Preparing K-12 and higher education IT leaders for the exponential era
Education News
-
Those stepping up to fill education’s new C-suite role say it's more than just understanding IT — it requires communication and skill-building across disciplines and comfort levels, and flexibility to create a road map. -
University System of Maryland students will have free access to Google Career Certificates in cybersecurity, data analytics, digital marketing and e-commerce, IT support, project management and UX design.
-
A school board resolution acknowledges that technology plays an essential role in modern education but says it has to be “balanced with proven traditional methods to best support student achievement and well-being.”
More Stories
-
The New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education will bring international entrepreneurs to the New Jersey Institute of Technology and William Paterson University to assist with research, teaching and developing AI startups.
-
Higher education institutions are more prepared for cyber attacks if they prioritize data security, categorize their data, maintain robust backups, and implement access controls and life cycle management processes.
-
The New Jersey Department of Education will give money to 10 school districts and two county vocational school districts to tutor students, train teachers and start other artificial intelligence-related programs.
-
Proposed legislation would ban phones, tablets, smartwatches and any other Internet-connected devices from school grounds during the day, from bell to bell, including both instructional and non-instructional time.
-
A collaboration between the nonprofit Complete College America, the ed-tech platform Riipen, and a handful of institutions in five states will use experiential learning to prepare students for an AI-ready workforce.
-
Many Oregon school districts have been notified that a data breach of Carruth Compliance Consulting, which manages retirement plans, may have compromised names, Social Security numbers and financial account information.
-
Seven years after a cyber attack cost her North Carolina school district $1.3 million, a retired CTO shared stories and tips from the 42-day recovery process at the Future of Education Technology Conference.
-
AI agents are customizable tools with more decision-making power than chatbots. They have the potential to automate more tasks, and some schools have implemented them for administrative and educational purposes.
-
Opening this fall in Arizona, Unbound Academy will use AI to condense core academic lessons to two hours a day, followed by workshops, mentorship sessions and student-led projects, per the school’s charter application.
-
Part of Gov. Kathy Hochul's budget proposal would cover tuition at any public community college in New York for adults studying fields such as advanced manufacturing, technology, engineering, AI or cybersecurity.
-
Starting in May, a college in central Pennsylvania will offer a five-course,15-credit online program focused on emerging AI trends, online learning practices, and strategies to improve student engagement and outcomes.
-
The university's new policy requires anyone who wants to send a mass email to file a request to be evaluated by the UI Office of Strategic Communication, which will then use written standards to determine its validity.
-
The idea that any latest technology will change education forever is a familiar one. Artificial intelligence’s adaptability and expertise make it different, experts said, but further reflection is needed.
-
After multiple years of work, along with some setbacks, students in Centaurus High School's physics club are ready to build a space plane with a goal of contributing to climate change research.
-
The Baker School District is one of hundreds nationwide and in other countries affected by a computer breach that accessed students’ names, birthdates and some other information.
-
Schools and districts comprise 645 of the 707 participants selected to receive funding through the Federal Communications Commission’s three-year, $200 million Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program.
-
In the face of rising absenteeism and discipline issues, some schools have found esports can motivate students academically, provide sportsmanship training and give them a more positive outlook on education.
-
Many schools struggle to keep up with artificial intelligence and navigate between third-party solutions. Working with Pathify has helped the College of Eastern Idaho aggregate numerous information sources in one dashboard.
Education Events
June 5, 2025
June 11, 2025
September 29, 2025
September 2025
September 2025
October 2025
October 21, 2025
November 20, 2025
November 2025
December 4-5, 2025
Maryland K-12 AI Leadership Conference
December 2025
