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Researchers at Digital Promise position outcomes-based contracts (OBC) not as a guarantee of student proficiency, but as a method for making sure ed-tech tools are implemented and used properly. -
New legislation signed by Gov. Abigail Spanberger requires schools to impose bell-to-bell phone restrictions, teach kids about social media addiction, promote the suicide crisis hotline and align CTE with workforce needs.
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An incoming doctoral student in the UM School of Information built a digital campus map focused on student needs: empty classrooms for studying, transit routes, university services and even weather information.
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Migration to the cloud was all the rage from around 2010 through the pandemic, but some IT leaders are having second thoughts due to high costs, compliance issues, and the need for better data security and local control.
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School-zone speed cameras in Richmond, Va., which are only online while children arrive or leave from school, produced just over 100,000 violations in their first year of use.
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The town of Vernon recently became the latest of several local governments in Connecticut to put enforcement cameras on school buses, hoping to curb moving violations around the vehicles when students are present.
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A bill passed by the Pennsylvania Senate calls for schools to adopt a so-called bell-to-bell cellphone ban, meaning students would not be allowed to use devices during school hours.
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The education innovation organization ASU+GSV has called upon college and university presidents and chancellors across the U.S. to provide insights into issues facing higher education.
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Connecticut legislators expect to debate a couple technology-related education issues this year, including whether to pass a statewide policies to restrict access to cellphones and social media for K-12 students.
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In partnership with Pittsburgh-based software company Skilly AI, the university is launching an 24/7 AI chatbot to alleviate the workloads of admissions counselors and answer student questions after hours.
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In an effort to help short-staffed custodians, one of the largest school districts in Washington invested over $1 million in 14 robot floor cleaners, stationing one at each middle and high school.
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With a $755,000 grant from the nonprofit Proof Positive, the play2PREVENT Lab at Dartmouth College is leveraging behavioral science to build “serious games” for youth on the autism spectrum.
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Indiana State University’s new Sycamore Grove platform aims to give online learners a centralized space for peer connection and academic support as enrollment in remote learning programs booms.
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A North Carolina school district has contracted with Howard Technology Solutions for software designed to bar students from accessing illicit material online, which has become a bigger problem in the era of 1:1 devices.
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School and college administrators are among hundreds of attendees at this week's TEEX Cyber Readiness Summit, exploring a wide range of topics from AI and security to identity theft and human firewalls.
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John Cook, outgoing president of Springfield Technical Community College, said rising enrollment numbers are making the college's Security Operations Center more sustainable.
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Amid so many justified policies and debates concerning smartphones in classrooms, it’s important for education leaders to distinguish between distracting phones and valuable ed tech that prepares kids for the future.
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Southwest Metro Intermediate District 288 is in the early phase of testing an AI-powered video analysis system that could help administrators deliver faster, more detailed feedback to classroom teachers.
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The University of Wisconsin system is developing governance policies for students, faculty and staff for responsible use of AI, and UW-Madison’s newest college centered around AI opens this fall.
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Collaboration between the College Board and the Carnegie Foundation will launch a multi-state coalition and support states as they redesign teacher pathways, update certification systems and expand access to CTE courses.
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Massachusetts is above the national average for percentage of high school students who have taken a computer science course, but there’s no state requirement to teach the subject in K-12 schools.
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