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To support students facing mental health stressors in the digital age, school leaders must explain features like “data mining” and “engagement algorithms,” and give kids chances to develop social skills offline. -
Colorado State University's custom-built chatbot was developed on a secure network, so sensitive research and student information can be safely entered into it.
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A new STEM school in Council Bluffs Community School District is expected to have areas of concentration in medical technology, engineering, robotics, AI, aeronautics, cybersecurity and bioscience, plus a P-TECH program.
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Advances in artificial intelligence represent an opportunity to get students thinking about how to use the technology to solve problems, and what skills are disposable versus essential for the future.
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A 45,000-square-foot renovation at the University of Alabama in Huntsville is laying the groundwork for an interdisciplinary facility to be called the Center for Cybersecurity Research, Education & Advanced Training.
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Common Sense Education's Digital Well-Being program offers free videos for students in grades 6-12 about identifying tech-related stressors, developing healthy habits and understanding how digital media can affect them.
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For campus safety, Philadelphia School District is installing metal detectors, launching surveillance drones, buying a video-management system for its cameras, and enhancing police presence and community patrols.
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The National Security Agency has given the National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) designation to the cybersecurity program of a private Christian university in South Carolina.
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Most systems at the university were back online Wednesday after a targeted attack Sunday had prompted officials to disconnect the university's server. Details on the attack are scant as it's still under investigation.
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The ed-tech company Discovery Education is in the process of acquiring DreamBox Learning, whose math and reading tools serve about 6 million K-12 students and 600,000 teachers across the U.S.
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Ambow Education's HybriU offers to help institutions convert traditional classrooms and laboratories into hybrid online-offline learning spaces, and it uses artificial intelligence to translate and create content.
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The university was still without Internet on Tuesday but gradually bringing services back online after disconnecting Sunday due to suspicious activity, which a university regent has confirmed was a targeted attack.
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As in many other states, esports are increasingly popular at Missouri high schools and colleges, and they represent an opportunity for participants to learn teamwork and build confidence and social skills.
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Google is offering certification courses in fields such as data analytics, cybersecurity and project management through a private-public partnership with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.
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A public-private coalition called Innovate Illinois has enlisted several universities in pursuit of federal funding to designate its quantum science and biomanufacturing centers as EDA Tech Hubs.
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A state attorney has declined an investigation into former administrators at Broward County Public Schools after they shared privileged information with their private company that they withheld from the public.
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The day before the start of fall classes, the university separated its network from the Internet due to a "significant security concern." Staff expect it may take a few days before all systems are back online.
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With generative AI models such as DeepMind's AlphaCode having roughly the same coding abilities as a novice programmer with a year of training, students wonder if fast-track coding programs are still worth it.
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Advocacy groups such as CurbCutOS and the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund say the digital revolution in education is leaving some students with disabilities behind, and progress will require assessments.
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E-bikes and other small electric vehicles are no longer allowed on residential property at Yale University, as administrators deemed that storing or charging them in populated areas poses a severe fire and safety hazard.
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The school system in Prince George’s County, Md., suffered a cyber attack on Aug. 14, mainly affecting staff’s user accounts. Now, school officials believe some personal information has been leaked.
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