Education

Many colleges and universities are still in the process of moving various systems to the cloud, citing the need to manage and secure large research data sets and growing networks with limited staff.

The state legislature overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill that would mandate the creation of statewide guidelines for lessons on information literacy across digital, visual and technological media.

Teacher preparation programs like the one at the University of Texas have overhauled their curricula to incorporate digital tools for remote learning, as well as training to respond to students’ mental health needs.

Appellate courts have barred elected officials from blocking abusive users on social media, but absent better site moderation, this leaves local school board members no practical way to deal with excessive harassment.

A nonprofit trade association has partnered with the software company ConnectWise on a career training program to impart entry-level skills, as well as durable skills, needed for IT desk support jobs and apprenticeships.

A new science, technology, engineering and math lab under construction at Greensburg Junior High School will allow students to get acquainted with robotics and design tools related to manufacturing.

Extensive renovations of a two-story building at Ivy Tech Community College's Terre Haute campus would accommodate new science labs and the expansion of programs such as information technology and cybersecurity.

Engineering professor Evgueni Filipov and his collaborators have developed a more efficient way to manufacture silicon robots that might be used for anything from plumbing to inspections to high-tech surveillance.

Frequent fights have prompted Georgia’s largest school district to invest in security vestibules, alert badges that contact authorities, and possibly an artificial intelligence-based weapons detection system.

The University of Maine will unveil the prototype next week, built from scrap lumber, sawdust and construction debris with help from MaineHousing, the U.S. Department of Energy and researchers at Oak Ridge National Labs.

According to a recent analysis by the research and advocacy organization Common Sense Media, the seven most popular VR devices in schools collect so much user data that they present serious privacy concerns.

Laredo Independent School District and the United Independent School District will receive funding through the American Rescue Plan for broadband expansion, laptops and other devices for students and staff.

Several eastern Pennsylvania schools have locked down their campuses recently after malicious actors used the state-run anonymous reporting tip line created in 2019, Safe2Say, to issue threats of violence.

Administrators from the Georgia Institute of Technology and University of Michigan say that users and providers of emerging XR technologies should be conscious of privacy, security and safety challenges.

Students and faculty from the University of Texas at San Antonio have worked with local school districts to provide technology, lessons and other resources to K-12 students regarding IT career opportunities.

A Houston-area school district is unsure whether a recent computer breach exposed sensitive data, but officials have reason to believe that people who initiated the attack may try to contact area residents about it.

A new learning space unveiled at Chestnut Grove Elementary School in Decatur, Ala., is giving students hands-on experience with augmented and virtual reality, coding, producing podcasts and music.

The ed-tech company will incorporate over 14,500 assessment items into its digital science curriculum for grades three through eight, giving teachers data on student mastery of physical, environmental and biological sciences.