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Migration to the cloud was all the rage from around 2010 through the pandemic, but some IT leaders are having second thoughts due to high costs, compliance issues, and the need for better data security and local control. -
School-zone speed cameras in Richmond, Va., which are only online while children arrive or leave from school, produced just over 100,000 violations in their first year of use.
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The town of Vernon recently became the latest of several local governments in Connecticut to put enforcement cameras on school buses, hoping to curb moving violations around the vehicles when students are present.
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The sheriff cited major errors in tickets and the inability of people to appeal their citations as reasons for cancelling the program, which flagged more than 407 paid violations per day, seven days a week.
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The vice president for digital innovation at the American Association of Colleges and Universities says AI discussions and assignments are essential for preparing students to be competitive in the working world.
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An official from the Washington Association of School Administrators says district leaders should consider time, money, content and expertise when deciding whether to build a custom chatbot in-house or hire outside help.
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As bus drivers for Boston Public Schools got used to a new bus-tracking app, software allowed the district to collect and update real-time data on every bus route to make them more efficient.
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An 11-week program invited students to Fiserv, a financial services company, after school on Tuesdays to experiment with and learn about artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and robotics.
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Through internships with the Lackawanna County district attorney’s office, university students will work with detectives to extract and analyze cellphone data related to criminal cases.
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Utah is one of the states leading the U.S. in artificial intelligence adoption at the K-12 level, which AI Education Specialist Matt Winters attributes to collaboration, infrastructure and a culture of innovation.
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The state's Legislative Audit Council says USC misused $4,589 in grant money intended for computer labs, while the university says those watches are part of teaching and understanding Apple's technology ecosystem.
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House Bill 120 would triple school district funding from $50 to $150 per student for Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools, or P-TECHs, through which students can earn 60 college credits during high school.
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Earlier this year, New Jersey awarded $1.5 million in grants to 10 school districts to incorporate artificial intelligence into teaching. Teachers say it's changing how they teach, acting sort of like an assistant.
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K-12 cybersecurity leaders say AI can’t fully automate cybersecurity, cloud vendors are not the solution to data governance, teachers should not use unvetted apps, and student accounts need multifactor authentication.
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Given an ed-tech market overrun with tools of varying, and sometimes unproven, effectiveness, school districts need to push vendors for evidence, outcome-based contracts and collaborative design.
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During a recent visit to St. Vrain Valley Schools, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced a Blueprint for Advancing K-12 Quantum Information Technology, with recommendations for lawmakers, educators and district leaders.
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The editorial board of the Baltimore Sun argues that school cellphone restrictions are needed, as mental health professionals are increasingly concerned about how overuse of the devices can harm a child’s development.
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The FarmBeats for Students program, developed in partnership with the National FFA and Microsoft, integrates Al and machine learning into agriculture education to give students a deeper understanding of crop outcomes.
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Leaders from across the political spectrum found common ground at the ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego this month discussing workforce preparation and critical thinking, which all parties seem to agree need attention.
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A bill introduced to the House of Representatives this week would ban cellphones from school classrooms, with exceptions for students with disabilities or other needs, such as lack of English language proficiency.
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Many U.S. school districts have turned to technology, especially digital surveillance, as the antidote to campus violence. Not everyone is sold on that approach, as it can raise issues with privacy and security.
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