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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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An investigation by the South Florida Sun Sentinel uncovered a series of decisions by the district and its lawyers to mislead or delay notifying potential victims, and withhold details and internal correspondences.
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A new educational space in downtown Johnstown, Pa., contains STEM-related displays and information about various educational programs. The center’s director hopes to eventually partner with local school districts.
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The education IT security company ManagedMethods hosted a webinar Thursday to discuss ways that schools and ed-tech vendors can better protect student data amid a rise in cyber attacks against K-12 districts.
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With the help of a driver, a librarian and a paraeducator, a school district in rural Arkansas turned a decommissioned school bus into a mobile library and science lab to bring school to kids who couldn't get to campus.
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The Minnesota school district surveyed parents and staff about whether to schedule additional "digital learning days," and many respondents expressed concern about schedule disruptions and lost instructional time.
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Wilson Central School District has a three-year contract with Paper, a 24-hour chatroom accessible from the district's website that can walk students through problems and review their essays.
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Researchers at the University of Missouri will use $12 million awarded by the U.S. Department of Education to research classroom applications for speech recognition tools and game-based learning.
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The inaugural year of the mentorship program, organized by Bowdoin College CIO Michael Cato, will prepare women and people of color in higher education IT for senior leadership positions in the field.
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Supported by a $2 million investment from the state, a free charter school will enlist Miami Dade College faculty to prepare students for certifications in cybersecurity, cloud computing or data analytics.
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Classes are proceeding as scheduled, but the Washington institution's local servers, website and campus WiFi are down, and officials are unsure whether confidential personal data was compromised.
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In many Kentucky districts such as Owensboro Public Schools, a lack of state funding for classroom materials combined with the flexibility and selection of digital texts has made traditional textbooks less common.
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The partnership will prepare Revature employees for work as software engineers by giving them paid training and a chance to finish their degrees through online courses through the University of Arizona Global Campus.
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The Minnesota school district is using a new grading system in which homework is optional and students can retake tests until they pass, but many teachers say kids aren’t learning or being prepared for the real world.
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In a Q&A with The Advocate, the director of UL at Lafayette’s Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Energy Center discusses a new program to train engineers and technicians for work in the solar industry.
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The Dallas-Fort Worth area has a bevy of options for local senior citizens to take computer classes at senior centers, libraries, community colleges, assisted living facilities and other organizations.
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The game-based Luca & Friends app uses artificial intelligence and computer vision to integrate education and fitness, challenging kids to answer quiz questions using basic movements such as stretching or jumping.
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In partnership with the NASA HUNCH program, seniors at the Lebanon County Career and Technology Center are drawing and 3D modeling parts for handrails that will be used to help astronauts stay stationary in zero gravity.
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Increasing in frequency and complexity, cyber attacks on K-12 schools have major implications for teaching and learning, school budgets, parent communication, and the protection of sensitive personal data.
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