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Republican and Democratic leaders in the Kansas Senate have pre-filed a bipartisan bill that would require all public and private accredited school districts to adopt policies banning phones. -
Five students at Dow High School in Midland, Mich., have co-authored research about agriculture in space that will soon appear in a major scientific journal.
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Over the course of three months in 2025, hackers exploited vulnerabilities in Oracle E-Business Suite to exfiltrate Social Security numbers, birth dates and bank information for millions of students and staff.
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A private Catholic college in Albany opened a new facility that houses cutting-edge XR equipment including 20 computer stations, more than 30 headsets loaded with VR applications, mobile VR labs and drone technology.
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Groton Public Schools was offline Thursday following a cyber attack on its main servers. The technology director said the source of the attack has been identified, and connectivity was 90 percent restored by the end of the day.
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In one of two school safety summits hosted by educators and law enforcement in Madison County, Ill., each year, experts warned about AI deepfakes and online exploitation such as grooming, sexting and "sextortion."
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The university's Engineering Center of Excellence donated $10,000 to the Lafayette Parish School System's robotics program and gave its students access to equipment and mentorship from professors and deans.
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The University of Illinois' Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory is the lead applicant in a regional consortium pursuing grant funding to train and equip biomanufacturing professionals.
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A Jan. 22 report from the Office of Educational Technology and Office of Special Education Programs dispels the myths of assistive technology devices and shares improvements that experts have witnessed in that space.
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Princeton University officials made almost the entire campus a "restricted zone" where e-scooters and e-bikes are not allowed, due to concerns about safety and a lack of compliance with a previous "peak hours" policy.
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Proposed legislation in New York City would compel the city Department of Education to distribute facts at the beginning of each school year about social media addiction and its potential health impacts.
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Methuen Public School District, like others in Massachusetts, is looking at state grants to purchase lockers or pouches to store cellphones, as well as to support professional development and school culture activities.
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The U.S. Department of Education’s first-ever National STEM Festival will take place April 11-13 in Washington, D.C., celebrating innovative projects from students in grades six through 12 who won national competitions.
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The company’s latest AI features and content for education include new task-management and teamworking software, an AI for Educators Learning Path program, and expanded availability of reading and chatbot tools.
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The policy for K-12 teachers, which takes effect Sept. 1, requires a specific certification from the Board of Regents or proof that the teacher has taught a computer science class since the 2017-2018 school year.
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Seven experts from public education, nonprofits and the private sector predict shifting priorities around critical thinking, cyber defense, artificial intelligence, personalized education and data-based decisionmaking.
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School in Chicopee, Longmeadow, Springfield and Westfield are among 23 districts and other public agencies scheduled for cybersecurity awareness training through the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security.
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Recent hacking, phishing and ransomware schemes have wrought havoc on networks at Garden State town halls, hospitals and schools, such as Freehold Township School District, which had to cancel classes on Monday.
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In response to surging student interest, the University of Texas at San Antonio is creating a dedicated college to focus on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and other programs related to computing and data science.
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Officials at Muscogee County School District in Georgia say they haven't applied for funding for electric buses because the mileage range and charge times would cause significant delays with transporting students.
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Freehold Township Schools in New Jersey were closed Monday after officials discovered a cybersecurity incident that did not appear to affect the regional school district. They declined to disclose further details.
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