Education

For campus safety, Philadelphia School District is installing metal detectors, launching surveillance drones, buying a video-management system for its cameras, and enhancing police presence and community patrols.

The National Security Agency has given the National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) designation to the cybersecurity program of a private Christian university in South Carolina.

Most systems at the university were back online Wednesday after a targeted attack Sunday had prompted officials to disconnect the university's server. Details on the attack are scant as it's still under investigation.

The ed-tech company Discovery Education is in the process of acquiring DreamBox Learning, whose math and reading tools serve about 6 million K-12 students and 600,000 teachers across the U.S.

Ambow Education's HybriU offers to help institutions convert traditional classrooms and laboratories into hybrid online-offline learning spaces, and it uses artificial intelligence to translate and create content.

The university was still without Internet on Tuesday but gradually bringing services back online after disconnecting Sunday due to suspicious activity, which a university regent has confirmed was a targeted attack.

As in many other states, esports are increasingly popular at Missouri high schools and colleges, and they represent an opportunity for participants to learn teamwork and build confidence and social skills.

Google is offering certification courses in fields such as data analytics, cybersecurity and project management through a private-public partnership with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

A public-private coalition called Innovate Illinois has enlisted several universities in pursuit of federal funding to designate its quantum science and biomanufacturing centers as EDA Tech Hubs.

A state attorney has declined an investigation into former administrators at Broward County Public Schools after they shared privileged information with their private company that they withheld from the public.

The day before the start of fall classes, the university separated its network from the Internet due to a "significant security concern." Staff expect it may take a few days before all systems are back online.

With generative AI models such as DeepMind's AlphaCode having roughly the same coding abilities as a novice programmer with a year of training, students wonder if fast-track coding programs are still worth it.

Advocacy groups such as CurbCutOS and the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund say the digital revolution in education is leaving some students with disabilities behind, and progress will require assessments.

E-bikes and other small electric vehicles are no longer allowed on residential property at Yale University, as administrators deemed that storing or charging them in populated areas poses a severe fire and safety hazard.

The school system in Prince George’s County, Md., suffered a cyber attack on Aug. 14, mainly affecting staff’s user accounts. Now, school officials believe some personal information has been leaked.

A new college at the University at Albany, combining the university's engineering colleges of nanoscale science and applied sciences, will prepare students for jobs in next-generation chip design.

A school district in Pennsylvania has implemented a cybersecurity program that will eventually be required for middle schoolers and an elective at the high school level, offering students an industry certification.

The state is looking to expose more Pre-K-12 and college students to career paths in STEM fields as the country looks to increase domestic microchip production — a key goal of the CHIPS Act.