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Starting this fall, every K-12 district in Missouri, including charter schools, will need a written policy prohibiting students from using personal devices during the school day, with some circumstantial exceptions. -
Microsoft Elevate, which the company describes as a successor and expansion of the longtime Microsoft Philanthropies team, will devote resources to helping more than 20 million people earn AI credentials.
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Brad Ives, executive director of Louisiana State University's Institute for Energy Innovation, says the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will make the U.S. less competitive, but it won't stop the global trend toward renewables.
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Nine months after initially banning ChatGPT, New York City Public Schools aim to work with national experts and school districts across the country to craft policy around the smart use of AI for teaching and learning.
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A public university in Kansas last week invited high schoolers to see presentations about cybersecurity academic programs and job opportunities for graduates trained in the protection of data and computer systems.
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Joining the Center for Digital Education this fall as a Senior Fellow, Dr. Monica Goldson reflects on her time at Maryland’s second-largest district and stresses the importance of keeping up with AI and cybersecurity.
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Students using PowerSchool Naviance to apply to colleges now have access to an additional 2,000 institutions under an integration with Scribbles Software that makes the process easier and faster.
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Chariot Automotive Group partnered with Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo this year on a program to teach students the basics of automotive repair, including changing oil and rotating tires.
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A blended learning program at District 230 in Illinois, in which students can do coursework online on their own time, gives them practice at organizing schedules, meeting deadlines and communicating electronically.
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Interns at a Catholic college in Pennsylvania are setting up computers, installing monitors and beginning work on network infrastructure for the college's cybersecurity and digital forensics program.
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According to SETDA, 32 states have statewide digital learning plans, a dozen require local districts to come up with their own plans, and some have provisions other than mandates to encourage classroom technology use.
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The Future Ready Tech Challenge, launched by NAF on its KnoPro platform this week, kicks off with a $10,000 question: How can high school students use cutting-edge technology to explore and chose their ideal career path?
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The Muscogee County School District board unanimously voted to uphold the firing of a teacher who went on leave for 12 months when in-person classes resumed in 2021 and wanted to continue teaching virtually.
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Boeing acknowledged hiring its thousandth high school student from the Core Plus Aerospace program at schools in Washington state, which trains students how to drill, counter sink, install rivets and read blueprints.
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Intending to upskill more students in artificial intelligence to address anticipated workforce demands, the tech giant is adding new AI courses and resources to a free education program called IBM SkillsBuild.
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A pilot program at Georgia State University found that students who used an AI-powered teaching assistant got better grades, so researchers think these chatbots could be valuable for struggling students.
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Rochester Public Schools in Minnesota is asking voters to approve a tax levy for technology, which will indirectly support higher wages for teachers by freeing up some of the district's money for other expenses.
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On their annual tour of the state, administrators from the University of Illinois system are meeting with schools and local leaders to coordinate efforts to help families and small businesses get high-speed Internet.
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The nonprofit College Track has partnered with 14 universities to offer online courses and resources to first-generation college students and help them navigate the transition from secondary to higher education.
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As general artificial intelligence threatens to upend years of advice telling students that coding was the essential skill of the future, new skills might come to the fore, such as the ability to think conceptually.
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Lakeside High School in Ohio is using virtual-reality technology to simulate hands-on experiences in various subjects and allow students to explore topics, places and content without leaving campus.
