Education

Using federal funds intended to help schools reopen safely after COVID-19, Utah has put energy-efficient air purifiers in 60 percent of its schools and 55 percent of its state-certified day care centers since last fall.

A school district in Pennsylvania has added three electric-powered vehicles to its bus fleet to gather information about whether they're a viable alternative to vehicles that use fossil fuels.

The iMerge Community Center in Alton is working with the K-12 computer science curriculum provider Mastery Coding on two-week summer camps that focus on coding for game development.

A report from CompTIA Spark found that parents are broadly optimistic about the direction of technology, but 80 percent of them believe students need more instruction focused on digital literacy and technology skills.

The department’s Office of Educational Technology, in response to the speed of AI innovation and classroom implementation, identified key questions, concerns and recommendations for establishing school policies.

Having bought a small, for-profit career-focused school with campuses in Ohio and West Virginia, a private Franciscan college in New York will double their online programs in fields such as cybersecurity and business.

A two-day event at Yale University's School of Management included a keynote session on artificial intelligence and its impact on business and innovation, given that it's creating anxiety in the workforce.

Pittsburgh Public Schools this week rolled out protocols for schools without air conditioning to deal with extreme heat. A day later, 40 facilities shifted to remote learning as local temperatures soared into the 90s.

ERP implementations can be among the most consequential and difficult projects on an IT office’s to-do list, and success depends upon the right leadership, partnerships, clear requirements and commitment.

Students from two universities collaborated on engineering challenges to make electric vehicles more energy-efficient, earning them first place in Year One of the EcoCAR Electric Vehicle (EV) Challenge.

Experts say AI-enabled programs can help shoulder the burden of tutoring and improve it in some ways, but they have the potential to give inaccurate information and can't replace student-tutor relationships.

Parents and students supporting the the implementation of metal detectors and armed security at Township High School District 113 clashed with protesters this week, and a survey had mixed results.

The founder of an education nonprofit argues that schools should carefully think through what problems AI might solve, what role teachers have, and how to make students conversant with AI but not dependent upon it.

After enrollment and staffing plummeted during the pandemic, Greenburgh Eleven is the only school district in the state that hasn’t submitted an instructional technology plan that would provide funding for 2022-2025.

With the U.S. college-age population poised to drop after 2025, automation might help universities improve student-facing functions such as course and exam scheduling, facilities usage, registrar and career services.

The two agencies signed a memorandum of understanding to continue promoting STEM for students from diverse backgrounds, with NASA providing educational content for after-school programs and other STEM initiatives.

A Kentucky school district served 181 students through its virtual academy in the 2022-23 academic year, the first in which the virtual academy was its own school after replacing the district's night school program.

Spurred by growing community concerns about student mental health, a program at AOS 90 places health workers in schools who can connect students to both in-person and remote therapy services.