Education

The Louisiana Department of Education's new AI task force is developing policy recommendations for K-12, and the state Board of Regents voted to create its own committee to study the use of AI in higher education.

Kanawha County Schools could receive as many as 28 or 29 battery-powered buses in the coming years, but will continue to buy and maintain diesel buses as well.

In preparing young people to enter a professional environment of rapidly evolving technology, one of the best things educators can do for them is teach them how to explore and learn about new tools on their own.

Idaho’s Department of Health and Welfare’s Project Filter applauds the use of technology for intervention measures, but implores school leaders to provide alternatives to suspension and address teen nicotine addiction.

Since it began in 2019, the program has been providing course training for three defined career pathways: aviation, aviation mechanics and drones. It does so by teaching aeronautical science and various FAA policies.

The era of standardization in education might be coming to a close, given the potential of artificial intelligence tools to analyze student metrics in real time and create personalized, dynamic learning pathways.

A handful of districts in Massachusetts will use money from the state’s Accelerating Clean Transportation School Bus Fleet Deployment Program to deploy new buses and charging stations.

In an effort to use remaining ESSER funds, the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction is encouraging K-12 organizations that offer cybersecurity and artificial intelligence instruction to apply for grants.

New York state confirmed a significant 10-year investment in Empire AI, an artificial intelligence computing center at the University at Buffalo that will involve six other colleges and universities.

Now that Florida state law has given school districts the green light to restrict cellphone use in classrooms, school boards across the Tampa Bay area are deciding how to approach the issue.

The private Catholic college in New York will put the two-year grant toward its Jump Start Plus program, which provides short-term training in entry-level tech support jobs, as well as employment support services.

For Earth Day, the educational VR company is offering schools one week of free access to online lessons about deforestation, pollution, the harm that plastics have on marine life, and the importance of recycling.

The movement toward integrating more visual communication and artificial intelligence into education isn't just about keeping up with new tools, but about preparing students to be employees and citizens of the future.

Keegan Lee was in ninth grade when she realized her addiction to social media apps had become "all-consuming." She has spent much of the past several years writing and raising awareness about social media addiction.

LaPorte Community School Corporation in northern Indiana hopes to increase enrollment by launching an online school available to students statewide, as well as early entrance for pre-K and kindergarten.

Separating kids from smartphones is a challenge, with polling showing more than 95 percent of teens have access to the devices and 54 percent say it'd be at least somewhat hard to give up social media.

The university is leading research efforts with 19 of its counterparts on the use of artificial intelligence in education. ECU researchers are also working to develop new AI tools for students and researchers.

Career and technical education students at Albany High School will learn how to repair and maintain electric vehicles in coming semesters. A donated 2019 hybrid Subaru will serve as a test vehicle for future classes.