K-12

Moses Lake School District in Washington is buying 14 FrontRow Juno amplification systems, whereby teachers wear portable Bluetooth microphones connected to speakers that elevate their voice above classroom noise.

A state law passed in June will require schools to use mobile or Bluetooth-enabled alert systems for staff to report an active shooter, medical issue or other threat to first responders in real time.

With nearly $15 million in state and local funding, Kentucky has established a new technical training center in Irvine to train students for work in computer science, IT, mechanics and other tech-integrated careers.

Hoping to make Bay County a hub for underwater systems, AMIkids Panama City Marine Institute in Florida offers students hands-on experience with manning remotely operated vehicles and reading the software that runs them.

The annual camp highlights the growing industry of esports, or competitive video gaming, which led the university to start its own master's program in esports management and other schools to devise their own programming.

Hernando County School District is using Nintex software to speed up the permitting process for capital projects. Officials say the platform cut the time it took to get projects approved by more than half.

Signed in June by Gov. Jared Polis, a new law aims to fight disinformation by requiring the state department of education to maintain an online bank of materials about media literacy, should schools want to use it.

The Grand Forks Region Economic Development Corporation is working to secure grant funding, apportioned by the state Legislature for career and technical education, to build facilities for Grand Forks Public Schools.

A cyber attack on Emma Willard School last week resulted in the theft of employee social security numbers and financial information. The school is now providing free credit and identity theft-monitoring services.

Dalton Public Schools will put Kloud-12 OneDevice cameras in about a dozen secondary classrooms, with teacher permission, for purposes of remote teaching, professional development, observation and security.

The international hackathon in Bellevue, Wash. featured 130 high school-age students and 45 inventions designed to improve education, including a posture-correcting app and augmented reality for remote learning.

The education software company’s new Center for Advancing Learning will focus on tech accessibility, community colleges, historically Black colleges and universities, and online program management.

Given a massive influx of state and federal money, school districts are trying to decide which technology initiatives should take priority, and which investments are worthwhile and sustainable in the long run.

Three years after an Ohio district devoted $3.3 million to upgrading digital video cameras in all 27 of its schools, with live feeds and remote access, the district caught intruders in the process of stealing equipment.

Judson Independent School District has paid an undisclosed amount to regain access to its network and communications after a ransomware incident last month took them offline. Authorities are still investigating.

A four-week summer program at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich, Conn. is hosting professionals in engineering, cybersecurity and other fields to talk to high school-age girls about STEM careers.

A Drexel University professor and other experts have raised doubts about the safety and efficacy of air purifiers that the School District of Philadelphia was planning to install in over 200 buildings.

Bolstered by emergency federal funding, Chicago Public Schools is set to adopt an annual budget that would upgrade mechanical systems to improve air quality, start new STEM curriculums and pay down the district's debt.