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At the ISTELive 25 conference in San Antonio, a group of librarians said the potential of artificial intelligence to enable research must be weighed against costs not only to student learning but to content creators.
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Following the introduction of an artificial intelligence concentration and bachelor’s degree, Mississippi State is now offering graduate-level AI education.
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Beaverton School District implemented digital hall passes after large groups of students started meeting each other in hallways during class, but a parent alleges that the new system constitutes behavioral monitoring.
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A provision in a controversial reconciliation bill would block state-level AI regulation for 10 years. Educators and lawmakers alike are warning that this could have dire consequences, including harm to children.
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A writer for Inc.com argues that there is no level of digital or even physical precaution in test-taking that isn’t going to eventually be susceptible to some form of mass-adopted digital cheating.
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Council Bluffs Community School District hopes that a proposed charter school will attract students from around the region with project-based learning in STEM fields like engineering, AI and cybersecurity.
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The European Commission and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development yesterday released a draft framework for teaching AI literacy in schools, along with a request for stakeholder feedback.
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A movement that started at Harvard University aims to help students wean themselves off smartphones incrementally, recommending that they delete their social media accounts one by one.
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The innovative 31-acre campus features an all-digital library, power cables suspended from classroom ceilings, iPads in the weight room, cameras throughout campus and facial recognition technology.
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The original public/private investment into Empire AI was $400 million, and Gov. Kathy Hochul has added to that in the 2025-26 budget to support an increase in AI and AI-related academic programs.
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Hanna Kemble-Mick, an elementary school counselor in Topeka, Kan., creates chatbots that can give students in grades three through six immediate access to help, as well as expand their learning.
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If recent legislation passes, TikTok would be blocked from school networks and devices, and employees would be barred from using it for classroom instruction or to communicate or promote any school-sponsored activities.
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A recent EdWeek survey found district and school leaders would be most likely to recommend a math product if it uses AI to help them identify where students need extra support or are falling behind in math.
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A school district in Atlanta’s northwest suburbs hired ex-intelligence officers to gather information on students without a vote from the school board, drawing criticism and protest from parents.
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The economic uncertainty surrounding tariff policies and the potential of a global trade war could have ripple effects throughout higher education, including strained budgets, less tech investment and lost research.
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Some researchers say the federal government's proposal will drastically impede cutting-edge work in fields that are critical to the nation's future, such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and power grids.
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Calhoun Community College's STEAM Imagination Center will open this summer with courses in creative engineering, architectural drafting, innovative welding, animation, web design and 3D modeling.
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A 19-year-old college student in Massachusetts pleaded guilty to charges linked to cyber extortion crimes, including threats to leak the personal information of of more than 60 million students and 10 million teachers.
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In partnership with the cybersecurity firm TekStream, a new student-run security operations center expands on LSU’s existing model, training students in cybersecurity while delivering 24/7 protection for industry partners.
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Gale In Context databases provide vetted content for K-12 students and teachers on topics that range from world history to science. One high school librarian is using them to show students how to root out misinformation.
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An amended version of Assembly Bill 1111, if passed, would allow small education agencies to have the electric-bus requirement waived temporarily. Most polled superintendents are skeptical about the 2035 deadline.
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