.
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The bill, which was passed by the Senate, will jumpstart plans by Syracuse to transform a former high school into a regional centerpiece where students would be taught science, technology, engineering, arts and math.
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The region’s Girl Scouts wants to help close the low-income gender gap by bringing their curriculum for STEM – science, technology, engineering and math – to girls most at risk for failing in school.
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While Gov. Ron DeSantis touted the funds that will be used to recruit, train and retain computer science teachers, the state’s legislature this session cut funding for digital classrooms by $50 million.
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At least 25 percent of the state’s students in middle and high school lack home Internet access, while in some rural counties the percentage of households with a broadband connection is only at 57 percent.
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Parents struggle to optimize the constructive uses of screen-based technology for their children while minimizing its pernicious effects. They try to limit use in the evening while worrying about smartphone addiction.
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The summer camp, run by the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce, provides lessons in electrical and welding technology, part of an effort to boost the skilled workforce in the region.
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School officials for Baltimore County have lifted a restriction on the use of its Microsoft Office platform after discovering and fixing a problem that allowed documents to be shared by anyone searching the system.
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