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Hanna Kemble-Mick, an elementary school counselor in Topeka, Kan., creates chatbots that can give students in grades three through six immediate access to help, as well as expand their learning.
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If recent legislation passes, TikTok would be blocked from school networks and devices, and employees would be barred from using it for classroom instruction or to communicate or promote any school-sponsored activities.
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A recent EdWeek survey found district and school leaders would be most likely to recommend a math product if it uses AI to help them identify where students need extra support or are falling behind in math.
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The Michigan Department of Education this week will host the first of two virtual job fairs to combat widespread teacher shortages, where districts statewide can list openings and interact online with candidates.
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NVIDIA is lending teaching materials and upskilling opportunities in artificial intelligence to Utah's higher education students and state workers in a new partnership with colleges and universities across the state.
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A cyber attack in late 2024 exposed names, dates of birth, student identification numbers and Medicaid identification numbers, but not Social Security numbers or financial information, of current and former students.
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An Honors Program at Central Michigan University challenges students to consider philosophical questions around artificial intelligence, like the nature of sentience and the ethics of using AI tools on assignments.
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Yale University professors flagged unusually long, elaborate answers on an exam as possible cheating with an AI chatbot. Now the student alleges they discriminated against him, a French native residing in Texas.
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The University of Chicago’s proprietary chatbot, PhoenixAI, leverages OpenAI models but serves as an open-ended platform for faculty, students and administrators to experiment and find new use cases.
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A report this week from the nonprofit Center for Internet Security shows that most school cyber attacks rely on human error and tend to spike during exam weeks and other busy, high-pressure times.
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Voters in Oklahoma this week narrowly passed a bond to improve a career and technical education center, including expanding capacity for high-demand programs like cybersecurity, programming AI and aviation technology.
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Huntsville City Schools are installing weapons detection systems from Opengate at its elementary campuses. The district put Evolv weapon detectors at high schools in 2023, and Opengate systems at middle schools in 2024.
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In addition to almost every four-year college in the state, the Connecticut AI Alliance will also include six community organizations and nonprofit agencies working together to drive innovation and create jobs.
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont asked Yale instructors and students to study artificial intelligence policies across the U.S. and come back with insights and advice. Their 50-slide presentation informed what he did next.
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All public school districts in Washington state are transitioning from a patchwork of websites for student career planning to the new High School and Beyond Plan online platform, as mandated by the Legislature in 2023.
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A donation from venture capitalist Bill Gurley University of Texas at Austin will help support a robotics program, including freshmen research and updates to lab equipment, computing power and materials.
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In response to public input, Willoughby-Eastlake Schools in Ohio are investing in workforce development by adding middle school and early high school programs in fields such as IT, manufacturing tech and cybersecurity.
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Santa Fe Public Schools announced a shift to remote learning on Thursday for grades K-12 after being notified of potential power shutdowns and Internet outages due to high winds and fire conditions.
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Bipartisan bills advancing through the North Carolina House and Senate would require school districts to create their own restrictions for cellphone use during class.
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A Colorado school district has come out against legislation that would require the Colorado Department of Education to develop a new reporting database to receive complaints about contracts with digital vendors.
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As South Carolina's educational sector evolves to serve its economic development, it won’t be long until all its universities offer degrees in AI and cybersecurity to complement traditional computer science degrees.
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