Education

According to data from the nonprofit Generation 180, more than half the nation's K-12 solar capacity is in California and New Jersey, which have 2,819 and 662 schools with solar panels, respectively.

As part of the Choose Ohio First program, a state grant will help the university recruit Ohio's top high school students for degrees in computer science, computer engineering and cyber operations.

An initiative for bringing girls into science, technology, engineering and mathematics is nearly tripling the size of its youth ambassador program this year, hoping to inspire interest in space-related studies and careers.

Three Norwalk schools will incorporate virtual reality, 3D printers, artificial intelligence and other tools from their Verizon Innovative Learning Labs into other subjects, giving students experience with emerging tech.

The founder and CEO of the Western Welding Academy is touring high schools in 30 states to evangelize about the possibilities of careers in technical fields, like welding, as alternatives to four-year college degrees.

State Schools Superintendent Richard Woods said Georgia will continue prioritizing career and technical education to create a balanced workforce, and he wants to see partnerships with colleges for teacher-prep programs.

Dakota State University is partnering with the National Security Agency and investing heavily in recruiting, research and facilities in order to build a regional hub for cybersecurity studies and workforce development.

Internet and network access are back up and running this week at Arizona's largest school district following a ransomware incident on Jan. 30, with no evidence indicating that intruders accessed confidential information.

A gift of $35.5 million will go toward scholarships, fellowships and research at the the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, the only “computing-focused” school in the UC system.

A New Jersey school district has offered employees free membership to identity monitoring services after discovering a hacker in December gained access to social security numbers and insurance enrollment information.

Proposed legislation in Washington state would require school districts to purchase emission-free school buses beginning in 2035, although distance limits and lack of charging infrastructure are potential obstacles.

Despite declining enrollment elsewhere, Erie Community College and Northland Training Center are expanding a program for mechatronics, an emerging field that combines mechanical, electrical and computer engineering skills.

Educators acknowledge that writing is thinking, and therefore remains an indispensable skill, and college admissions staff may rely on unscripted interviews, short videos and proctored writing samples in lieu of essays.

Some tech companies are nixing traditional four-year degree requirements for new hires as skills-certification programs increasingly provide adequate training at lower costs. But their long-term potentials are different.

Created in partnership with Identity Automation, a scanning and reporting tool on the nonprofit's website helps schools flag user credentials on their network that have appeared in data leaks.

A House bill that passed the education committee, with some controversy, would establish the West Virginia STEM Scholarship Program, granting $5,000 in debt relief to STEM teachers employed for five years.

A contest at Crowder College's Advanced Training and Technology Center challenged students to demonstrate trade skills in welding and fabrication that some educators believe will soon be highly sought-after.

The Biden administration has enlisted the help of Australia, India and Japan for the Quad Cyber Challenge, a resource-sharing initiative for preventing cyber crime against schools and government.