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The move reflects a broader push by the education platform Newsela to help educators turn fragmented student data into actionable intelligence without adding new systems or complexity. -
At a recent webinar hosted by Fast Company and Texas A&M University, private-sector executives said colleges and universities must partner with tech companies and embrace AI to remain relevant to students.
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Faced with falling enrollment and a growing budget deficit, United Independent School District is expanding its early college program and preparing to offer a virtual high school program, open to any student in Texas.
The CDG/CDE AWS Champions Awards honor AWS customers who are setting new standards for innovation in the public sector.
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In a Tuesday panel, “Technology and the College Experience: How Institutions Can Exceed Learner Expectations,” product managers from Anthology, D2L and Turnitin discussed potentials and pitfalls of emerging technologies.
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With ransomware and other cyber threats increasingly targeted at school systems, New York-based risk intelligence company Flashpoint is offering its risk management and cybersecurity platform to K-12 school districts.
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The North Carolina district is planning an open house to show off a scanner called Evolv Express that can scan 3,600 people an hour for potential weapons, without requiring them to empty their bags.
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Available on campus or online, a Bachelor of Science program aims to help meet high demand for professionals in the field. UW-Stout also offers a minor, two certificates and two concentrations related to cybersecurity.
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The new degree program will start in fall 2023 to meet growing demand for computer science professionals. The number of jobs in the cybersecurity industry is expected to grow by more than 30 percent in the next decade.
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1EdTech's Learning Impact Conference kicked off Monday with a panel, “Achieving Curriculum and Instructional Equity at Scale,” in which K-12 and college administrators discussed inequities facing underserved students.
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In the first of a two-part series, career school technologist Kipp Bentley examines some important ways that ed tech helped schools navigate the move to remote learning. Part two will focus on new and ongoing challenges.
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As their final computer science project at Hermantown High School, a group of seniors built the Hawk Tip Line app to allow students to anonymously report vandalism, as well as acts of kindness, to school officials.
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An apparent explosion Sunday morning caused a power outage at Montana Technological University, prompting the institution to shut down its data center for a time and use generators to support essential systems on campus.
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Complementing online coursework and extracurricular activities through the Idaho Digital Learning Academy, high school juniors toured engineering and science labs at the University of Idaho this week.
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Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District is working with Raptor Technologies to evaluate its camera surveillance system and implement new tools to manage visitors and emergency drills.
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A survey of close to 8,000 stakeholders, conducted by Gov. Mark Gordon's Imagining and Innovating the Delivery of Education (RIDE) Advisory Group, found widespread frustrations with education and student assessments.
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A nonprofit that builds technology solutions for other nonprofits is looking for high schoolers to participate in a daylong "hackathon" in which they'll help design a program to track and coordinate volunteers.
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Cybersecurity programs such as the online one at Western Governors University have seen growing interest from military personnel looking for flexible IT training, either for their current roles or after their service.
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The Biden administration appointee was confirmed June 8 by the Senate in a bipartisan vote. Loyd moves from an acting to a permanent assistant secretary position at the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education.
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Two North Dakota students received recognition for their performance solving real-world problems in a free online cybersecurity training program with 45,000 other high school students across the country.
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Six large member districts of Chiefs for Change, a national network of education leaders, will work with Safer School Solutions to close security gaps through data-driven ideas and assigned tasks at school campuses.
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Politicians and other local leaders are calling on the California legislature to approve funding for a facility to train Riverside Community College District students in areas such as cybersecurity and automotive tech.
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