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As artificial intelligence and digital tools continually reshape their coursework, students say common frustrations include a lack of clear AI guidance, an overabundance of tools and apps, and Wi-Fi connectivity issues. -
A multiyear initiative between a private historically Black liberal arts college and a tech company will expose up to 750 high school students in the Birmingham area to AI technology and workforce opportunities.
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HISD will convert Gregg and Clemente Martinez elemantaries into "Future 2 Schools," serving students from kindergarten through eighth grade and focused on skills needed with the rise of artificial intelligence.
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Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools in Virginia are back online after a Feb. 9 cyber incident that precluded virtual learning during a snowstorm last week.
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More than $20,000 from the Maryland State Department of Education will go toward gifted and talented education programs, including game-based learning software designed to develop analytical thinking skills.
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A public research university in Huntsville, Texas, will open a new college this fall offering certificates in the paralegal studies program, practical AI and intelligent automation, and computer support and security.
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On top of worries about enrollment, data security and staffing, new policies and scrutiny on higher education from the federal government have made risk audits and strategic planning more urgent than ever.
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While a proposed bill addressing smartphones in schools makes its way through the Legislature, West Virginia teachers attest to the seriousness of the problem and the benefits of parting students from their phones.
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Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced in his State of the State address last week a collaboration between four higher education institutions to make the state a major supplier of energy for emerging technologies.
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A collaborative program between Missoula College and the University of Montana's College of Business focuses cybersecurity studies on business operations and what principles keep their systems secure.
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With a team of teachers and an evidence-based approach, virtual tutoring startup Reading Futures is helping upper elementary, middle and high school students with the lowest reading scores in schools across six states.
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Mt. Diablo Unified School District in California last year spent $50 million on an energy savings project including HVAC systems. Glitches have forced teachers to wear winter coats as some classrooms dip below 50 degrees.
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At the nation's second-largest school system, smartphones can be used on buses to school but not during class, lunch or breaks. Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said most teachers and students have embraced the policy.
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A North Carolina school district wants the state attorney general to sue the software company PowerSchool over a data breach in December that affected school staff and the Social Security numbers of 910 charter students.
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One of the first such positions in the U.S., SJSU's AI librarian will manage digital assets, develop technology resources and promote services related to artificial intelligence at the university's academic library.
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A nearly 25,000-square-foot addition to the university's Transportation Research Institute will include three battery laboratories, auxiliary support areas, a substation and a facility for battery cell abuse testing.
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Some school districts have begun using AI to help write RFPs while vendors use it to submit as many bids as possible, but this has generated some concerns about bias, inaccuracies or generally low-quality responses.
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Seattle used funds from a technology levy to purchase a new digital curriculum, Illustrative Mathematics, which focuses on conceptual understanding rather than facts and memorization.
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Leaders at Adobe, NVIDIA and Intel share their aspirations and intentions for a recently announced partnership for AI education and workforce development through the California State University System.
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A planned bioprocessing and industrial innovation center at Kansas State University will allow researchers and corporate partners to develop pilot-scale countermeasures for a broad range of emerging zoonotic diseases.
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North Carolina's largest public school district is reconsidering the possibility of remote learning in lieu of canceling school due to weather, as long as teachers have notice to prepare when a storm is coming.
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