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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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The editor and publisher of the Enid News & Eagle makes the case that, while age-appropriateness is an important consideration for books in school libraries, passing laws to ban them is pointless and counterproductive.
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Returning after a one-year hiatus, a summit on climate change at the University of Colorado Boulder covered renewable energies, electrical grids, cultural changes and legal imperatives to reduce fossil fuel emissions.
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The latest student achievement data from the Maryland State Department of Education showed learning loss at all levels, with proficiency below 50 percent in most cases and especially low in math and science.
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Mississippi public schools have contracted with the K-12 dismissal platform PikMyKid, which will integrate with student information systems to allow parents and teachers to closely manage pickup and drop-off times.
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The money will go toward faculty training, curriculum content, hands-on labs, digital badges and software to train and diversify a workforce for in-demand jobs in the growing technology industry.
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A series of online challenges will allow high schoolers to act as cyber protection agents, solving cybersecurity-related puzzles and exploring topics such as code breaking, programming, networking and digital forensics.
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The Esport Company and Greater Johnstown Community YMCA are putting together a conference called TEC — technology, education, community — with gaming tournaments for high school and college students.
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In 10 years at the helm of the Utah Education and Telehealth Network, Timothy oversaw the consolidation of the state's separate networks for education and telehealth and a dramatic expansion of broadband.
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Donations from a nonprofit, the county, the city and its downtown development authority will go toward hiring new faculty with technology backgrounds and the launch of a web portal summarizing the college's tech efforts.
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Hosted by the State University of New York in Oneonta, seven panelists spoke about the importance of manufacturing for creating employment, and the importance of training and recruiting employees for the industry.
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Technology is helping to meet students' needs while students help their teachers learn technology at Lawrence County Signature School in Alabama, which has persuaded some kids to rejoin the public school system.
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The SHLB Coalition, American Library Association, Consortium for School Networking and State Educational Technology Directors Association successfully lobbied for a deadline extension to use emergency funds through June 2023.
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The nonprofit's latest initiative is an introduction to computers workshop for senior citizens that aims to tackle the digital divide and teach technology skills and practices for navigating a digital-first job market.
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Researchers at the university will launch a rocket loaded with instruments from NASA, Dartmouth College, University of New Hampshire, University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo and the U.S. Air Force Academy.
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Sewickley Academy in Pittsburgh will use the donation for facilities, scholarships and STEM offerings such as adding cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and advanced robotics to its computer science department.
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The New York University engineering school's new training program seeks to upskill IT professionals for new cybersecurity challenges and trends, as workplaces become more reliant on remote work.
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The U.S. Department of Education has updated its online transparency tool for prospective college students and families with more fine-grained data on potential costs, graduation rates, earnings and other metrics.
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The money will help construct a new STEM center to open this summer with a Makers Lab, aerospace and atmospheric science lab, robotics and flight stimulation next to Colin Powell Middle School in Matteson.
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