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The online learning platform Inspirit and tech giant Meta will provide qualifying Title I schools with VR education starter kits, which include headset technology and professional development resources for instructors.

With an ever-expanding list of technology tools being implemented in classrooms, school IT departments may face growing demands for tech support, but certain best practices and resources can ease the burden.

A West Virginia school district will connect facial-recognition software to a database of faculty, staff and parents who are approved to visit school grounds, thus allowing front office personnel to identify visitors.

As Los Angeles Unified School District recovers from a cyber attack, other school officials and cybersecurity experts discuss precautions they take against such threats and the costs associated with them.

In anticipation of Banned Books Week, the National Coalition Against Censorship is offering online multimedia resources and lesson plans for middle and high school teachers to talk with students about free expression.

Three years after the Alabama State Department of Education launched CS4Alabama to promote computer science in K-12 schools, proponents say legislative support and educator certifications have made all the difference.

A cyber attack over Labor Day weekend took down website function, email and other systems used by teachers at the nation's second-largest school system. Now federal officials from the FBI and CISA are involved.

School cybersecurity governance requires being proactive: develop a response plan, designate a security coordinator, audit and update systems, train staff on best practices, stay apprised of the latest resources, and advocate for legislative support.

WestEd, a nonprofit that researches ed-tech products, will use a $3.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to study the effectiveness of an online math program for young children.

A new private-public partnership will pilot cloud computing courses at high schools in hopes of building a workforce talent pipeline through higher education and certifying 150 people by 2025.

The video and game production company The IMG Studio has built its business designing training and educational games for organizations like the local Education Service Center of the Texas Education Agency.

A state initiative will use $6.5 million in federal funds to finish creating digital maps of New Jersey's 3,000 public and private schools, including interior and exterior layouts, doors and surrounding areas.

The leaders of various education-focused nonprofits single out cybersecurity, digital learning tools, sustainability, professional development and student responsibility with technology as key problems facing schools.

Faculty at Decatur City Schools in Alabama say the proliferation of social media platforms and digital devices in recent years has exacerbated cyber bullying, especially for seventh and eight grades.

The Community College of Allegheny County and BNY Mellon are opening their Early College High School program to all the county's public high schools, including an IT program and virtual sessions for underclassmen.

Irvine International Academy, which aims to cultivate Mandarin bilingualism and also focuses on science, technology, engineering, arts and math skills, has put $77K toward new virtual reality tools from zSpace.

A Texas school district has closed campus to visitors but is holding classes as scheduled, with teachers making adjustments to lead class without Internet, after a hack took down its website, phones and email.

A Pennsylvania school district has recovered most of $13 million stolen by international thieves who hacked an email account, used a fake dating profile to lure an accomplice and laundered deposits via cryptocurrency.