Digital Transformation

The county legislature that oversees SUNY Erie Community College gave the go-ahead to maintain the current, inefficient ERP system for three more years to protect student data while migrating to a new system, Ellucian Banner.

The education IT security company ManagedMethods hosted a webinar Thursday to discuss ways that schools can make use of monitoring tools to flag and investigate school safety and student mental health issues.

With ransomware attacks against school districts becoming more aggressive amid the influx of digital tools being used in the classroom, digital identity management software could help save schools millions in payouts.

An ed-tech company's new platform aims to help college applicants with advice from writing coaches and former admissions staff, plus digital tools for virtual task management, communication and feedback.

Since its launch in January, SFUSD's EMPower payroll system has led to hundreds of issues with employee paychecks. The district may now need a management consulting firm to clear the backlog of problems and stabilize the system.

A Tennessee school district's 12 new digital fabrication labs, equipped with laser cutters, 3D printers, vinyl cutters and other electronics, include the first nine in the state to be integrated into elementary schools.

Given the frequency of school shootings in the U.S., the number of companies and technologies offering security to K-12 districts is multiplying, offering different approaches to the same goal of saving lives.

Lauren Rhue, an assistant professor of information systems at the University of Maryland, says human intervention is necessary to mitigate bias in technologies from Amazon Rekognition, Face++ and Microsoft.

Owensboro Innovation Middle School, or iMiddle as it's called locally in Kentucky, used a $41,445 grant to purchase an inflatable, portable planetarium made by NASA for the purposes of interactive lessons.

The New York state comptroller has cited Batavia City School District after an audit found it did not properly track its IT equipment, revealing 229 staff computers and 62 tablets unaccounted for.

With the addition of SchoolInfo, the California-based Edlio adds a mobile app to its existing suite of tools, including a CMS platform, electronic and voice communications, and payment processing.

Research universities affiliated with the Massachusetts Green High-Performance Computing Center will spend $5 million to expand its computing capacity, contributing to studies of ecosystem dynamics and climate change.

Despite an increase in online learning since the pandemic, not much has changed in terms of how colleges and universities are accredited, but officials at accreditation agencies are interested in tracking outcomes.

With an ever-expanding list of technology tools being implemented in classrooms, school IT departments may face growing demands for tech support, but certain best practices and resources can ease the burden.

Initially believing the WorkDay ERP system might save them millions, SUNY public college officials say it cost them $12 million while failing to meet their needs, and now they'd rather replace it than spend more to fix it.

In anticipation of Banned Books Week, the National Coalition Against Censorship is offering online multimedia resources and lesson plans for middle and high school teachers to talk with students about free expression.

WestEd, a nonprofit that researches ed-tech products, will use a $3.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to study the effectiveness of an online math program for young children.

The video and game production company The IMG Studio has built its business designing training and educational games for organizations like the local Education Service Center of the Texas Education Agency.