Education

New Jersey-based developer Scale Microgrids is working on a 3.5-story project with 21 fuel cells expected to come online next year. It will heat 20 buildings at the University of Bridgeport and a new city high school.

A North Carolina school district this week organized a generative AI "prompt-a-thon" to help students build AI literacy through discussing, designing and experimenting with various programs.

Chama Valley Independent and Santa Rosa Consolidated school districts will work with the online learning company Stride to run a statewide, career-focused online school that launched in 2020.

A survey of 355,000 students by the New York City Public School system found a miniscule improvement in reported cyber bullying since the 2023-24 school year, but cyber bullying is still markedly higher than in 2019.

By withholding at least 800 grants from the University of California, totaling $584 million, officials say the Trump administration threatens to devastate research in clean energy, neuroscience and cancer.

University of Texas at Arlington researchers are working with a domestic violence center to study trends and interventions to help victims escape surveillance through hidden tracking devices and other technologies.

The education-focused AI tool from Anthropic is now easier to access through Amazon’s cloud platform. Universities already working with AWS can leverage their established AWS agreements and manage subscriptions centrally.

ERP modernization is not just a software upgrade but a costly institutionwide endeavor. Universities that get it right are those that talk to people early, show them what will change, then listen to feedback.

The transportation system at East Baton Rouge Parish Schools this fall will include air conditioning on most of the district's 500 buses plus security cameras, GPS tracking and a new digital customer service platform.

Competing bills in the state House and Senate failed to get sufficient bipartisan support, with Democrats favoring a requirement that local districts craft their own policies while Republicans pushed for a statewide ban.

The new computer science program at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology offers different pathways for developers and researchers, with specializations in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data science and systems.

Cambridge Central School District leaders say their limited cellphone restrictions resulted in a marked improvement in student discipline issues, including bullying and distractions.

Student journalists suing Lawrence Public Schools in Kansas say the district used the student-monitoring software Gaggle to scan their files, flag their speech and take down their creative work.

A recent report by the New York City-based Center for an Urban Future found that 52 percent of New York high schools offer at least one foundational computer science class, raising questions about future job preparedness.

Sixty-three projects funded by the California State University system are experimenting with generative AI, from single-course pilots to full program overhauls, and producing open resources for others to consult.

A private STEM-focused university in Pennsylvania put the HUE Invitational, its flagship esporting event that started in 2018, on hold amid efforts to close operating deficits and boost enrollment.

At least 80 percent of Massachusetts school districts already have some type of cellphone restrictions in place, and local school committees of governing boards would be required to approve the new restrictions.

To ensure more consistent and responsive communication with student families, Kanawha County Schools in West Virginia redesigned its website and worked with the ed-tech company Apptegy on a bespoke mobile app.