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Migration to the cloud was all the rage from around 2010 through the pandemic, but some IT leaders are having second thoughts due to high costs, compliance issues, and the need for better data security and local control. -
School-zone speed cameras in Richmond, Va., which are only online while children arrive or leave from school, produced just over 100,000 violations in their first year of use.
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The town of Vernon recently became the latest of several local governments in Connecticut to put enforcement cameras on school buses, hoping to curb moving violations around the vehicles when students are present.
The CDG/CDE AWS Champions Awards honor AWS customers who are setting new standards for innovation in the public sector.
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En-ROADS, a newly developed climate predicting tool, could help cities test whether (and how much) specific energy policies can slow global warming.
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The Energy Grid Research and Infrastructure Development Institute will be an extension of Pitt's Center for Energy and will focus on solving problems that utilities face around the world.
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A team of researchers from the University of Memphis developed a method to mine large amounts of data from wearable sensors to monitor stress levels and provide health information to users.
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Delaware Rep. Debra Heffernan has introduced legislation directing public high schools to offer a computer science course by the 2020-2021 academic year.
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A study estimates how much it would cost for the state to increase its connectivity, staffing and computers.
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The municipal partnership with local universities will focus on training in five skilled labor fields: advanced welding, computer network systems, advanced manufacturing technology, computer-aided drafting and community health.
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The hub is one of several programs that have emerged in recent years that pairs fledgling ed-tech companies with school officials eager to test out digital products.
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The partnership with roughly 150 private-sector employers is also helping to give job seekers a leg up in their career search.
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Los Angeles leaders say they hope to encourage other cities to do as they have and join the infrastructure connecting California's education and research worlds.
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Federal programs are leading the way for greater availability and funding for vocational training programs -- but will students get on board?
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The university will relocate its Silicon Valley professional masters program, Silicon Valley-facing research and Silicon Valley Extension to a long-term home in Santa Clara just off U.S. 101.
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The MetroLab city-university partnership, which was launched as part of the Obama Administration’s Smart Cities Initiative, will incorporate Schenectady, N.Y., and The University of Albany.
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Educational concepts ebb and flow into our pedagogy. Let's take a look at how science, math and social studies have experienced some of this shift since the 1960s, and how today's educational resources are able to enact some of these ideas.
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The $10 million, five-year P-Tech program will start this fall at two schools in Baltimore. In 2017, the program is expected to expand to schools on the Eastern Shore, in Western Maryland and in Prince George's County.
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The El Paso Independent School District in Texas has equipped all 43 of its officers with body cameras, which has led to some questioning the privacy of the information collected.
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The state's Office of Early Childhood recently began the second phase of a software system for rating Colorado's early childhood education and care programs.
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Although the Research and Development Center may not be as transparent about its operations as others in the autonomous vehicle industry, director John Bares is pleased with the progress being made.
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As schools and libraries ready for next E-Rate applications for services, they should investigate newer options from managed services that can not only only drive down costs and reduce management overhead, but help drive better competitive pricing.
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