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A new survey from the research firm Britebound finds parents are increasingly open to career and technical education, even as traditional college remains their top preference for after high school. -
The university's College of Medicine will collect data through eyeglasses and smartphones to capture student-patient interactions, then provide personalized feedback on clinical reasoning and communication skills.
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Council Bluffs Community School District will spend funding from Google on an autonomous robot, new welding booths and specialized Project Lead The Way engineering devices and IT hardware for interdisciplinary courses.
The CDG/CDE AWS Champions Awards honor AWS customers who are setting new standards for innovation in the public sector.
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Thanks in part to a $50,000 Digital Learning Grant last year from the Indiana Department of Education, Greensburg Junior High School now has a new facility for students called the STEMConnects Lab.
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A Howard County, Md., engineer works as the STEM outreach program manager at Johns Hopkins University, and he connects students of color and women with science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs.
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New Jersey education officials and individual school districts are promoting a new grant program that will pay public school teachers to moonlight by teaching STEM classes in private schools.
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A new blockchain-focused initiative with the American Council on Education suggests that the emerging technology could transform the world of learner records, though many questions remain.
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SponsoredTaking steps to stay safe online is a year-round effort, but every October — during National Cybersecurity Awareness Month — things are ramped up a notch. Individuals and organizations of all types stop to remind themselves about the importance of cybersecurity and of making sure that everyone has the resources they need to protect themselves online.
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Muskogee High School teachers, armed with a $2,800 Education Foundation of Muskogee grant, have recently purchased new biomedical lab equipment, including an incubating water shaker, heat blocks and more.
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SponsoredEducational institution systems store a large amount of sensitive data, including student and employee records. They rely heavily on these systems for day-to-day operations. So any disruption or loss of access can be a game changer. But these same institutions also often have tight budgets and can’t afford to employ large security teams. That’s one reason they’re perceived as easy and lucrative targets by online adversaries.
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SponsoredToday’s stop while exploring #TheFutureofPublicSector takes us to education and what the future will make possible for teaching and learning. So, what does the future hold for education as we know it?
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Amesbury Middle School will get a $30,000 Mass STEM Hub grant that will provide hands-on supplemental science, technology, engineering and math equipment as well as classroom material over the next two school years
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Centennial School District said it is blocking students of all ages from accessing the top social media networks, including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Omegle, Snapchat, Tiktok and WhatsApp.
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The program, which incorporates professional skill training with thesis research, is the result of a half-a-million-dollar award the university received in December from the National Science Foundation.
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The latest improvements to Kalamazoo Public Schools will include 13 new school buses, additional secure vestibules at building entrances and improvements to schools’ athletic facilities.
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Middle school students in Sioux City are getting an up-close experience with green screen, which is the technology used by Hollywood directors for special effects as well as TV meteorologists giving forecasts.
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The future of AI is here: self-driving cars, grocery-delivering drones and voice assistants like Alexa that control more and more of our lives, from the locks on our front doors to the temperatures of our homes.
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In rural Appalachia, some school buses have been converted to mobile classrooms that bring pre-K to residents, along with information hubs that adults can use to learn about skills workshops and more.
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Even with increased 1:1 laptop initiatives, schools’ purchase and use of ebooks has leveled. A big reason for this is the draconian restrictions book publishers have imposed on ebook lending.
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Schools in Middletown, Ohio, emphasize the science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics or STEAM curricula, and district officials were recently awarded with a grant from the Middletown Community Foundation.
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In the complex area of cloud computing Amazon Web Services is a behemoth, and Moraine Valley Community College is partnering with the Amazon subsidiary to offer specialized training programs.
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