Education

The University of Southern California will put one of the largest donations in its history toward applying AI in fields where the university already has strengths, including film and the arts.

For teachers, advocating for your classroom and students isn’t just about the big, visible moments, but the quiet ones: the follow-up email, the extra conversation, the willingness to try again after hearing “no.”

A U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded program at Central Michigan University uses Meta Quest 3 headsets to give high schoolers anatomy lessons for which they can receive college credits.

University of Texas at Arlington is working with Rice University and the governor's office on a high-resolution weather modeling and monitoring network to provide faster, more precise flood warnings in the Hill Country.

A recent audit found New York City Public Schools don't have written policies on risk assessment and data backups, don't keep a full list of applications they use, and allow employees to skip cybersecurity trainings.

The ed-tech giant behind the Canvas learning management system is working with forensic experts to determine the full scope of the incident, though it seems passwords and financial information were not compromised.

The Drone as a First Responder program at Kairos Public Schools, funded through a state law enforcement grant, enables the Vacaville Police Department to deploy unmanned aerial drones to emergency calls.

A recent workshop by Chicago-based consultant Dr. Stacie Chana gave teachers at Anniston City Schools an overview of practical and ethical considerations for incorporating AI tools into what they're already doing.

The Panel for Educational Policy, which some have considered a rubber stamp for each mayor's agenda, is evolving away from mayoral control toward a model of "co-governance" with the mayor's schools chief.

As universities pilot agentic AI for advising and administrative tasks, its place in teaching and learning remains unclear. Experts say decision-makers will need to look carefully at reliability, risks and partners.

The nonprofits FullScale and All4Ed chose 13 rural schools and districts to explore, pilot and implement artificial intelligence based on their specific needs and capacities.

Before the bus safety camera program was suspended last year, BusPatrol was mailing out violations with wrong information, resulting in a Miami-Dade judge wiping out 5,400 violations last spring.

Sacramento City Unified School District bought seven new electric buses through a $2.4 million grant from the Sacramento Air Quality Management District’s incentive program. They're expected to arrive in October.

The Berks Career and Technology Center West Campus hosted more than 100 Pennsylvania high schoolers for the annual Sea, Air and Land Challenge involving robots, drones, cameras and other technologies.

When it comes to AI adoption, some institutions lead with executive strategy, others with faculty experimentation, but all are working through governance, curriculum updates and faculty training.

Congress is pushing to regulate the Internet for kids after decades of harms posed by an evolving digital landscape. Experts say this well-intended effort may fundamentally alter privacy protocol for every user.

Starting next week, Seattle will bar elementary and middle school students from using cellphones during the school day, and older students won't be able to have them in class.

The "Kids Over Clicks" bills would bar online platforms from sending notifications to minors at night and during the school day, and also limit the collection of personal data and the capabilities of chatbots.