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Starting a computer science program at the elementary school level involves gathering support, explaining the “why,” letting teachers play and experiment, establishing tech teams and formalizing new expectations. -
As digital tools become more embedded in teaching and learning, questions about wellness, engagement and balance are affecting how districts think about instructional quality and responsible technology governance.
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Instructors are evaluating how artificial intelligence impacts the main goals of education and adjusting their teaching accordingly. This leads to conversations about critical thinking and changing workforce expectations.
The CDG/CDE AWS Champions Awards honor AWS customers who are setting new standards for innovation in the public sector.
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Two former secretaries of education, a former university president who worked with the Department of Education and a former Department of Justice official said recent education funding cuts distract from solving real issues.
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A customized lab at Woodhaven Upper Elementary School in Michigan gives students access to computers, 3D printers, laser engravers, drones, robotic kits, programming software and digital design tools.
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A sophomore at Asbury University felt her mental health problems and attentiveness improved when she locked her iPhone in a drawer for all but essential tasks and switched to using a flip phone.
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A federal lawsuit alleges that Google embeds hidden “tracking” technologies in its education products to follow students’ online activity as they use websites and apps, creating a “fingerprint” specific to each child.
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Chief information officers from a handful of state education departments have come together to form a data-sharing collaborative to create interoperable education data systems and pool their knowledge and resources.
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Addressing a full room at the ASU+GSV Summit this week, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon answered questions about Title I funding, The Nation's Report Card, DEI and technology.
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Select faculty members at NAU will use grant funding from the Transforming through Artificial Intelligence in Learning (TRAIL) program to study potential uses for AI in higher education and how students interact with it.
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This fall, a private university in Michigan will offer online doctorate programs in health sciences and business administration, the latter with a focus on applied research and emerging technologies.
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Achieving a university education should be a challenging, interesting and humane experience. An education driven by AI to produce workers pre-fabricated for California's high-tech industry promises the opposite.
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At the Consortium for School Networking’s annual conference in Seattle last week, three superintendents shared how school leaders can explore new technology while safeguarding students and the quality of their education.
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The San Diego Community College District, San Diego State University and the University of California, San Diego are combining the resources of large institutions with diverse insights of smaller ones in the Equitable AI Alliance.
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The Oregon House of Representatives will vote on a bill to restrict K-12 students from using cellphones between the first and last bells of the school day and spells out consequences for those who violate the rules.
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A Massachusetts school district is working with third-party cybersecurity experts and law enforcement officers to investigate whether them network intruder accessed anyone’s personal information.
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Funded by $5 million from the state, the university's new academic department will offer undergraduate and graduate degrees and invest in high-performance computing and dedicated faculty for research in AI.
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Digital Promise’s AI literacy framework recommends that school districts promote basic understanding, practical use and evaluation of tools by working within goals and practices they already have in place.
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At the ASU+GSV Summit's weekend AI Show, the ed-tech company Element451 demonstrated how AI agents might help colleges and universities meet increasing demands for personalization and efficiency.
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Custom GPTs, AI podcasts and AI agents have helped biologist and lecturer Tina Austin work across disciplines and universities, and she has found they are each useful in different situations.
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Out of 310 school leaders surveyed by Education Week Research Center in January and February of 2025, 74 percent said they expect the information they collect about vendors' cybersecurity protections will increase.
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