Education

Lawmakers introduced a bill last week to require the Georgia Department of Education to find contractors who could provide technology that can filter obscene materials and notify administrators when students access them.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers have introduced a bill that would appropriate $45 million to the state Public Education Department to develop a cybersecurity program for schools over a three-year period.

The center will be the first of its kind to teach blockchain law through new courses, conferences and a speaker series, aiming to familiarize lawmakers and lawyers with the technology's applications.

The nine-story facility will help the university address increasing demand for, and enrollment in, STEM programs, the lack of space for which has forced some students to take classes at other universities.

Launched in 2021 with the American Rescue Plan, the Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program has the capacity to train up to 17,250 veterans for high-demand jobs in fields like technology, engineering and health care.

A pair of tech-focused initiatives, the Cal State University system's C-SUCCESS and the CSUF TitanWare program, provide incoming students with tablets, laptops and other devices students need for connectivity.

The software-as-a-service platform is now available across all 50 states, as parents and employers increasingly see flexible child-care options as essential to increasing workforce participation and retention.

While enrollment at many institutions continues to plummet, California Community Colleges and student advocates say pass/no pass grades would help alleviate stress and stop some students from dropping out.

To promote alternative, less expensive pathways to in-demand careers, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced new investments in community colleges, dual enrollment, apprenticeship programs, educator resources and other programs.

To accommodate visitors who want or need to maintain social distancing, the University of Montana Museum of Arts and Culture has created interactive, 360-degree "virtual docent tours" available on its website.

The online tutoring company counts about 100 school districts as clients, many of which are looking to remote academic support to help students make up learning loss as money pours in from state and federal relief bills.

The National Science Foundation added eight universities to its CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program and will award $29 million of scholarships to students who agree to work in government cybersecurity post-graduation.

The U.S. no longer leads the world in all areas of science, the National Science Foundation says, and many states have low concentrations of STEM workers.

To meet evolving student expectations, the university has created a working group to explore investments and technology that would create infrastructure and a plan for remote learning options and online classes.

The Maryland district has seen waitlists at its schools shrink since last August as vaccines, loneliness or academic struggles motivated some students to stick with in-person classes, but interest still exceeds capacity.

Staff at Carroll County Public Schools in Maryland have proposed expanding the district’s world language offerings by having teachers lead online classes that students at other schools could access remotely.

Together with a nonprofit, South Florida’s only historically Black university is creating a program to prepare students for success in industries involving cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, renewable energy and other tech.

The editorial board of the Buffalo News implores New York state lawmakers to set aside funding and other resources to help school districts, including rural ones, prepare for cyber threats such as ransomware.