Education

In the second phase of its partnership with IBM, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will develop new algorithms that enable classical and quantum systems to work together to solve complex problems.

A school district in Nebraska is contracting with the online platform Goalbook, which special education teachers said makes it easier to write individualized education plans (IEPs) so they can focus on other things.

As AI creates uncertainty around specific technical skills, universities and employers are rethinking how to embed AI fluency, real-world experience and soft skills into education through private-public partnerships.

Stanford researcher Chris Agnew says educational goals, not tools, should be the jumping-off point for ed-tech strategy, starting with what kids need to be able to do, then what learning experiences they need.

A new 120,000-square-foot complex will house 15 departments, including programs for computer science, medical assisting, electrical engineering, and air conditioning and refrigeration technology.

A new data dashboard in Ohio tracks rates of chronic absenteeism in schools across the state, potentially showing where school leaders need to conduct outreach to families, but participation is optional.

Schools, laws and parents are still operating under rules built for a world where harmful images had to be shot, not fabricated, and where the consequences unfolded more slowly.

Education leaders who have seen major gains in student literacy in Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee say that state leadership, continuity and time are necessary for exporting those gains across the U.S.

DeKalb County School District in Georgia tasks students with leading cybersecurity awareness, training them to recognize and call out poor security practices and encourage communitywide digital safety.

A major insurer is partnering with the University of Connecticut for a range of projects, from energy-tech research to the use of artificial intelligence and smart-city tech to improve workplace safety.

Illinois is one of eight states that have yet to pass restrictions on cellphone use in public schools, but that may change with a recently amended bill that has support from Democrats, Republicans and the governor.

A group of child safety organizations faulted Washington state for being too lax on smartphone use at school, as state law merely requires districts to enact policies tailored to their community’s needs by 2030.

At the Consortium for School Networking conference this week, panelists argued that the screen time debate must shift focus from how much time students spend on screens to how that time is being spent.

At the national level, data on workforce development programs is housed in several different systems, creating administrative work for universities. Experts recommend unifying those systems without an act of Congress.

A private Jesuit university in California is developing a new AI center to advance research in areas such as health care and medical imaging, information access, intelligent robotics and human-computer interaction.

Houston Independent School District will expand its pilot of AI-focused "Future 2" schools from two to six this fall, and an internal email suggested the program may eventually reach 100 schools.

Penn State Berks will use a recent donation to establish the Foster Excellence in STEM Fund, which will support partnerships with K-12 districts and outreach programming to introduce kids to STEM subjects.

Some experts say interactions with artificially intelligent “aliens” could be developmentally damaging. As such, learning technologies need to balance anthropomorphism with objectification and engagement with separation.