K-12

A presentation by the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative this week introduced ninth and 10th graders to potential jobs associated with broadband, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.

The North Carolina district learned earlier this year that a data breach of the software company PowerSchool impacted an estimated 150,000 current and former students and 28,000 current and former staff members.

A cyber criminal who successfully extorted the software company PowerSchool for ransom in December 2024 did not delete the stolen data as promised. Now the same culprit appears to be threatening individual districts.

K-12 students will have to store any wireless communication devices in their cars or lockers during the school day. Gov. Kay Ivey is expected to sign the bill, as she said in February that she supported it.

While other electric bus companies are ramping up production, a court-appointed monitor cast doubt on Lion's future after Quebec announced last week that it would not invest $24 million to relaunch the company.

Cypress and Loara high schools in California hope that HALO smart sensors in bathrooms and locker rooms will help catch vaping students by sending instant alerts to school officials.

An open letter in The New York Times this week, signed by over 250 CEOs, says the success of America and its future workers depends upon students learning about computer science and artificial intelligence in K-12.

The U.S. needs a national plan to compete with China for dominance of the next generation of world-changing technology, and the education sector needs different degrees of oversight and objectives than commercial AI.

Seven new schools opening across New York City include one in Brooklyn focused on using AI to help kids learn, support teachers and teach ethical use. The school will also integrate virtual reality into core subjects.

The Consortium for School Networking and the Association of Educational Service Agencies are launching a national training network to help district teams assess AI readiness and create implementation plans.

School districts across Connecticut are monitoring how students access videos on YouTube, with some banning certain grades from accessing YouTube completely and others restricting content for specific age groups.

Some schools in Connecticut are at the forefront of embracing artificial intelligence, as the state launched a pilot program this year in half a dozen districts to help introduce state-approved AI tools to classrooms.

Several summer internship programs through the New Jersey Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Cell will age-appropriate lessons about the basics and importance of cybersecurity.

A website from the nonprofit Opportunity Labs went live this week with a K-12 deepfake policy framework, incident response guide and the start of a platform for state education leaders to collaborate on guidance.

Screen time leads to less retention and more multitasking than focus, so maybe schools should evaluate how a reliance upon digital devices has contributed to plummeting student test scores, engagement and mental health.

A video by the Ottawa Symphony about the possibilities of using new technologies in instruments inspired a Washington County, Calif., music teacher to experiment with 3D-printing them for her students.

The Nevada Department of Education boiled down its priorities for artificial intelligence in K-12 to the acronym "STELLAR" — security, transparency, empowerment, learning, leadership, achievement and responsible.

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is taking first steps in a strategic plan to help integrate artificial intelligence into the state's K-12 schools within the next three years.