Education

The charter school organization was awarded a $4 million Education Innovation and Research grant from the U.S. Department of Education early last year and launched a pilot program at a handful of high schools.

By inviting students to create their own versions of Roblox, Minecraft and Unity, a school in Houston is introducing them to Python, HTML, CSS and Javascript to help them build sites and other tech creations.

Cyber criminals breached the district's data system repeatedly between April and October 2022, stole data including Social Security numbers and bank account information, and posted it on their website in the dark web.

The university plans to launch a program to support up to 10 community-based innovation pilot projects which will draw from traditional indigenous knowledge and practices to preserve local ecosystems.

Through a new contract with Alabama Supercomputer Authority, General Dynamics Information Technology will manage high-performance computing, cybersecurity, broadband and other services at K-12 and higher ed institutions.

University professors are grappling with the implications of students having access to ChatGPT, an AI chatbot that can write about anything from cookie recipes to computer coding to Jane Austen's literary techniques.

Two months after a cyber extortion group hacked San Benito Consolidated Independent School District's network and stole confidential information, impacted families are seeing their data on the dark web.

A coalition of universities led by UC San Diego is launching research to advance software and next-generation computer chips that will accelerate the movement of data from memory sources to processors.

An after-school program in Kentucky is using an application called Tynker to introduce fourth- and fifth-grade students to coding and programming, preparing them for computer classes in middle and high school.

The nonprofit Operation Spark has announced plans to expand its software development program to the Atlanta area to prepare students for related careers, following success at teaching coding in Louisiana.

To combat academic dishonesty, an ed-tech company that makes AI-based software tools for moderating discussions and essay feedback is giving them the ability to flag writing that was generated by an AI such as ChatGPT.

The Public Interest Privacy Center, a nonprofit formed last year, will help district leaders respond to questions from parents, share best practices, vet new technologies and understand proposed privacy legislation.

The National AI Institute, an arm of the National Science Foundation, awarded the grant to further applications that can assist students with communication disabilities and improve their educational outcomes.

A new $19.5 million Life Sciences Building at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg features programmable manikins in simulation suites to mimic wounds and ailments, and cameras connected to a nearby classroom.

A month after OpenAI launched its latest AI chatbot prototype, the New York City Department of Education blocked access to it on school-owned networks and devices, citing negative impacts on student learning.

An audit of the state's community colleges cited LBCC as an example of one that has been successfully using data to drive student improvement for years, prioritizing data literacy and using data for program selection.

A survey of more than 800 district leaders and 3,000 teachers last fall found that 66 percent of administrators believed it was likely that a cyber attack would impact a school near them, versus 42 percent of teachers.

A community college in North Carolina will host a series of classes teaching seniors how to use online tools such as video conferencing programs, online job search engines and office productivity software.