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The American Medical Association awarded $12 million across 11 institutions to implement artificial intelligence-powered feedback for students on tasks like clinical reasoning and interactions with patients. -
A recent promotion through the state-funded CalKIDS initiative highlights how the state of California is using education savings accounts to address technology access for students.
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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, an international policy research group, found that when students depend on AI, the mental processes that turn answers into understanding decline.
The CDG/CDE AWS Champions Awards honor AWS customers who are setting new standards for innovation in the public sector.
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A report from Info-Tech Research Group says CIOs will play an increasingly important role in keeping universities competitive and accelerating digital transformation as student demand for virtual options grows.
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Cybersecurity professor and ethicist Ed Zuger discusses teaching technology ahead of the curve, and whether an Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights might lay the groundwork for responsible innovation.
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A New Jersey company created a curriculum for fifth to eighth grade students to learn about technology overuse and addiction, ultimately leading to real-world conversations and relationship building.
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A new program at the University of Massachusetts Lowell campus will make certain courses and faculty available to high school students, and Fitchburg State University has a new degree program in digital media innovation.
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With more than 25 years of IT management experience, Ed Clark comes to the nation’s largest university system with an eye on online classes, educational resources, student equity and other learning challenges.
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Two buses in a Georgia school district outfitted with technology to allow them to communicate with traffic signals gave the buses green lights on heavily traveled corridors, resulting in improved performance.
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Renovations to the University of Texas Permian Basin's library will include an eSports arena with large TVs and 12 high-performance gaming work stations, plus offices and an event space with a stage and seating for 100.
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University of Washington professor Yejin Choi will use a grant from the MacArthur Foundation to develop artificial intelligence systems that can detect sentiment or deceptive intent in writing.
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Increased federal investments in domestic production of semiconductors is challenging universities to train a new workforce, which they aim to do with new facilities, state initiatives and industry partnerships.
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Austin Independent School District is moving forward with an initiative to transition entirely to electric school buses, with plans to have three on the roads next year and half of its fleet electric by 2027.
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A shared program between Burrell, Derry Area, Hempfield Area and Kiski Area school districts uses Google for Education and seven teachers to lead remote classes for 53 students learning from home.
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The Virginia community college last weekend announced plans to convert two buildings into a learning space to accommodate students in cybersecurity, nursing, IT, general education and dual enrollment programs.
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The California college shut down its network earlier this month after detecting suspicious activity on a Sunday morning. Administrators are working with a third party to determine whether information was compromised.
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A five-year grant issued by the Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs will help Benetech fund its DREAM Center program, making digital materials accessible to students with disabilities.
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Polling area colleges and universities, the Philadelphia Inquirer found that 13 counted overall enrollment being down from last fall, six cited an increase, seven said they were roughly the same, and six did not answer.
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An Indiana school district awarded a $256,000 contract to Joink for high-definition cameras with cloud storage, enabling the district to better store and retrieve data and for longer periods of time.
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Experts say uncertainties over stolen data will persist well into the future, not only for the district but for those employees and student families whose personal information was published on the dark web.
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Amid plummeting enrollment in community colleges, most students say they want online options. Administrators doubt the pre-2020 status quo will ever return, but concerns remain about the quality of the online experience.
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