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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.
The CDG/CDE AWS Champions Awards honor AWS customers who are setting new standards for innovation in the public sector.
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Digital revolutions in education and countless job markets are happening concurrently, and some teachers see in these changes the potential to train future generations for a new era of digital citizenship.
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A new brief from the U.S. Department of Education outlines five key suggestions for the future of artificial intelligence in higher education. Partnerships, it said, can aid in creating solutions.
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By creating “fake” versions of their data to interface with ed-tech vendors, school districts can limit what kinds of personally identifiable information those companies have in the event they experience a data breach.
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Although Ridgefield school officials initially thought the district wasn't affected by the PowerSchool data breach impacting educational institutions nationwide, they're now saying that's not the case.
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds used her eighth Condition of the State address Tuesday to call for a statewide policy requiring school districts to restrict the use of cellphones in the classroom.
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While technology has made teaching more complicated in some ways, a speaker at the Future of Education Technology Conference this week offered a handful of simple ways technology can help teachers de-stress.
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As COVID-19 pandemic relief funds expire, a new State Educational Technology Directors Association report outlines a path toward permanent funding for K-12 universal connectivity and related digital access measures.
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District leaders should convene a privacy team to familiarize themselves with applicable privacy laws, conference speakers said. They should formalize a process for vetting apps and train staff on best practices.
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Now that phone ban policies have been in place for a semester, North Texas school leaders and parents say they’re helping limit distractions in class, which keeps students more engaged.
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The schools there utilize PowerSchool as its student information system which was subject to a data breach on or around Dec. 22, according to emails sent out to district families and staff.
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Maryland-based ed-tech company Floreo VR gives students with autism a low-stakes, controlled environment in which to master social, emotional and safety skills under teacher supervision.
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Since cellphone rules went into effect at the beginning of the 2024-25 school year, some Connecticut school districts said they have seen improvements in academic achievement, attendance and discipline.
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In an effort to curb chronic absenteeism, school districts in Farmington, Raton, Carlsbad and Hobbs are piloting an AI tool by the software company Edia that automates student attendance tracking and notifies parents.
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As users of PowerSchool, a software company hit by a cyber attack last month, some Pennsylvania school districts are notifying families that student and parent names and addresses might be among the impacted data.
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School districts across the nation are reacting to word from K-12 software giant PowerSchool that its student information system has been compromised, exposing data from teachers and students.
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As many as 350 electric vehicle charging stations could go in to State University of New York campuses as a result of $15 million in recently announced federal funding. The stations will be spread across its 64 campuses.
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Federal COVID-19 relief initially provided the funding source to equip students with Chromebooks and other devices to use at home and school. Absent those dollars, many entities can’t afford their replacement.
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Learning opportunities in correctional facilities help prepare inmates to successfully transition back into society. Nucleos and iCEV are working together to make that experience easier and more accessible.
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