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The Johnston County school board has prohibited both teachers and students from using their cellphones during class. This drew a backlash from some teachers, while a board member said principals asked for such a policy.

In separate interviews, representatives from the Massachusetts Coalition for Phone Free Schools and the Johns Hopkins Center for Safe and Healthy Schools discuss their views on competing ideas behind phone restrictions.

When the new Compton High School opens this fall, high-tech classrooms will function much like college lecture halls, with students reading, taking tests, completing work and even many projects online.

A new training program from the ed-tech company Gruvy Education aims to help teachers save time on preparation and administrative tasks, and to educate students about the appropriate use of artificial intelligence tools.

In a letter to those affected, Mastery Schools said a previously reported cyber incident in September 2024 involved an unauthorized party downloading sensitive personal information.

Several superintendents this week sent letters to families after being informed by the FBI and CISA that multiple Nihilistic Violent Extremist (NVE) groups are trying to coerce children into dangerous behavior on camera.

The company's new Advanced Phishing feature is tailored to identify the kinds of phishing emails that impersonate school officials, parents or vendors, and learns from real-world attacks to improve its accuracy.

Six charter school operators this fall will receive a range of services for students with disabilities through an education service agency, including assistive technology and other devices, shared staff and training.

Professionals from Frederick Community College in Maryland travel to high schools and middle schools spreading the word about their field, giving students a chance to play operation games and use training devices.

With hundreds of millions of state and federal dollars pouring into regional training programs for the semiconductor industry, colleges are placing students right after graduation, and local high schools are buying in, too.

As a result of a recent data breach at Lexington-Richland School District 5, employee retention bonuses previously approved by the school board were not paid out Friday. State law enforcement is investigating the breach.

A proposed new law would cap the amount Pennsylvania's cyber charter schools receive at $8,000 per student, potentially redirecting hundreds of millions of dollars from those schools to traditional public schools.

RiverTech, a high school being built by Goodwin University, will teach elements of business, entrepreneurship and technology, with an emphasis on new technology and concentrations in fields such as AI and cybersecurity.

A cybersecurity expert and digital forensics investigator recommends that parents turn off chat functions on apps their children are using if possible and warn them not to share personal information.

For educators, creating lifelong learners is part of the job. A glance back at novel ideas and once-new uses of technology, even minor ones, reveals how innovative thinking and problem solving can echo through time.

An impending report from the Governor’s Advisory Council for Student Safety and Well-Being will include guidance on how schools can implement student phone policies, as well as examples of legitimate exemptions.

A technology conference hosted by Thompson School District in Colorado offered ideas for tools and lessons that teachers could take back to their classrooms, including how they might use AI to promote critical thinking.

Defunding the California Education Learning Lab would eliminate research and crucial support programs to help both K-12 schools and higher education in California adapt to artificial intelligence.