Education

A Georgia school district was making do without Internet and email services this week as officials investigated the source of a network outage. They did not confirm whether it was caused by ransomware.

A report from the nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology suggests that schools should update their sexual harassment policies to better handle deepfakes, which have become a common problem in institutions across the U.S.

At the same time student behaviors are worsening and the rate of autism is increasing, school districts in Wyoming and across the U.S. are struggling to find qualified special education teachers.

The parents of a Hingham High School student are suing after an AP U.S. History teacher failed their son for using generative AI on a project, which then got him barred from the National Honor Society.

In a Q&A with The Advocate, the dean of the business school at Loyola University New Orleans says the next generation of business leaders will need to know how to do AI-infused analytics and use the most recent tools.

A Ph.D. student at Columbia University created Curiously, a tool for teachers to build and customize AI assistants for their particular subjects and classroom needs, even if they have no coding expertise.

In addition to teaching students and professionals about the drone industry, Sinclair Community College in Ohio does consulting and research for equipment manufacturers in France, Switzerland, the UK and elsewhere.

One month after a fatal shooting at one of their high schools, Harford school officials toured Smith Detections, a company that serves airports and the U.S. Department of Defense, in search of security system options.

Staff at Sutter Middle School in Folsom found that Yondr pouches created extra headaches when it came to monitoring them, but a policy of requiring phones to be powered off during school hours has been a success.

Elizabeth Barker, an accessibility manager at Khan Academy, shares her insights on how ed-tech developers can make their tools user-friendly for everyone, including the need for field testing, observation and feedback.

Two months after a student died on campus, the largest public school system in Texas is using a new life safety equipment management system to track certifications for CPR, first aid, AEDs and Stop the Bleed kits.

In visiting the Universities at Albany and Buffalo last week, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said they are integral to the state's plans, "like a heart beating in a body, pumping technology and future through its veins."

Students at George Washington Carver High School developed a free app that estimates cost of individual colleges, financial aid eligibility, loan options, repayment plans and future earnings.

The Empire AI Consortium, which consists of public and private universities led by the University at Buffalo, is launching this fall to help researchers study problems from cybersecurity threats to hurricane preparation.

Southern Maine Community College's class on EV repairs launched in 2021, teaching students to perform predictive maintenance, diagnose and repair hybrid and electric vehicles, and pass a national certification test.

Spokane Public Schools this year barred cellphone use in class at its 57 schools. Teachers are seeing more engagement, and students report feeling more focused and social, with more talking and playing games at lunch.

While most residents told pollsters they support the installation of metal detection technology in high schools, attendees at a school board meeting were mostly opposed, arguing it would make schools feel like prisons.

The American Association of Colleges and Universities recruited 124 institutions to participate in its Institute on AI, Pedagogy, and the Curriculum, an online program to help educators incorporate AI into their courses.