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With evidence mounting that students aren’t interacting or paying attention, schools districts across the country are going “phone-free” and requiring students to lock up or turn off their phones.
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Columbus city schools, with 834 buses, has spent $1 million in federal grants for tablet computers with GPS that will display bus routes and announce turn-by-turn directions to drivers.
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Two Lakota High Schools in Butler County is the site for the cyber academies, which will have its course costs covered by the international IT corporation Belcan.
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The city of Decatur has invested $14 million in technology since 2011. This includes a $3.2 million tech budget this year, the largest in the school’s history, resulting in the completion of its one-to-one initiative.
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The U.S. Department of Education has opened more than two dozen investigations into universities that offer female-only scholarships, awards, professional development workshops as well as STEM camps for school girls.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation allowing school districts to install cameras that would record vehicles that illegally pass school buses when the stop-arm is extended. Fines would range from $250 to $1,000.
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Career Technical Education programs focus primarily on jobs that don’t require four-year degrees. While they’re often seen as a college alternative, they are increasingly viewed as a pathway for students to transfer from college.
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Since 2017, the state’s landmark college has reduced IT spending by $6 million, but it has initiated a consolidation program that has put the university’s IT security under centralized – and better – control.
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The National Science Foundation has awarded the grants to Rice University, University of Houston, and Texas Southern University to increase career opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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With 10,000 students and $90 million in state funding, the Georgia Cyber Academy should be running at full speed. Instead, it has been hit by legal problems, tech issues and communication problems, leaving parents fuming.
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With the number of guidance counselors in decline, high school students need all the assistance they can get to ensure success in college. Technology could help to fill the information and guidance gap.
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Blue light emergency phones are a familiar sight on the UW campus in Madison, but data shows most calls are either pranks or accidents. Research finds some colleges are taking them down while others are adding more phones.
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A Limestone County elementary student, who is participating in a homebound education program due to a medical condition, has been provided with a telepresence robot to help her keep up with class work.
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Wayne State University’s Center for Advance Mobility will enroll engineering graduate students this fall in classes on autonomous driving technology, connectivity, smart infrastructure and electrification.
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Due to their wealth of data and limited budget for cybersecurity staff and training, schools have drawn the eye of hackers. Experts recommend backing up data and investing in cybersecurity training and preparedness.
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Nearly 53,000 students and 3,100 educators in Naperville were affected by the breach, which occurred at a company that handles the districts’ K-8 academic assessments. The company said there’s been no evidence of misuse.
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Students from the i3 New Tech Academy will get a chance to help design Palm Coast’s sprawling new town center, which will include an innovation district. Their design work includes using computer-aided design software.
