Education

The original public/private investment into Empire AI was $400 million, and Gov. Kathy Hochul has added to that in the 2025-26 budget to support an increase in AI and AI-related academic programs.

Hanna Kemble-Mick, an elementary school counselor in Topeka, Kan., creates chatbots that can give students in grades three through six immediate access to help, as well as expand their learning.

If recent legislation passes, TikTok would be blocked from school networks and devices, and employees would be barred from using it for classroom instruction or to communicate or promote any school-sponsored activities.

A recent EdWeek survey found district and school leaders would be most likely to recommend a math product if it uses AI to help them identify where students need extra support or are falling behind in math.

A school district in Atlanta’s northwest suburbs hired ex-intelligence officers to gather information on students without a vote from the school board, drawing criticism and protest from parents.

The economic uncertainty surrounding tariff policies and the potential of a global trade war could have ripple effects throughout higher education, including strained budgets, less tech investment and lost research.

Some researchers say the federal government's proposal will drastically impede cutting-edge work in fields that are critical to the nation's future, such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and power grids.

Calhoun Community College's STEAM Imagination Center will open this summer with courses in creative engineering, architectural drafting, innovative welding, animation, web design and 3D modeling.

A 19-year-old college student in Massachusetts pleaded guilty to charges linked to cyber extortion crimes, including threats to leak the personal information of of more than 60 million students and 10 million teachers.

In partnership with the cybersecurity firm TekStream, a new student-run security operations center expands on LSU’s existing model, training students in cybersecurity while delivering 24/7 protection for industry partners.

Gale In Context databases provide vetted content for K-12 students and teachers on topics that range from world history to science. One high school librarian is using them to show students how to root out misinformation.

An amended version of Assembly Bill 1111, if passed, would allow small education agencies to have the electric-bus requirement waived temporarily. Most polled superintendents are skeptical about the 2035 deadline.

Graduate students facing potential academic sanctions because AI detection software flagged their work are petitioning the University at Buffalo to stop using Turnitin and improve the appeals process.

A career and technical education center that opened in 2024 as a collaborative effort between a school district, the city of Oxford and an economic development council now hosts around 300 high school students a day.

The university will offer a degree in artificial intelligence starting this fall, as well as a seminar June 10 on the legal implications of AI on business as part of an ongoing series at the UC Downtown Innovation Hub.

Salem City Schools contracted with Coram AI for a security system that connects to a school's camera feeds and monitors for visible threats like firearms, smoke, or unauthorized intrusions, which trigger an alert.

The offer is eligible to students who are 25 to 55 years old and enrolled in advanced manufacturing, AI, cybersecurity, engineering, green and renewable energy, nursing, teaching or technology programs.

More than 66,000 students at the university's Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses will get access to courses in foundational AI skills and certificates in fields such as cybersecurity, data analytics and digital marketing.