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Howard University’s redesigned Intro to AI course, supported by the nonprofit CodePath and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, introduces industry-aligned training for entry-level engineering roles. -
Not every ed-tech tool has to be a bespoke platform or mobile app. A fourth-grade teacher at the Future of Education Technology Conference this week presented a collection of useful or fun websites available for free.
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North East Independent School District, which is located in San Antonio, may soon be fighting a legal battle with the Texas Education Agency over its controversial cellphone policy.
The CDG/CDE AWS Champions Awards honor AWS customers who are setting new standards for innovation in the public sector.
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The Sutter County Superintendent of Schools is working with the nonprofit Cyber Proud to host a virtual networking event Sept. 21 for aspiring tech professionals and business representatives of various tech companies.
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The Alabama Community College System will make Canvas and other Instructure products available to all students in its 24 public community and technical colleges by fall 2024.
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Eidex, whose K-12 data and reporting tools serve more than 500 schools in various states, is now part of Munetrix. The larger company will do business with municipalities and school districts in Michigan and beyond.
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Amid predictions that careers in science, technology, engineering and math will skyrocket in the next decade, students are increasingly participating in targeted programs to boost their skills.
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An event co-organized by the U.S. Department of Education and the educational media company EXPLR is accepting student projects in categories such as tech for good, space innovation and environmental stewardship.
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School districts are closing across North Carolina due to air conditioning systems not working properly during a heat wave. Administrators attribute the problem to maintenance staffing vacancies and HVAC parts shortages.
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The Center for Digital Thriving, which opens next month at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, will conduct research with various universities, mental health professionals, educators and families.
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The pandemic sparked growth in free digital tools for students and teachers. As that trend continues, student privacy protections are gaining more focus — and, it seems, more enforcement.
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A North Carolina school district is giving parents the ability to track their child's bus ride, with onboarding and departure times, on the Here Comes the Bus app. The app will also flag if a child gets on the wrong bus.
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A Massachusetts school district is implementing the Zonar Z Pass system that tracks buses and allows approved district staff to identify who is on a bus, when and where they got on and when and where they got off.
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The university kicked off a series of panel discussions this week about research into how AI tools could be used to solve problems, for example to "read" results of MRIs or detect warning signs of an aneurysm.
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Now quite acquainted with generative AI tools, educators at several U.S. universities have found them most helpful for guiding class discussions, fleshing out lesson plans and teaching about AI as an emerging technology.
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In Europe, where the SAT’s new format was implemented this year, schools reported smooth sailing with test administration and proctoring. Tests will still be administered on-site, and only on approved devices.
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As students nationwide begin the new school year, our September ed-tech issue looks at how artificial intelligence is impacting learning and efforts to build the next generation of IT experts.
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Pittsburgh Public Schools requires facilities without air conditioning to move to remote learning when the heat index exceeds 90 degrees, and 38 of its 54 schools did so this week due to a heat wave hitting the city.
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A suburban public school district in Pennsylvania has restored Internet connectivity after disconnecting its network last week due to an unspecified security threat, the details of which are still not public.
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The University of Michigan is requiring all students and staff to reset their passwords by Sept. 12 after officials discovered a "significant security threat" and took their network offline for a couple days.
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Some education experts say focused tutoring will be needed to address learning loss that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, and technological advances such as AI chatbots make tutoring more accessible than ever.
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