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An amended version of Assembly Bill 1111, if passed, would allow small education agencies to have the electric-bus requirement waived temporarily. Most polled superintendents are skeptical about the 2035 deadline.
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A career and technical education center that opened in 2024 as a collaborative effort between a school district, the city of Oxford and an economic development council now hosts around 300 high school students a day.
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Salem City Schools contracted with Coram AI for a security system that connects to a school's camera feeds and monitors for visible threats like firearms, smoke, or unauthorized intrusions, which trigger an alert.
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Many U.S. school districts have turned to technology, especially digital surveillance, as the antidote to campus violence. Not everyone is sold on that approach, as it can raise issues with privacy and security.
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Through the Pathways in Technology Early College High School program, students in the North Tonawanda and Niagara Falls school districts in New York can earn 60 college credits in computer science.
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A two-month pilot study of moving violations near school buses in Nevada's largest county found 6.1 violations each day per bus. Now the State Assembly is considering a bill to allow schools to use enforcement cameras.
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More than 400 students who participated in the Congressional App Challenge demonstrated their award-winning work this week at the U.S. Capitol. The apps they designed combined technical prowess and personal experience.
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The nonprofit Digital Promise launched the Responsibly Designed AI Product Certification this week to help school leaders select AI-driven ed-tech tools that meet specific requirements for student learning and safety.
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Two former secretaries of education, a former university president who worked with the Department of Education and a former Department of Justice official said recent education funding cuts distract from solving real issues.
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A customized lab at Woodhaven Upper Elementary School in Michigan gives students access to computers, 3D printers, laser engravers, drones, robotic kits, programming software and digital design tools.
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A federal lawsuit alleges that Google embeds hidden “tracking” technologies in its education products to follow students’ online activity as they use websites and apps, creating a “fingerprint” specific to each child.
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Chief information officers from a handful of state education departments have come together to form a data-sharing collaborative to create interoperable education data systems and pool their knowledge and resources.
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Addressing a full room at the ASU+GSV Summit this week, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon answered questions about Title I funding, The Nation's Report Card, DEI and technology.
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At the Consortium for School Networking’s annual conference in Seattle last week, three superintendents shared how school leaders can explore new technology while safeguarding students and the quality of their education.
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The Oregon House of Representatives will vote on a bill to restrict K-12 students from using cellphones between the first and last bells of the school day and spells out consequences for those who violate the rules.
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A Massachusetts school district is working with third-party cybersecurity experts and law enforcement officers to investigate whether them network intruder accessed anyone’s personal information.
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Digital Promise’s AI literacy framework recommends that school districts promote basic understanding, practical use and evaluation of tools by working within goals and practices they already have in place.
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Out of 310 school leaders surveyed by Education Week Research Center in January and February of 2025, 74 percent said they expect the information they collect about vendors' cybersecurity protections will increase.
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K-12 cybersecurity experts are concerned that funding cuts and policy changes by the Trump administration will kneecap information-sharing networks that schools rely on to stay ahead of cyber criminals and data leaks.
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A 2023 law prevents Northwestern School Corporation from charging student fees to pay for devices, so the school board is pursuing a $1.5 million bond project to cover the cost of new iPads for students.
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At a workshop this week at the Consortium for School Networking’s annual conference, student data privacy expert Linnette Attai said thorough data mapping and policy review are fundamental to data protection.
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