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A new digital report card from the Alabama State Department of Education tracks data such as admissions, completions and exits of the state's educator preparation programs. -
A private business based in Guilderland, New York, is hosting a student robotics competition in January as part of the Vex robotics series, with support and funding from the University at Albany.
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North Carolina's Child Fatality Task Force recently endorsed legislation to limit how companies can use data on minors, and it will continue studying the impacts of AI companions and chatbots.
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A new iPad application from School Rebound SA analyzes the script or cursive writing of elementary students and employs gamification to teach them how to write more legibly.
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Nationally, 13.4 percent of rural households lack the minimum necessary broadband connection for streaming educational videos or virtual classrooms, according to the National Rural Education Association.
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A public school district in Georgia is still trying to bring its network back online after shutting it down in mid-November because of “suspicious activity." Officials say important programs were not impacted.
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Frontline Education, which makes tools for K-12 personnel, business operations and student information functions, has integrated with a payment-processing company's event ticketing and management capabilities.
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The Federal Communications Commission's $200 million initiative would help income-eligible districts and libraries identify what data protection measures are needed and provide discounted cybersecurity tools.
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Conemaugh Township Area High School will use a federal grant to buy classroom technology such as interactive projectors, laptops and display boards, and to implement a telemedicine system with two Telemed Carts.
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Robotics competitions like the FIRST Tech challenge bring hundreds of students into academic and extracurricular programs that encourage interest and aptitude in science, technology, engineering and math.
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Clark County Schools in Kentucky found their teachers now expect some flexibility in how they receive professional development, which is consistent with a national survey data from the EdWeek Research Center.
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North Tonawanda City School District in New York disabled 246 unnecessary user accounts and committed to drafting a corrective action plan to address issues identified in a report from the State Comptroller's Office.
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A new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in October will require media-literacy content to be included in English language arts, mathematics, science, history and social science curriculums.
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With post-pandemic education relief funding programs drawing to a close, the nonprofit Consortium for School Networking has advice for K-12 schools on careful shopping, additional funding and maintenance practices.
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Schools faced off against ransomware, banking Trojans, cryptominers and other threats, while citing limited cyber funding. This year, more schools struggled with threat detection and incident response management.
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A Nevada district that suffered a cyber attack in October is implementing stricter Google Workspace measures, a forced password change for students and two-factor authentication for staff accounts on Infinite Campus.
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After his son was diagnosed with dyslexia, Pittsburgh parent Scott Sosso built an artificial-intelligence platform that can learn how its users learn, adapt to their skill level and make suggestions and learning plans.
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The FBI and CISA, along with the MS-ISAC, issued a joint advisory explaining Rhysida ransomware actors’ known tactics, techniques and procedures and indicators of compromise — and ways to better defend.
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The U.S. Education Department's assistant secretary for planning, evaluation, and policy development this week said students must learn about AI, it needs privacy safeguards, and teachers need to be the key decisionmakers.
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The state Department of Management Division of Information Technology will provide K-12 schools with 16 months of endpoint detection and response services, including 24-hour monitoring and incident response.
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Henry County Schools took its Internet offline last week after detecting suspicious network activity. Except for online classes, district operations are continuing while county, state and federal officials investigate.
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