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New guidance and a national artificial intelligence action plan promote utilizing the technology in education. Some leaders, however, said resources levels must catch up for those strategies to be effective. -
Methuen Public School District and the city have filed court documents regarding control of and access to the district’s IT department and systems as a disagreement over merging city and school IT departments builds.
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Sophomores converged on West Virginia University Institute of Technology college campuses for the 31st annual Health Sciences & Technology Academy camp, designed to prepare them for careers in tech and other fields.
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Staff at Gilbert Public Schools are drafting a policy to restrict student use of cell phones at school, arguing the devices are a distraction both in class and during a crisis, and harmful to student mental health.
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Sen. Joey Hensley said his legislation allows public K-12 districts and universities to make their own choices regarding if and how artificial intelligence should be used for learning, pending state approval.
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State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley sees an opportunity in emerging artificial intelligence tools to give students personalized, high-dosage tutoring at far lower expense than well-trained human tutors.
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University of North Carolina System President Peter Hans plans to block Yik Yak, Fizz, Whisper and Sidechat from campus IT infrastructure. He likened them to drugs whose harmful effects are becoming more well understood.
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The university's partners in the Illinois Fermentation and Agriculture Biomanufacturing Hub committed funds to support seven different projects that aim to support the business of biomanufacturing in the region.
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Two of the most important jobs of CIOs in higher education are to have a vision and align it with the institution’s goals. Going on a listening tour is a good place to start, as it helps forge trust and relationships.
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Missouri launched a data visualization tool last month after educators and families repeatedly requested an easier way to view and understand student achievement and growth indicators for local schools.
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Beverly Vista Middle School students in California used an artificial-intelligence program to fabricate nude images of people using real faces. Some experts say the legality of this has yet to be tested in court.
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Speakers said AI will be part of many people's jobs, and they stressed the importance of prioritizing AI in the classroom so as not to create a new "digital divide" between students who do and don't know how to use it.
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The York County School Division is working with Old Dominion University's Virginia Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation Center to build virtual-reality modules for students to practice languages in real-world scenarios.
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While VR hardware costs remain a major adoption barrier for K-12, experts say the technologies could provide an outlet for students with autism or social anxiety to practice social and emotional skills.
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As part of a national recognition of career and technical education, representatives from FBLA and FCCLA visited the U.S. Capitol last month to meet with decision-makers and lobby for continued support.
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The director of the New York Association for Pupil Transportation said 20 out of 100 electric school buses are down on any given day, due to problems with the buses or with their charging devices.
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Cybersecurity software blocked an intruder from accessing the district's file server, and officials say they're not sure when Internet access will be restored, but teachers came prepared with paper assignments.
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A public community college in Illinois is conducting in-person classes but is still without network servers, phones, some department emails and its website after a cyber attack on Feb. 17.
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Students are using apps such as Tor, Psiphon and Proton VPN, commonly marketed as “censorship circumvention tools,” to bypass school content filters. Schools need multilayered security strategies to meet the moment.
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State Sen. Adrienne Southworth said schools should balance teacher-student interaction with digital instruction. Her bill also calls for regulation of third-party ed-tech tools that access student data.
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Hundreds of UF professors have petitioned university leaders to undo restrictions from a state law that effectively blocks universities from recruiting researchers from seven countries “of concern."
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