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A policy advocate from the American Civil Liberties Union warned FETC attendees last week that fear-based marketing and limited empirical evidence are driving district adoption of student surveillance tools. -
To support students facing mental health stressors in the digital age, school leaders must explain features like “data mining” and “engagement algorithms,” and give kids chances to develop social skills offline.
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Colorado State University's custom-built chatbot was developed on a secure network, so sensitive research and student information can be safely entered into it.
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 U.S. Department of Energy is investing a combined $72 million in five new industrial technology centers and various other programs to train new workers for advanced manufacturing and clean energy industries.
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As part of an ongoing statewide initiative to boost poor math scores, school districts can sign up to provide students and teachers with free access to digital resources from the New York-based nonprofit Zearn.
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Adjunct professor Russell Crispell at Niagara County Community College in New York uses VR headsets and 360-degree YouTube videos to immerse students in different scenarios requiring first aid training.
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Higher education leaders and students predict the State Board of Higher Education's ban, scheduled to take effect July 1, will have a negligible impact on students and university operations.
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OU energy faculty met with tribal leaders, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff recently to discuss the potential of geothermal energy production as a component of energy sovereignty.
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Money from a federal court settlement with an e-cigarette company will help many school districts across the country to install vape sensors, some of which resemble smoke detectors but are more sophisticated and costly.
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A Minnesota school district has gone back to pencils and paper since officials shut down its network due to suspicious activity. Classes were canceled Monday so teachers could prepare for "old school" lessons.
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Michigan launched the EV Scholars program, a $10,000 scholarship for students who accept job offers as electric engineers or software developers at 15 companies partnering with the state, to staff growing industries.
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An Alabama school district is still holding classes without Internet access two weeks after a ransomware attack forced it to shut down network operations, with no certain timeline for returning to normal.
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While other universities have suffered steep enrollment declines since COVID-19, the University of North Texas has experienced continual enrollment growth through the help of data analytics and a platform from SAS.
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Some who spent considerable time and resources to enter the $1 million contest launched by state education officials say it was a sham, drumming up attention but demanding a miracle and turning down practical ideas.
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Public details are scant, but the university has offered free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services to about 10,500 people whose personal information may have been compromised.
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Colleges and universities are convening working groups, rewriting academic integrity policies and preparing to use plagiarism checkers while professors think of ways to integrate generative AI into their curricula.
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The Texas Education Agency has approved i-Ready software from the ed-tech company Curriculum Associates for personalized instruction planning, assessment and classroom management at the elementary level.
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Funded by federal and state grants and tax credits, Baltimore City Public Schools has entered a 12-year contract with Massachusetts-based Highland Electric Fleets for 20 buses and 25 chargers starting this fall.
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A audit report from the state said Walton Central School District officials did not conduct annual inventories of information technology or adopt a comprehensive written policy for tracking equipment.
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Arizona State University is planning a $200 million investment to make its Polytechnic campus in southeast Mesa an epicenter for advanced manufacturing students interested in electric vehicles and batteries.
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A private university in Pennsylvania will host gaming experts and members of the public next week as it prepares construction of a gaming center this spring and the launch of its competitive esports program this fall.
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