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Hartford Public Schools in Connecticut have contracted with Timely, because budget constraints and reduced staffing have made it increasingly difficult for the district to create master schedules.
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A survey of educators who work in career and technical education found that nearly a third of those who don't already have programs in IT and cybersecurity at their school expect one will launch in the next five years.
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Through SUNY Canton and his own company, CyberSpara, a cybersecurity professor developed the DigitalPASS game to teach K-12 students responsible practices through their own interactions, as opposed to didactic instruction.
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South Texas students and families received laptops through AT&T's donation to the nonprofit Human I-T, with which AT&T is also working to provide the Boys & Girls Club of Pharr-San Juan with laptops and other resources.
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A New Jersey school district will give an iPad to all K-8 students and teachers for the coming school year, with professional development and one-to-one leadership coaching and support planned throughout the year.
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Debra Roy, president of the board of directors for a San Diego nonprofit, said what started as an after-school club run by volunteers now runs weekend and partnership programs that serve over 2,500 students per year.
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North Carolina's third largest school district is installing new video cameras, upgrading existing ones in schools and buses, and expanding the use of high-speed body scanners from high schools to middle schools.
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North Dakota high school students can now create digital wallets for storing transcripts, diplomas and other credentials, and the state expects colleges and employers to sign on in the coming months.
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Researchers at the University of Georgia's Mary Frances Early College of Education are working on an AI system to more accurately rate open-ended responses on creativity assessments for children.
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Looking for Twitter alternatives to build professional learning networks and connect with peers, some educators said they felt "inspired" by conversations on the app while others compared it to shouting into a void.
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A public school district in northern Texas has launched a new website and is preparing a new mobile app for launch this fall to share calendar and event details, videos and other information.
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Public education researchers and policymakers are weighing the pros and cons of Florida House Bill 379, which took effect July 1. The other 49 states will be watching closely when classes resume next month.
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A California school district has signed onto an effort by districts across the country to hold companies such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube accountable for contributing to a mental health crisis among young people.
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Nevada's largest school district will not put metal detectors at the entrances of select facilities this fall, as administrators felt the idea was not feasible and did not definitively address safety concerns.
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The nonprofit Consortium for School Networking’s online dashboard includes data on population demographics, financial information, Internet speeds and other metrics for states and counties across the U.S.
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What could have been a digital quagmire for California’s largest school district served as a chance to hone cyber response and gird its more than 250 applications used by some 1.6 million users.
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The proposal would create a new pilot program, allotting up to $200 million over three years, for schools and libraries to assess effective cybersecurity methods and implement advanced firewalls, among other needs.
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Officials at a Texas school district are taking a deliberative approach to bringing generative artificial intelligence to classrooms, sending staff for training and preparing to explain appropriate use to students.
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As with any powerful new technology, the potential for artificial intelligence to analyze large volumes of data and automate processes comes with a risk that it will be used for nefarious purposes.
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PowerSchool will add messaging, notification and paperless permission forms to its growing list of K-12 functions that already includes grading, registrations, finance and state reporting compliance.
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