Education

School districts across North Texas are asking voters in November to approve bond packages to pay for surveillance cameras, weapon detection systems, modern door locks, shatter-resistant window film and other measures.

New certificate programs at the college will train students for jobs in aerospace and manufacturing, industries in which North Carolina is likely to see increasing demand for skilled workers.

The university and its dining services partner are preparing to deploy automated food delivery vehicles from the company Kiwibot, which will be mapping the campus to aid with future deliveries.

State auditors found 16 areas of concern at Western Connecticut State University, including that it did not sanitize electronic storage devices in a timely manner nor adequately document their disposal.

A public research university in Virginia is preparing a facility in Virginia Beach Town Center to accommodate a wind-energy lab and undergraduate data science programs in cybersecurity and marine engineering.

A webinar this week hosted by Lightspeed Systems featured experts in cybersecurity and cloud operations who laid out the current climate of K-12 cyber crime and what schools can do to thwart would-be threat actors.

Pending state legislation includes bills for an ed-tech grant program, a commission on tech-enabled teaching and learning, student privacy protections, and the creation of a student technology plan.

Indiana’s Office of Technology, Purdue University and Indiana University are teaming up to offer free cybersecurity assessments to interested local governments in an effort to improve cyber postures statewide.

Two years after Lockport City School District's use of facial recognition-capable cameras triggered controversy, a recent hearing gave critics and proponents a chance to speak up while the state prepares a report.

The state of Pennsylvania is piloting digital mental health services at 30 districts for a year, working with the U.K.-based company Kooth to offer access to self-therapy, peer support and professional support.

The university opened its new CRST Data Intelligence Lab this week, paid for with a $1.25 million donation from the company, with plans in the works for new programs and initiatives for high school students in the area.

Far from being limited to technological savvy, essential skills for a chief information officer are evolving with the role's scope of influence, today including management, business, security and communication.

A program at Norman Public Schools gives high schoolers a chance to earn drone certifications as well as credit toward an aviation degree, including multiple semesters of college coursework in a variety of fields.

Through Girl Scout badges, science electives, makerspaces, hands-on workshops, after-school and summer programs, several Miami-area organizations are introducing girls to STEM subjects at a young age.

The state is partnering with Rave Mobile Safety to customize an anonymous tip app for students, staff and parents to report safety concerns, replacing an old tip line that wasn’t being used.

A fleet of dog-like delivery robots from Boston Dynamics and Unitree will roam the campus at University of Texas at Austin next year so researchers can study and improve human-AI interactions.

Raising $4.1 million cumulatively from the city of Miami, several South Florida institutions and various philanthropists, the Venture Miami scholarship program aims to help Pell Grant recipients get STEM degrees.

The private Christian university in Washington said multiple unauthorized actors infiltrated the network in July, possibly accessing names, student ID numbers, Social Security numbers and health insurance information.