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To support students facing mental health stressors in the digital age, school leaders must explain features like “data mining” and “engagement algorithms,” and give kids chances to develop social skills offline. -
A new STEM school in Council Bluffs Community School District is expected to have areas of concentration in medical technology, engineering, robotics, AI, aeronautics, cybersecurity and bioscience, plus a P-TECH program.
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Google has given money to support STEM education at Glenwood Community School District, apprenticeships at Iowa Western Community College and IT boot camps at Avenue Scholars Southwest Iowa, among other programs.
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A pilot study indicates students are heavy users of bus Wi-Fi at the end of the semester.
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At Drone School, 10 youth ages 9 to 16 spent five afternoons learning to pilot, race and repair micro drones.
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Schools that push the use of new technology to understand the 'whole child' are beginning to spark privacy fears.
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For students with long commutes, Wi-Fi on a bus gives them an opportunity to do some homework.
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Junior Achievement found a 12 percent drop in interest in STEM careers from teenaged boys, and a low level of interest among teenaged girls remains at 11 percent.
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Missed days, damaged schools and panic every time it rains were just some of the challenges educators faced after the storm.
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Students have been allowed to use their cellphones for educational purposes, but now that the district has purchased Chromebooks, the phones must go.
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STAAR's vendor, Educational Testing Services, is set to spend nearly $15 million on improvements.
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Thanks to a partnership with the HSU Foundation and a Choctawhatchee High School aerospace teacher, a second-grade class is getting hands-on experience with evolving STEM technology.
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Of the 21 largest school districts in Texas, none matched the national average for per student spending.
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County schools and local taxpayers have invested millions of dollars in classroom technology to ensure students are college and career ready.
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The board's work session focused on tackling policy changes around tech use, ongoing efforts around web filtering, cybersecurity, and other technology issues.
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An open letter to a teacher who doesn’t know how to begin in a classroom that is full of change.
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The robot can see, hear and move around the classroom to allow the offsite student to stay interactive with peers, classwork and schoolife.
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The Google Expedition kit allows students to explore over 750 topics in exciting new virtual reality.
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New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez previously vetoed a similar bill last year, but changed her tune early last week.
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State funds might not be available for Texas schools to get a fiber upgrade if the federal government doesn't approve applications by Sept. 1.
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Four public high schools in the area stand to gain $5 million Career and Technical Education buildings on campus as part of the school districts $76 million referendum.
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