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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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The Jefferson Education Accelerator will give ed-tech companies the ability to have their products tested in K-12 districts and in colleges through independent reviews—and potentially, be given an imprimatur of evidence-based success.
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State officials are encouraging school districts to develop an emergency plan in case broadband is shut off for the rest of the current school year, and apply for e-rate money for 2015-2016.
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Sen. David Givens rewrote Senate Bill 16, which now provides support for computer programming including better-certified, higher-quality teachers.
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A panel in New Mexico helped open eyes to the many roles already filled by libraries – a reality, panel members said, that many policy-makers sadly are not that familiar with.
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A panel in New Mexico helped open eyes to the many roles already filled by libraries – a reality, panel members said, that many policy-makers sadly are not that familiar with.
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The state sent school districts instruction in January on how to apply themselves for federal e-rate money to pay for broadband, and some are moving ahead.
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Under a proposal from state superintendent Randy Dorn, schools would have to report to his office how their students are meeting technology literacy requirements.
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With fraud and identity theft rising and advertising becoming increasingly targeted, the challenge is to protect student privacy without undermining the educational benefits of 21st-century technology.
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Spring City Elementary turned into what officials believe was the first public elementary school in the nation totally rooted in "hybrid learning," mixing computer time with individualized learning and small-group instruction.
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The DOJ has been interviewing employees of the state and of contractors Education Networks of America and CenturyLink about how the $60 million broadband contract was awarded in 2008.
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Two congressmen announced that they will introduce student data privacy legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives, perhaps as soon as the end of this month.
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Many students will spend a lot of time in court as part of their jobs, so it’s important they feel comfortable in a courtroom setting -- which is where the new courtroom lab comes into play.
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The competitions include two teams, one made up of students who attempt to create computer networks and one made of industry professionals and graduate students, that attempt to hack into those networks.
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The center is part of a program at Fayetteville, N.C., Technical Community College that matches business needs in new automotive repair with educational capabilities.
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In Long Island, one district is asking residents to approve a bond that will cover upgrades to ensure its facilities are ready for 21-century learning.
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In Long Island, one district is asking residents to approve a bond that will cover upgrades to ensure its facilities are ready for 21-century learning.
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Data collection led to use of a Web-based tracking system that alerts advisers when students are off track. Last year, the system found 2,000 students who signed up for the wrong classes.
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While the parts printed for humans so far have been fashioned from inorganic materials, researchers in California and elsewhere also have begun printing living tissue.
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