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With a $755,000 grant from the nonprofit Proof Positive, the play2PREVENT Lab at Dartmouth College is leveraging behavioral science to build “serious games” for youth on the autism spectrum.
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Indiana State University’s new Sycamore Grove platform aims to give online learners a centralized space for peer connection and academic support as enrollment in remote learning programs booms.
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A North Carolina school district has contracted with Howard Technology Solutions for software designed to bar students from accessing illicit material online, which has become a bigger problem in the era of 1:1 devices.
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Schools in DeKalb County, Ga., see as many as 3,000 cyberattacks a day, according to the team trained to defend against them.
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A $243,000 grant would be administered by the University of Mary Washington and cover the cost for up to 40 students to earn credentials as certified information systems security professionals.
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Donations and persistence are helping teachers and students resuscitate classroom technology damaged by recent wildfires.
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It’s important for school districts to keep Internet service providers accountable, and perhaps begin negotiations.
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The Oklahoma Energy Resources Board is distributing $2 million to every public school system in the state, and is allocating the cash based upon each district's enrollment and its percentage of low income students.
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While increasing studies on autonomous vehicles, Sacramento State wants to shuttle students to campus in driverless robot buses.
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Although we are currently in the infancy stage of using virtual reality as an avenue through which curriculum is delivered, this technology has tremendous potential for connecting students not only with one another, but with the world around them.
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Governors’ positions allow for close interactions with a variety of important stakeholders such as parents, teachers, business leaders, community advocates and kids themselves. Their successes in envisioning and implementing equitable, fully aligned, data-driven education programs are worthy of celebration and replication.
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The Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act aims to promote innovation, access, and completion; simplify and improve student aid; empower students and families to make informed decisions; and ensure strong accountability and a limited federal role.
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A $3 million gift and partnership with Capitol One is allowing the university to pursue research in data analytics, machine learning and cybersecurity.
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With the current emphasis on ensuring students receive adequate STEM opportunities, schools and their community partners are leveraging after-school programs to meet this need.
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Background: What is it? Net Neutrality, or the “Open Internet Order” is a Federal Communications Commission regulation that governs, protects and maintains open, uninhibited access to legal online content. The method to achieve uninhibited access means that broadband Internet access providers are not allowed to block, impair, or establish fast/slow lanes to lawful content. This means that internet providers are required, through government regulation, to essentially offer the same services for all consumers without tiered costs.
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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) has emerged as a hot new trend in campus technology, but is it the ultimate computing solution or an investment that will reap inevitable regret?
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School district administrator Stacey Gonzales has achieved resounding success in pioneering the eLo Online Consortium.
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The fourth installment of MetroLab's Innovation of the Month series highlights how a partnership between UPS and Georgetown University created a new learning experience for future urban planners.
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Universities face the unenviable task of providing an open network to support higher education while maintaining proper security. It sounds like an oxymoron, but it can be done.
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The MATCH online health and wellness program developed by Tim Hardison is achieving unprecedented results in the battle against childhood obesity.
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IT managers face competitive pressure to recruit and retain new employees.
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