Digital Transformation

Atlanta Public Schools signed a contract with the nonprofit Ed Farm to put 100 employees through a year-long training program to help them implement technology into online and in-person classes.

Because Texas will no longer provide funding for students not physically present in classrooms, Austin ISD will lose $4,500 for every virtual student and incur $5,600 in additional costs, totaling about $41 million.

The global ed-tech company is bringing an AI-driven platform to the U.S. that uses academic performance, co-curricular activities and other data to paint a clear picture of a student's skills for prospective employers.

The public research university in Golden, Colo. recently debuted nine free, zero-emission electric shuttles that use lasers and digitally programmed maps to transport students around campus and eventually to downtown.

The digital learning platform ASSISTments is working on artificial intelligence for software that suggests specific kinds of feedback that teachers can give students on written-answer math questions.

Researchers created an educational video game for middle and high school students to enter simulated environments, collect and analyze samples, and study where ticks and Lyme disease could spread with climate change.

Communities throughout the state are trying local hotspots, limited virtual classrooms, Google Classroom, and private-public partnerships laying fiber in an effort to accommodate families with poor Internet connection.

The COVID-19 pandemic and various studies have exposed nationwide disparities in who has access to physical and mental health care, and a recent funding windfall for schools and broadband could help close those gaps.

Since all-virtual classes aren’t permitted for the coming year, Palm Beach County teachers are debating whether turning on their cameras for students quarantining at home is a viable way to keep them from falling behind.

The food services company Sodexo has partnered with robot delivery company Kiwibot to bring about two dozen vehicles onto campus that will be able to manage door-to-door deliveries of drinks and individual meals.

Initially frustrated by the demands of virtual instruction last year, some math teachers in North Carolina have permanently integrated tools such as digital whiteboards, Canvas and Google Classroom into their work.

Instead of using Central Ohio Transit Authority buses for the upcoming year, Ohio's largest school district will invest nearly $327,000 in software from Dynamic Ideas to pare down its school bus routes.

Schools in Northern Alabama have deployed smart devices from Applied Information Inc. that send visual and audible signals to connected vehicles within 50 feet of school zones or stopped buses.

Having already provided laptops to middle and senior high school students, the largest district in Butler County, Ohio is extending the program to elementary grades and planning for both virtual and in-person classes.

A new study in the rural Midwest found that the switch to online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic caused stress, mental health concerns and other problems for Black families with limited Internet access.

Continuing its online registration policy, Creston Community School District has set aside a designated day and location for families who have issues using or accessing technology at home to come in and get assistance.

Moses Lake School District in Washington is buying 14 FrontRow Juno amplification systems, whereby teachers wear portable Bluetooth microphones connected to speakers that elevate their voice above classroom noise.

The annual camp highlights the growing industry of esports, or competitive video gaming, which led the university to start its own master's program in esports management and other schools to devise their own programming.