Education

A laptop-building seminar for younger Florida students is a highlight of Remake Learning Days, an initiative to bring computer literacy and other learning opportunities in STEM subjects to low-income communities.

High school and college students will be part of Massachusetts' Digital Equity Partnerships Program, a grant funding initiative to train seniors in technology skills and how to use devices.

The university and the state of Michigan have a contract to upgrade the campus' infrastructure and battery lab, potentially build a new training facility and support innovative research in electric-vehicle technology.

An Illinois school district used a $50,000 grant from the utility company Commonwealth Edison to add an electric vehicle and charging station to the fleet of its high school driver's education program.

The Brazilian digital services company Compass UOL announced a training initiative to prepare over 15,000 computer science students for work with AWS cloud platforms and generative AI tools.

Given news of many universities and state governments banning access to TikTok on their networks, a public community college in Kansas is evaluating whether or not it's wise to even advertise on the platform.

A public community college in South Carolina is hoping the state budget will allot $10 million to support or expand programs in fields such as EV technology, automated systems and cybersecurity.

Especially in light of a CISA report last fall warning about cyber attacks against K-12 schools, a district in Washington state is implementing two-factor authentication and other security protocols.

Pending the governor’s signature, Florida House Bill 379 will require school districts to prohibit students from accessing social media platforms during school and develop curricula on social media safety.

The U.S. Department of Education honored dozens of Green Ribbon Schools for renewable energy projects involving geothermal technology, electrical appliances, educational programs and other initatives.

A new bill making its way through the Pennsylvania legislature would create a solar energy grant program to fund projects like the solar array located next to a high school in Steelton-Highspire School District.

With student behavior being the top issue of concern among staff, Lincoln Public Schools might install an electronic hall pass system through students' Chromebooks at secondary schools, and vape detectors as well.

A new artificial intelligence tool from Student Select can rate non-cognitive traits, such as positive attitude and conscientiousness, as well as performance skills like communication and critical thinking.

AI chatbots are undoubtedly a new way to cheat, but with five months of exposure to the new technology, K-12 teachers and college professors are seeing its potential in project-based learning and other areas.

A team from Eastern Washington University won the National Centers of Academic Excellence "Cyber Games" in Tampa, Fla., bringing a simulated computer system online and defending it from a simulated cyber attack.

Educators don't think bans or AI detectors are practical long-term solutions to ChatGPT's potential for plagiarism, but they still worry some students will use it as a crutch and become hooked on it.

After confirming earlier this month that an unauthorized party gained access to some data owned by the district, Rochester Public Schools in Minnesota told families last week that student data was not compromised.

The Enhancing K-12 Cybersecurity Act would give schools better access to cybersecurity resources and improve tracking of cyber attacks nationally, although some say it's a "drop in the bucket" compared to what's needed.