Education

The COVID-19 pandemic and various studies have exposed nationwide disparities in who has access to physical and mental health care, and a recent funding windfall for schools and broadband could help close those gaps.

Since all-virtual classes aren’t permitted for the coming year, Palm Beach County teachers are debating whether turning on their cameras for students quarantining at home is a viable way to keep them from falling behind.

The food services company Sodexo has partnered with robot delivery company Kiwibot to bring about two dozen vehicles onto campus that will be able to manage door-to-door deliveries of drinks and individual meals.

Washington State University and the University of Washington will head new research geared toward using artificial intelligence to solve problems associated with climate change and real-time machine learning.

Initially frustrated by the demands of virtual instruction last year, some math teachers in North Carolina have permanently integrated tools such as digital whiteboards, Canvas and Google Classroom into their work.

Instead of using Central Ohio Transit Authority buses for the upcoming year, Ohio's largest school district will invest nearly $327,000 in software from Dynamic Ideas to pare down its school bus routes.

Schools in Northern Alabama have deployed smart devices from Applied Information Inc. that send visual and audible signals to connected vehicles within 50 feet of school zones or stopped buses.

Coming to IT from the field of archaeology about 20 years ago, the University of Arizona's CISO Lanita Collette has prioritized human-centered organization, training and effective management in cybersecurity.

Having already provided laptops to middle and senior high school students, the largest district in Butler County, Ohio is extending the program to elementary grades and planning for both virtual and in-person classes.

A new study in the rural Midwest found that the switch to online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic caused stress, mental health concerns and other problems for Black families with limited Internet access.

The University of Maryland has equipped buoys with sensors to detect passing whales, with the intention of asking nearby ships to slow down or heavy construction to stop. In time, companies may schedule work around them.

Continuing its online registration policy, Creston Community School District has set aside a designated day and location for families who have issues using or accessing technology at home to come in and get assistance.

As part of a STEM program at Enid High School in Oklahoma, a fabrication lab is expanding students' conception of technology careers with design software, 3D printing, esports, cybersecurity and other disciplines.

Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, Iowa this fall is offering an associate's degree of applied science in cybersecurity, hoping to fill the need for IT security in both private and public sectors.

China’s new restrictions to keep educational technology companies out of capital markets threaten to curtail tutoring and other industries, but experts say the changes may have little effect on the U.S. market.

The state department of education's new strategic plan would require every high school to offer at least one computer science class by 2023, with scholarships and incentives for teachers to learn how to teach it.

In partnership with the University of Louisville and various other institutions nationwide, the college will offer a six-month course funded by the National Security Agency starting this fall.

After one year and $12 million in renovations on a four-story building, the district is preparing to open the Erie Center for Arts and Technology to train high school students in digital arts, and adults in tech fields.