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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.
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To keep parents better informed about safety matters, one Florida school district partnered with law enforcement on a system that distributes information via social media.
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Higher education institutions should school themselves on the best ways to use their data.
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With concussion awareness spreading, one California high school implements headband sensors that relay information whenever potentially damaging collision occurs.
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A look at highlights and happenings in the world of civic tech.
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A growing number of families are using ride-booking services to schlep kids to and from school, after-school activities and other destinations.
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Though the teacher's case has been settled, debate continues about free speech for public employees on such sites as Twitter, Facebook and the like.
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University and Japanese officials are joining Texas Secretary of State Carlos Cascos to unveil a roughly $13 million project aiming to make data centers more energy efficient.
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The goal is to develop small, affordable unmanned systems to help government and university scientists expand the understanding of atmospheric conditions and improve weather forecasting.
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Computer science and engineering teams will try to keep the peace in violent hot spots around the world.
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The goal is twofold: to encourage youth to be more active at a time childhood obesity rates are climbing, and to build younger Americans’ appreciation for nature, making it more likely they will support the parks and conservation for decades to come.
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In one of Reynoldsburg, Ohio's two high schools, sensors would inform police of the shooter’s movements and location.
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In Newport News, Va., a five-part program has students build quadcopter drones, learn to fly them and put them through a competitive obstacle course.
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The Pacific Research Platform established by UC Berkeley and UC San Diego will enable study of particle physics, cancer genomics and other data-intensive fields.
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Free speech rights are a tricky balance at private universities, particularly ones with religious affiliations.
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The for-profit Capella University has created one of the nation's first online master of science in analytics programs with help from SAS, a top software analytics company.
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The $133.6-million computer program still isn’t fully functional, but officials say that placing students in the proper classes won’t be a problem this year.
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Texas law says school districts must install cameras in special education classrooms if parents, teachers or school staffers request them -- and that parents be allowed to view the videos.
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A City University of New York faculty member leads a team that made Wikipedia printable and quantified the massive amount of data on the crowdsourced website.
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