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A collaboration between Carnegie Mellon University’s CREATE Lab, the STEM Coding Lab and the Valley School of Ligonier will teach elementary students about AI’s ethical and societal implications. -
North Kansas City School District is cooperating with law enforcement after an audit found a district IT employee approved invoices for a vendor owned by his brother, without following procurement requirements.
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A Colorado school district has blocked access to ChatGPT on district-issued devices, in light of the chatbot's easily skirted age verification process, opaque group chats and ability to generate explicit materials.
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 American Council on Education’s Jon Fansmith anticipates major impacts on higher education from federal policies such as the reconciliation bill, the government shutdown and the targeting of international students.
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A recent report by RAND Corp found that three quarters of school principals feel phone bans have improved school climate and reduced behavior problems, and only one in 20 said they placed new burdens on administrators.
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After teen suicides drew the attention of lawsuits and lawmakers, the artificial intelligence chatbot platform Character.AI announced plans to restrict the use of its platform to two hours a day for minors.
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A new degree program in applied AI at the largest art and design school in the U.S. has prompted varied reactions from students and staff, with some designers embracing it and other departments seeing it as automation.
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District leaders at the EdTech Week conference in New York City last week showcased how they approach AI innovation, balancing opportunity with practicality.
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Given new pressures from emerging tech, funding cuts and public skepticism, EDUCAUSE’s list of priorities for higher education in 2026 calls for strong data foundations, AI literacy and collaboration.
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The 2025 Fall Cybersecurity Summit at Thiel College in Pennsylvania last week involved a variety of speakers on three different panels focused on industry, education and military and government affairs.
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The idea behind the new technology is to enable quicker emergency response in case of school shootings or weapons threats. The effort reflects larger trends in public safety and government technology.
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When schools across the U.S. were unable to access various learning management systems, security programs and online assessment tools hosted by AWS last week, teachers had to scramble to figure out workarounds.
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A college in Michigan custom-built a media studio for students and faculty to produce video and audio content, and a collaborative hub to connect in-person and online learners through integrated audio-visual technology.
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Switching schools can be especially challenging for students with IEPs, but some experts say cross-sector collaboration and better data systems could help ensure a child’s learning plan follows them wherever they go.
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Some higher education IT leaders say getting financial and institutional partners on board with new technology should start with discussions about problems, not tools, and what works to address them.
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This week's Cyber Awareness and Research Symposium is a student-oriented event to promote cybersecurity practices and recruit students to programs in cybersecurity, cybersecurity engineering and artificial intelligence.
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A public community college in Illinois will use grants from the National Science Foundation to coordinate AI workshops for faculty across disciplines and create a cybersecurity toolkit for college employees.
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Some former employees of Commonwealth Charter Academy say they were asked to develop online curricula that could be sold to other states rather than focusing on Pennsylvania's standards and history.
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Panelists at the EdTech Week conference in New York City called for intentional, evidence-based ed-tech decisions grounded in real metrics of impact, accessibility, interoperability and instructional alignment.
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Some current and former staff at Commonwealth Charter Academy said it started to feel more like a business focused on convincing parents to enroll new students than a school focused on their academic performance.
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Some surveys show an increasing number of students using AI to complete homework, prompting teachers to reevaluate when and how they assign it, and what they intend students to get out of it.
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