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The move reflects a broader push by the education platform Newsela to help educators turn fragmented student data into actionable intelligence without adding new systems or complexity. -
The CEO of CHAMP Titles — which recently raised $55 million — talks about where the industry is headed. His optimism about upcoming significant growth is matched by another executive from this field.
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Entities including an uncrewed aviation company are exploring use cases. Organizers indicate the city’s proximity to training and National Guard drone operations make it a good fit.
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Making the state’s Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act law is the first step toward improving its contents. If it is vetoed, incentives to create a replacement will likely dim.
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A new deal would restart the nuclear power station’s Unit 1 reactor by 2028. Microsoft has committed to buy electricity generated, to run its data centers. The plant’s condition has received good reviews but capital investments will be needed.
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General Motors Co. is deploying manual, mapping examples of the self-driving vehicles in two cities. The company plans to progress this fall to supervised testing in Sunnyvale and Mountain View.
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The nonprofit is expanding its state tax filing tool, which is integrated with the IRS’ current Direct File program, to Maryland and North Carolina in 2025. The move is estimated to reach more than 700,000 residents.
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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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The group, which includes executives from the automotive industry, wants to replace paper-based processes at DMVs with digital tools. Its new advisory board promises to up that push in the coming months.
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From expanding the role of state CIOs to building federal partnerships, Robinson shares his insights on how NASCIO has shaped the future of public-sector IT over the past two decades.
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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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As transit organizations face hard choices related to reduced funding levels, industry observers say new forms of granular, location-based data will be needed to restructure for new realities and priorities.
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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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An internship and skill-building initiative will equip 26 high school students with 21st-century skills in data science, analytics and artificial intelligence through direct, hands-on experience at tech companies.
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The state Legislature may consider requiring companies like Aurora, Cruise and Waymo to notify the Department of Motor Vehicles when human drivers step out. Proposed bills could be brought forward during the upcoming session.
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Plus, Kansas has announced funding for digital skills training, a map illustrates municipal networks across the country, and more.
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In migrating to a more advanced digital platform, and moving off timecards, officials hope to save hours of time and eliminate inaccuracies and accounting errors. The timecard system will be retired next month.
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Officials at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport have said they will not pay the ransom, which is worth about $6 million. How much information was illegally accessed, and what kind, is still unclear.
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Google's philanthropic arm is giving money to ISTE+ASCD, 4-H, aiEDU and other groups to train teachers and develop curriculum materials with the intention of reaching students from a wide range of demographic groups.
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A private university in Connecticut announced plans to construct an $85 million, 90,000-square-foot high school with industrial shops and equipment, technical classrooms, computer labs and a cybersecurity war room.
