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A donation from Mark Zuckerberg's technology company Meta will go toward converting buildings on Capitol Mall into mixed-use facilities, including a dedicated AI Center and a new School of Public Affairs. -
If passed, a bill making its way through the Idaho legislature would not mandate the use of AI or the collection of data, but would require the State Department of Education to recommend standards and assessments.
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A private Catholic university in Connecticut is using an alumni's donation to construct a virtual reality-enabled classroom space with a free-roam pod, an esports lab and coursework in biology this fall.
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Analysts have been tracking the progress of 800,000 students on Zearn’s online math platform. The results show students from low-income ZIP codes are especially struggling to keep up with online lessons.
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An anti-racism pilot project at the University of Arizona aims to create VR sessions to immerse people in first-person experiences, with the idea that they might one day be paired with diversity training.
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University of Minnesota researchers worked with the Minnesota Department of Transportation to test the app by placing beacons on traffic control boxes at six intersections in the city of Stillwater.
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Learning and teaching through cameras has been a necessary part of adopting to the COVID-19 pandemic, and teachers and students have had mixed reactions to the new normal of virtual classrooms.
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Connecticut's only all-electric school bus will enable the district to not only reduce carbon emissions, increase energy efficiency and lower fuel costs, but ensure children a more healthful ride to and from school.
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Ed tech policy advocates are asking the FCC for help funding cybersecurity in public schools, as virtual learning continues and K-12 education is the most-targeted public sector for ransomware attacks.
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Boston Consulting Group, Common Sense Media and the Southern Education Foundation issued a report last month about the big picture of digital inequity in education, as well as potential solutions.
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Aside from dealing with the many losses brought on by COVID-19, as schools reopen, educators must also consider how to capitalize on the opportunities for change the pandemic has presented.
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Tucson, Ariz., school districts could lose more than $30 million in state funding if state lawmakers don't change the law that funds online learning at a lower rate than in-person instruction.
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Assessing and improving the quality of the Chattahoochee River — which is the water resource in Hall County, Ga. — just became a little easier thanks to an app developed by a University of North Georgia student.
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Boston College High School recently invested over $1 million in ed tech. The school is just one of many pouring funds into a digital learning market experiencing exponential growth.
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Officials in Tucson, Ariz., are working on an ambitious community wireless program to expand connectivity for teleworkers and virtual students. The pandemic has helped highlight glaring gaps in digital equity.
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The novel schooling concept serves as an alternative for students in North Las Vegas struggling to adapt to a fully remote learning model due to the digital divide and lack of guidance.
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With a $970,000 grant to New Mexico Highlands University, the project will continue its memory-gathering effort and community-based archive for Indo-Hispano communities in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado.
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One Crown Point, Ind., teen is continuing to expand her efforts to make a difference in the lives of those who need exceptional access to health care the most during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Anderson University has named Karl Perman, a U.S. Army veteran with a background in law enforcement and corporate security, as the first executive director of its new Center for Security Studies and Cyber Defense.
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Like many public school districts with limited resources, Duncanville ISD officials had to think creatively to tackle the digital divide amid the pandemic.
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Atlanta parents can now track their child's school bus using a new smartphone app and website after Atlanta Public Schools announced this week the launch of the location service called Here Comes the Bus.
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