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The Parents and Kids Safe AI Act would mandate age assurance, limit data use for minors, require child-safety audits and expand parental controls. It revises a similar, unsuccessful bill from 2025. -
TDS Telecommunications LLC has announced that Mooresville High School, part of the Mooresville Graded School District in North Carolina, is the recipient of its $10,000 TDS STEM-Ed grant.
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Schools in the state have until July 1, 2026, to enact their own AI usage policies. The new model AI policy is intended to assist districts, which can either adopt it or customize it to meet their needs.
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A handful of Colorado school districts and higher education institutions have implemented AI surveillance technologies, though a statewide moratorium has prevented the majority from doing so.
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Some Boston city officials believe cameras could help dissuade other vehicles from making dangerous moving violations around school buses, but a state ban on automated traffic law enforcement stands in the way.
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Several ed-tech organizations have come out with their own set of artificial intelligence guidelines in recent months as groups try to tackle what's considered best practices for developing AI in education.
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The Marin County Office of Education is leading its second round of training on artificial intelligence, featuring a new series that will drill deeper into using AI as a tool to enhance lesson planning and curricula.
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The school districts have created initiatives in technology, leadership and equity. As part of Digital Promise’s 2024-25 cohort, they will gain access to its resources to continue their work and connect with other educators.
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At Lakeside High School in Ashtabula, Ohio, students in a new drone class were able to earn official drone operator certificates. Faculty hope the class will prepare them for a variety of career opportunities.
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A new law, passed unanimously by both legislative chambers, mandates AI literacy in school curricula. In response, the state is moving to incorporate those studies in math, science and history-social science.
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Officials have confirmed that an attack that shut down technology last month at the public school district was ransomware. Since then, faculty have had to make do without new technology they adopted during COVID-19.
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A new agreement between two state education associations and the recently merged ed-tech companies Munetrix and SchoolData Solutions offers discounted data management and planning services for Illinois school districts.
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Students at Maria Carrillo High School in Santa Rosa, Calif., started the nonprofit 404 Found Code to teach younger children concepts of coding. Now they have funding and gifts from tech companies and plan to expand.
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Implementation of the Florida school district’s student information system, purchased in 2019, was disrupted by COVID-19 and multiple superintendent changes. A consultant said the vendor has failed to deliver on expectations.
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The Los Angeles County Office of Education and the USC Education Technology Accelerator have partnered on a new program to unite educators and developers in the quest to create more effective ed-tech tools — and implement them.
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CAST’s Center on Inclusive Technology and Education Systems will work with Nebraska, New Jersey and Pennsylvania to develop inclusive technologies to meet diverse student needs in their school districts.
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After the Legislature passed a law to eventually require all public schools to offer computer science courses, the state’s education board is set to review new computer science learning standards for grades K-12.
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The district has already begun using AI tutors for math and reading. Now the school board has rolled out guidance for teachers to use AI in the classroom, and started a pilot program to expand AI tutoring.
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If Ohio enacts Alyssa’s Law, the state would spend $25 million to purchase silent alarm systems for public and private schools, including wearable panic buttons and automatic alerts for staff.
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The EPA's Clean School Bus Program awarded money to New Orleans-area transportation companies to convert over 70 diesel school buses to zero- or low-emissions buses over the next couple years.
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North and South Carolina are the first states to join the Consortium for School Networking’s Trusted Learning Environment State Partnership Program, which will provide guidance to all districts in each state.
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