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A ruling by the Board of the California Privacy Protection Agency serves as a warning to ed-tech and school-service vendors that digital access to school life cannot be contingent upon being tracked for advertising. -
With funding from the state and The Delta Air Lines Foundation, the Georgia Institute of Technology will revamp its aerospace engineering facility to include advanced labs and research spaces for emerging technologies.
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The up-and-coming generation of teachers who grew up with technology try to integrate it thoughtfully into lessons, though some are not used to separating their digital lives from their professional lives.
The CDG/CDE AWS Champions Awards honor AWS customers who are setting new standards for innovation in the public sector.
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A new certification program at a public community college in Washington this fall will focus on AI in cybersecurity, health care and manufacturing. The college will also offer two-day classes on AI for the public.
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In addition to a new degree program, Kean is launching an Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence, and university professors are incorporating AI tutors, mentors and research tools into course work.
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The new Dear Future campaign from the Pennsylvania-based software company Frontline Education is the latest of many efforts to bring district leaders into the development and vetting of AI tools for K-12.
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Labor contracts spell out the expectations and working conditions of unionized teachers. As AI tools upend instruction, data management, surveillance and other aspects of the workplace, those contracts need updates.
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With a localized approach to cellphone restrictions comes a varied set of obstacles — many students don't use lockers anymore, they rely on phones for communicating with parents, and unlocking Yondr pouches takes time.
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Alabama's FOCUS Act bars students from using most personal devices at school. Some teachers say it was the best educational change in years or decades, and some parents say the change was easier than they anticipated.
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AI teaching assistants reveal both the creative possibilities and hidden dangers of utilizing generative AI tools in the classroom, causing educators to weigh efficiency against risks of bias, inequity and overreliance.
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In Washington, where state leaders have left it up to local school districts to enact cellphone restrictions, 75 percent of districts have updated policies, half of which prohibit phones only during class time.
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Bartlesville Public Schools recently disclosed that a network intruder in April removed files and accessed information that included Social Security numbers.
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Law enforcement is still investigating the data breach of a South Carolina school district in June after an employee opened a phishing email. The culprits have since posted some student information online.
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Amid so much promotion, news coverage and forecasting about artificial intelligence, the university CIO must distinguish between practical, impactful applications and those driven by hype or outweighed by risk.
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Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College will create workforce-aligned AI education pathways with input from IBM and Northrop Grumman on which competencies are most needed by employers.
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Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Greg Dozier said enrollment last year was at its highest point since 2013, and the colleges are working to integrate AI into various learning programs.
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In 2016, Hawaii's governor announced the “Cool Classrooms Initiative" in response to public outcry. Nearly 10 years and more than $120 million later, Hawaii still has no reliable plan to cool its classrooms.
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A recent poll found a 13 percent drop in support for using AI to prepare lesson plans, a 9 percent drop in support for AI as practice for standardized tests, and a 5 percent drop in support for students using it on homework.
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With its acquisition of tbh, which supports students in need of food and other basic needs, the mental health platform Uwill is expanding beyond therapy and care to include features for food, housing and financial aid.
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By integrating its student information system with TuitionEP's payment features, the Nebraska-based software company aims to simplify the digital administration of student records, communications and payments.
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While the initial rollout of the EZ A2B app led to some confusion for parents and district staff, administrators say it has put bus drivers and parents at ease by tracking where their student is at any given time.
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