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The nonprofit believes preparing students for a digital future is less about expanding access to devices than about ensuring technology use is grounded in purpose, understanding and meaningful outcomes. -
After transitioning from Fairfield University’s leader of enterprise systems to director of IT strategy and enterprise architecture for the state of Connecticut, Armstrong will return to higher-ed leadership in January.
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To prevent students from relying on artificial intelligence to write and do homework for them, many professors are returning to pre-technology assessments and having students finish essays in class.
The CDG/CDE AWS Champions Awards honor AWS customers who are setting new standards for innovation in the public sector.
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Six charter school operators this fall will receive a range of services for students with disabilities through an education service agency, including assistive technology and other devices, shared staff and training.
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Professionals from Frederick Community College in Maryland travel to high schools and middle schools spreading the word about their field, giving students a chance to play operation games and use training devices.
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With hundreds of millions of state and federal dollars pouring into regional training programs for the semiconductor industry, colleges are placing students right after graduation, and local high schools are buying in, too.
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As a result of a recent data breach at Lexington-Richland School District 5, employee retention bonuses previously approved by the school board were not paid out Friday. State law enforcement is investigating the breach.
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Starting this fall at Delgado Community College and the Ohio Association of Community Colleges, the nonprofits Complete College America and One Million Degrees will offer academic and financial support services.
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A proposed new law would cap the amount Pennsylvania's cyber charter schools receive at $8,000 per student, potentially redirecting hundreds of millions of dollars from those schools to traditional public schools.
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RiverTech, a high school being built by Goodwin University, will teach elements of business, entrepreneurship and technology, with an emphasis on new technology and concentrations in fields such as AI and cybersecurity.
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A cybersecurity expert and digital forensics investigator recommends that parents turn off chat functions on apps their children are using if possible and warn them not to share personal information.
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For educators, creating lifelong learners is part of the job. A glance back at novel ideas and once-new uses of technology, even minor ones, reveals how innovative thinking and problem solving can echo through time.
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An impending report from the Governor’s Advisory Council for Student Safety and Well-Being will include guidance on how schools can implement student phone policies, as well as examples of legitimate exemptions.
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A technology conference hosted by Thompson School District in Colorado offered ideas for tools and lessons that teachers could take back to their classrooms, including how they might use AI to promote critical thinking.
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Defunding the California Education Learning Lab would eliminate research and crucial support programs to help both K-12 schools and higher education in California adapt to artificial intelligence.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio will build a $135 million command center that will work with Regional Security Operations Centers across the state to repair weaknesses in government systems and educate users.
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A private liberal arts college in Portland, Ore., settled a class-action lawsuit after cyber criminals stole data of employees, students and alumni in 2023, and the college didn't send notifications until a year later.
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Inspired by educational animations on YouTube, a senior at Gull Lake High School in Michigan built an AI called KODISC that accesses information from across the Internet to generate videos.
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After encouraging results with its STEM education platform in middle school classrooms, a Utah-based space tech company has assembled a team of AI and VR specialists to build educational tools.
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A new project between the University at Albany's Atmospheric Sciences Research Center and the weather intelligence company Tomorrow.io will use high-performance computing and real-time data from both space and the ground.
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Some of the promised test centers were unavailable and others were chaotic, with shouts from some test-takers that their screens had frozen while others were trying to answer the same questions.
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