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Free, teacher-vetted lessons offered online by the nonprofit CYBER.ORG are designed to support and re-establish the caregiver’s role as an active participant in a student’s tech-driven education. -
A recent conversation with the senior associate director of AI and teaching and learning at Northeastern University yielded advice about engaging students, upgrading lessons, trial and error, and helpful feedback.
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Starting this spring, a new state test called the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments-Adaptive for grades 3-10 will be “adaptive,” meaning students will get different questions based on their previous answers.
The CDG/CDE AWS Champions Awards honor AWS customers who are setting new standards for innovation in the public sector.
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Michigan State University and the University of Michigan are working with business leaders on a plan to help small to medium-sized automotive manufacturers transition to the electric vehicle market.
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Fairmont Senior High School in Marion County will use a system from Rank One Computing that detects whenever a weapon, whether it's a pistol or a long gun, is drawn within view of a camera.
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The proposed ASIS International School Security Standard includes detailed recommendations for the use of technology such as panic buttons, surveillance cameras, AI and biometrics to improve school safety.
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According to a summer survey by the EdWeek Research Center, 11 percent of district leaders reported a complete ban on smartwatches in their schools, while 34 percent said they're permissible under specific conditions.
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Compton Unified School District has seen the proportion of students pursuing STEM careers more than double in 10 years, encouraged by preschool classes, integrations with other subjects and business partnerships.
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The Vigo County prosecutor’s office swore in seven Indiana State University students as digital forensic investigators who will help law enforcement recover and review evidence from digital devices.
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Nexford University this fall will start offering degree and certification programs in AI, business analytics, cybersecurity, e-commerce and supply-chain management through the Bisk Amplified platform.
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More than 30 Boston-area public schools are in the process of restricting student phone use on campus. Students and parents said there were "growing pains," but many are happy with the results.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation requiring districts to pass rules by July 1, 2026, to limit or ban students from using smartphones on campus or while students are under the supervision of school staff.
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An elementary school will receive $10,000 for science, technology, robotics/reading, engineering, arts and math, and the College of Staten Island is launching new boot camps to equip adult learners with digital skills.
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Instagram offers a new kind of account with privacy defaults and more restrictions for users under 18. Some parents and student groups are encouraged, but also skeptical the changes will be sufficient.
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Northville Public Schools have participated in state and local AI groups, made AI programs available to staff and brought in instructors from the Michigan Virtual Learning and Research Institute for preliminary sessions.
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The Neurodiversity Cyber Initiative will invite high school and college students, as well as adult learners, to dual-enroll at Mercyhurst University and the Pennsylvania Cybersecurity Center at eCenter@LindenPointe.
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The National Science Foundation and the Simons Foundation will co-fund two new AI research programs for astronomical sciences across several partner universities, intended to make huge volumes of data more intelligible.
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In addition to having to turn their phones off during class, students at Middletown Township School District will not be allowed to bring their phones to school for at least five days if they bully other students.
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Hong Hua, an optics professor at the University of Arizona, was among scientists awarded by the Bayh-Dole Coalition for sight-enhancing eyewear that magnifies and projects images onto screens in front of each eye.
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In response to a pair of gun scares in the first weeks of school, a school board in Philadelphia is considering purchasing a scanning system that uses artificial intelligence to identify possible weapons.
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The Institute of Education Sciences announced plans this week for four new research and development centers, each of which will focus on different uses of generative artificial intelligence to improve student outcomes.
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