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Among more than 68,000 surveyed educators, most say school cellphone policies directly contributed to students having better learning experiences, healthier relationships and improved emotional well-being. -
A class-action lawsuit against a community college in Oregon alleges that the school failed to properly protect student data by storing it in an unencrypted, Internet-accessible environment.
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Several professors said departments in the humanities, computer science and some other majors have raised concerns about AI use, while the schools of information, business and economics have generally embraced it.
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K-12 teachers and higher education faculty across all grade levels and subject areas will have free access to AI literacy training modules designed by Google and aligning with ISTE+ASCD standards.
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To help meet growing state interest in broadband infrastructure, a public community college in Texas will put a $2.2 million workforce grant toward developing new curricula for training fiber technicians.
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Under state law, New Jersey public school students must be in classrooms for the day to be counted, with exceptions for when schools are closed more than three consecutive days due to a declared state of emergency.
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Artificial intelligence is complicating an already difficult calculation for schools, empowering hackers at the same time federal government cuts to cybersecurity are pushing IT leaders to adapt and share services.
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Speaking to the challenges of ed-tech procurement, Lisa Berghoff of Highland Park High School said school districts should overlook hype and focus instead on whether a new tool is accessible and backed by sound research.
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The technology director of Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District in Texas says AI will make phishing campaigns and deepfake videos more sophisticated, requiring more vigilance on the part of network users.
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A new degree program within the College of Engineering at the University of North Texas will train students to design, build and deploy AI software and systems, as well as assess their social and ethical implications.
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Some school district IT teams have been experimenting with using generative AI tools for cybersecurity, for example to analyze data logs on help desk tickets to improve incident response plans, or to troubleshoot code.
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State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) Executive Director Julia Fallon says Congress may need to identify legislative means outside of E-rate to solve the home connectivity issue for students.
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If enacted, a bill that cleared its final Senate committee hurdle this week includes provisions for parent notifications and consent regarding instructional AI tools, as well as responsibilities for ed-tech vendors.
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A faux-phishing email crafted by students at Eminence High School in Kentucky snagged 14 staffers at the district. Another in late January, created with help from generative AI, persuaded 29 staffers to click the link.
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UNCG will be the first university in the state to have a SparkHub, where students complete modules in AI, cybersecurity, software development, UX/UI design, data analytics, game design and esports.
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High schoolers attending the Future of Education Technology Conference last month argued that punitive policies against essential technologies do a disservice to graduates entering an AI-saturated job market.
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Federal funding will help Grand Valley State University establish a new West Michigan Trustworthy AI Consortium, which will work with partners in academia, industry, government and nonprofits to lead advanced research.
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Remote learning days have been unavoidable due to severe weather, but Buffalo school officials say the district still has issues with device access and inconsistent rules that beg for a more organized strategy.
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After implementing an initiative to reduce screen time last August, a North Carolina school district is seeing results that resemble pre-COVID learning environments, with improved focus, behavior, reading and writing.
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For decades, the cost of course materials has increased far beyond the rate of inflation, and Salem State University students say open-resource course materials online would better serve them and their professors, both.
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Campbell County Public Schools in Virginia is giving the MagicSchool AI platform to four teachers and 15 students first, then using data from the pilot to inform best practices, training needs and division guidelines.
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