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A recent promotion through the state-funded CalKIDS initiative highlights how the state of California is using education savings accounts to address technology access for students. -
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, an international policy research group, found that when students depend on AI, the mental processes that turn answers into understanding decline.
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Many school districts are still in the early, cautious phases, setting guidelines and testing tools, while local colleges are certifying teachers and using it to create teaching assistants, tutors or study aides.
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The district lowered four years of inflated high school graduation rates to account for a higher-than-advertised dropout rate, another blow to a district beset by financial and professional turmoil.
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The audits will focus on the effectiveness of existing cybersecurity safeguards.
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Open Source Classroom, a company that offers lessons and materials related to 3-D printing, is getting kids excited to learn about building and manufacturing.
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Researchers at the University of Maine will conduct a study on whether or not players of the wildly popular video game -- that allows players to create giant structures, statues and machines, block by block -- are more interested in STEM fields.
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Kids today face a variety of digital stressors – from negotiating how much communication to have with close friends to digital abuse.
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A virtual field trip program from Google called Expeditions Pioneer uses a cardboard viewing device with a smart phone inserted, which allows teachers to let students take virtual field trips to over 100 locations.
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Officials at Maryland's Anne Arundel County Schools are debating whether to let students bring their own devices and connect to the school's network.
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The tumultuous relationship between the Los Angeles Unified School District, Apple and Pearson began in June 2013, but quickly fell apart.
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The summit hosted more than 400 teachers and gave tutorials on how to maximize the potential of Google's free educational apps and workshops.
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Given the outstanding performance of so many charter schools in Massachusetts, some question why it's such a battle to allow more of them.
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Revitalization advocates hope the possible state funding will allow the city to move forward with the full version of the library project instead of the scaled-down concept approved by the council.
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Officers use technology to provide a safe environment for the educational process.
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The winner's low-cost water filtration system cleans wastewater by flowing it through different layers of corn cobs: long pieces, small pieces, powdered corn cobs, activated charcoal made from corn cobs, and fine sand.
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About 21 percent of economically disadvantaged students in California met state math standards under the new Smarter Balanced Assessment System, compared with 53 percent of all other students.
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In 2013, Houston became the first two-time winner of the Broad Prize, a $1 million award for school districts that makes strides helping students who traditionally underperform to improve academically.
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Some situations are clear examples of cyberbullying, but others -- like writing that someone cheated on a test or "liking" an embarrassing picture -- are more opaque.
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The cameras can not only help protect administrators from false accusations, but also hold them accountable for improper behavior, address biases in discipline and serve as a training tool.
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It's important to view the forthcoming assessments in a way that fulfills their purpose. Context is critical.
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