Education

The state of Arizona mandates the retention of historical records for centuries, leading the state Department of Education to partner with data backup company Veeam and rewrite some old applications.

A Pennsylvania school district has contracted with Finalsite to build a more user-friendly website and corresponding app, consolidating three systems into one and allowing for customized alerts.

With nearly 4,000 fully online students and 1,600 who primarily take classes in-person, a private university in Minnesota is restructuring to create CSP Global and accommodate growing demand for online courses.

North Texas school districts are eyeing the latest tools and best practices for cybersecurity and trying to learn from the experiences of other districts, but ransomware threats are a continuously moving target.

A new paid internship program at the State University of New York (SUNY) and the City University of New York (CUNY) will offer certifications and hands-on experience to support the state’s future tech workforce.

The charter school organization was awarded a $4 million Education Innovation and Research grant from the U.S. Department of Education early last year and launched a pilot program at a handful of high schools.

By inviting students to create their own versions of Roblox, Minecraft and Unity, a school in Houston is introducing them to Python, HTML, CSS and Javascript to help them build sites and other tech creations.

Cyber criminals breached the district's data system repeatedly between April and October 2022, stole data including Social Security numbers and bank account information, and posted it on their website in the dark web.

The university plans to launch a program to support up to 10 community-based innovation pilot projects which will draw from traditional indigenous knowledge and practices to preserve local ecosystems.

Through a new contract with Alabama Supercomputer Authority, General Dynamics Information Technology will manage high-performance computing, cybersecurity, broadband and other services at K-12 and higher ed institutions.

University professors are grappling with the implications of students having access to ChatGPT, an AI chatbot that can write about anything from cookie recipes to computer coding to Jane Austen's literary techniques.

Two months after a cyber extortion group hacked San Benito Consolidated Independent School District's network and stole confidential information, impacted families are seeing their data on the dark web.

A coalition of universities led by UC San Diego is launching research to advance software and next-generation computer chips that will accelerate the movement of data from memory sources to processors.

An after-school program in Kentucky is using an application called Tynker to introduce fourth- and fifth-grade students to coding and programming, preparing them for computer classes in middle and high school.

The nonprofit Operation Spark has announced plans to expand its software development program to the Atlanta area to prepare students for related careers, following success at teaching coding in Louisiana.

To combat academic dishonesty, an ed-tech company that makes AI-based software tools for moderating discussions and essay feedback is giving them the ability to flag writing that was generated by an AI such as ChatGPT.

The Public Interest Privacy Center, a nonprofit formed last year, will help district leaders respond to questions from parents, share best practices, vet new technologies and understand proposed privacy legislation.

The National AI Institute, an arm of the National Science Foundation, awarded the grant to further applications that can assist students with communication disabilities and improve their educational outcomes.