Education

Although student proficiency scores and mental health issues worsened during remote learning, educators should try to understand other factors at work and see the game-changing potential in virtual instruction.

The IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act, which would award Black- and minority-serving institutions additional grant funding for tech upgrades and broadband, has the support of a philanthropic organization for Black students.

A yellow quadrupedal robot nicknamed Yubie, branded Spot the Agile Mobile Robot, is wandering around campus helping researchers study robotics, computer science, artificial intelligence and other high-tech fields.

After receiving nearly $778 million from the American Rescue Plan last year, Nevada's largest school district is investing in electric buses and fitting classrooms with technology to support instruction.

Students who are enrolled at least half-time in STEM programs at the University of Montana, Montana Technological Institute or Salish Kootenai College and can demonstrate financial need are eligible for scholarships.

Amid declining overall enrollment, online tuition for PennWest University will be discounted by 20 percent for Pennsylvania state employees starting in January 2023 for both graduate and undergraduate programs.

As part of a long-term strategy to mitigate COVID-19, several school districts in Yakima County, Wash., have begun or completed major HVAC upgrades funded by federal ESSER funds, which are available through fall 2024.

The new Upskill Together program from SkillStorm and a host of university and private-sector partners aim to give tech credentials and training to students from underserved communities who demonstrate financial need.

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education worked with The Learning Accelerator to create a new guide to help district administrators make smarter choices about ed-tech purchases.

School officials say technology and practices now in place for virtual instruction will help them deal with outbreaks when they occur, and minimize the need for closing schools and adding days to the end of the year.

A recent report from the Government Accountability Office criticizes the U.S. Department of Education for not sufficiently coordinating communication between school districts and the feds on cybersecurity.

A social media post by "Karakurt" threatens to release personal student information. The Illinois district has warned employees that their information may have been compromised, although it said nothing about students.

The DCPS Digital Equity Act of 2022 requires the school district to create a student technology plan to close the digital divide locally and modernize school IT protocols, with the help of feedback from parents and educators.

At a webinar on Tuesday featured in the Aurora Institute Symposium, the Colorado Board of Education's Office of Blended Learning explained a two-year plan to gather research on hybrid learning to inform state policy.

With emerging, data-driven approaches to instruction and mounting evidence of learning loss during the pandemic, K-12 schools should question the wisdom of putting all students through the same classes at the same pace.

Cybersecurity services company Steel Root is relaunching its $10,000 scholarship to benefit a high school junior in Massachusetts looking to pursue higher education in the field of cybersecurity.

Montgomery County Community College will use a federal grant to boost certificate completion rates, transfer rates to four-year institutions, and student interest in employment in science, technology and defense.

Cleveland Metropolitan School District Principal Jim Greene believes Gaggle has saved student lives, monitoring indications of problems from inappropriate social media use to bullying, self-harm, violence or drugs.