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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.
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Through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Literably will further develop its reading assessment platform to help educators tailor reading lessons to student needs and address pandemic-related learning loss.
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A recent fight sparked by social media has prompted a Connecticut school district to consider implementing a new cell phone policy, and administrators say it would help if parents had their kids leave phones at home.
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Given already high demand for cybersecurity professionals which is only expected to rise, Purdue University Northwest is transitioning some of its current cybersecurity offerings into a four-year degree.
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The event featured an interactive discussion panel and activities involving topics such as teachable machines, can machines be creative, social media and information, personal image classification and careers in AI.
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Noticing that school districts often need guidance in implementing new technology, an ed-tech company has created a strategic planning advisory service to assess a school's needs and direct them to the appropriate tech.
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The Washington school will put the money toward robotics, manufacturing courses and a new computer lab in which students can access Microsoft training courses for fields such as welding and computer science.
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About 60 percent of STEM graduates from the city's two major universities stay in Louisiana five years after earning their degrees, but experts say digital equity and reaching kids at a young age could improve retention.
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Staff at the Alabama elementary school had been planning for four years to build a STEM lab, and now a $25,000 grant will afford them materials including a makerspace cart, robots, drones and coding lessons.
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A report from the IT security company Arctic Wolf notes that universities need a multi-pronged approach to IT security, including major investments, two-factor authentication, internal policies and staff training.
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Under Gov. Gavin Newsom's revised proposal, the state's colleges and universities will get a 5 percent base general fund increase in each of the next five years, contingent upon raising graduation rates and meeting other goals.
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A high school in Connecticut will offer students six "academies" to choose from, giving them experience in fields such as emerging and business technology, scientific innovation, information technology and cybersecurity.
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The data breach of a California-based ed-tech vendor has exposed demographic information of 22,000 students from Greeley-Evans School District 6 in Colorado, including names, gender, birthdate, grade, class and school.
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The Arizona-based IT training provider has added hybrid training courses for careers in cybersecurity and network engineering, with live instruction, online study groups, one-on-one conferencing and career coaching.
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Special education professionals say the increasing use of technology in schools has, in some cases, helped by making families more involved and giving students a digital environment in which they feel comfortable.
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The department thinks the schools could be labs of innovation to inform virtual learning practices throughout the district, but details on a start date, and who will teach and attend, are not yet public.
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In response to a 2018 court ruling that deemed the state's K-12 education system inadequate for Native American students and other groups, the state has set new goals and plans for extended learning and at-risk students.
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Chenango-Delaware-Otsego Workforce will use a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor for short- and longer-term training in IT, cybersecurity or manufacturing, and job placement after completion.
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Translation applications driven by artificial intelligence are showing promise for schools in improving communications with parents and students. As these technologies advance, so do the possibilities for their use.
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