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The move reflects a broader push by the education platform Newsela to help educators turn fragmented student data into actionable intelligence without adding new systems or complexity. -
Faced with falling enrollment and a growing budget deficit, United Independent School District is expanding its early college program and preparing to offer a virtual high school program, open to any student in Texas.
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A recently unveiled policy from Ohio’s Department of Education and Workforce contains few specifics and no learning standards for AI. Lawmakers say they intend to revise it in the future.
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The areas are public safety, out-of-school time programming, community schools, school funding and marketing the city’s “excellent public school options.”
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The survey information will help Mineral Wells ISD address its technology, stating the district's participation in the survey shows it is interested in meeting its technology needs for staff and students.
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A lot of kids simply aren’t cut out for college. So why should our high schools treat all kids the same?
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Demanding personal passwords could violate students' free-speech rights, as well as their Fourth Amendment protection from unlawful searches and seizures, according to critics.
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The county has made a push in recent years to put a laptop in the hands of every child and do away with the traditional textbooks.
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The contract, issued in 2009 to two politically-connected firms, was mired in controversy from the start, culminating in a judge’s final declaration last week that it was illegal and void.
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The Jefferson Education Accelerator will give ed-tech companies the ability to have their products tested in K-12 districts and in colleges through independent reviews—and potentially, be given an imprimatur of evidence-based success.
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The Idaho Department of Education will reimburse districts for broadband. But until then, schools could feel the pinch.
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State officials are encouraging school districts to develop an emergency plan in case broadband is shut off for the rest of the current school year, and apply for e-rate money for 2015-2016.
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Though 32 states have introduced or passed their own student data privacy bills, the “patchwork approach” is not considered sufficient -- strong federal legislation is recommended to ensure cohesive student data protections.
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Prior to Feb. 11, the school relied on an old copper-wire based line for Internet service with a connection so slow, students had to take buses to a different location for computer-based tests.
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The proposed Bully Free Iowa Act will further protect students by allowing schools to get involved when cases of bullying occur from behind computer screen.
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During a live Web broadcast, the U.S. Office of Educational Technology said funds would help educators leverage technology and data to personalize learning and improve college- and career-ready instruction.
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Under a proposal from state superintendent Randy Dorn, schools would have to report to his office how their students are meeting technology literacy requirements.
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With fraud and identity theft rising and advertising becoming increasingly targeted, the challenge is to protect student privacy without undermining the educational benefits of 21st-century technology.
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Two congressmen announced that they will introduce student data privacy legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives, perhaps as soon as the end of this month.
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The DOJ has been interviewing employees of the state and of contractors Education Networks of America and CenturyLink about how the $60 million school broadband contract was awarded in 2008.
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