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About 500,000 students across more than 1,100 schools in New York City had online classes Monday, after schools stress-tested the technology and prepared their virtual classrooms in anticipation of inclement weather.

The move reflects a broader push by the education platform Newsela to help educators turn fragmented student data into actionable intelligence without adding new systems or complexity.

Faced with falling enrollment and a growing budget deficit, United Independent School District is expanding its early college program and preparing to offer a virtual high school program, open to any student in Texas.

A recently unveiled policy from Ohio’s Department of Education and Workforce contains few specifics and no learning standards for AI. Lawmakers say they intend to revise it in the future.

A recent promotion through the state-funded CalKIDS initiative highlights how the state of California is using education savings accounts to address technology access for students.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, an international policy research group, found that when students depend on AI, the mental processes that turn answers into understanding decline.

Many school districts are still in the early, cautious phases, setting guidelines and testing tools, while local colleges are certifying teachers and using it to create teaching assistants, tutors or study aides.

A pair of "Future 2 Schools" at Houston Independent School District will have semester-long courses on AI tools and assign students accelerated coursework on an online platform once they're proficient in core subjects.

The AI research company Anthropic is giving a global collective of teachers access to AI workshops, an online community forum and other resources, both to share ideas and to inform the progress of their chatbot Claude.

A teacher-built AI platform received the highest combined audience and judge score at an ed-tech startup competition during the Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando last week.

Developing policies to establish phone-free schools and a playbook for artificial intelligence, including curriculum, rules and professional learning, are among Connecticut's legislative priorities for 2026.

Proposed bills in the Kansas House and Senate share a common goal, but they differ in ways that could affect how districts implement the rules, including how the school day is defined and how devices would be stored.

A policy advocate from the American Civil Liberties Union warned FETC attendees last week that fear-based marketing and limited empirical evidence are driving district adoption of student surveillance tools.

A new statewide strategy maps out how AI could reshape careers, classrooms, energy infrastructure and government operations — if its recommendations are done carefully. Education is a key starting point.

To support students facing mental health stressors in the digital age, school leaders must explain features like “data mining” and “engagement algorithms,” and give kids chances to develop social skills offline.

A new STEM school in Council Bluffs Community School District is expected to have areas of concentration in medical technology, engineering, robotics, AI, aeronautics, cybersecurity and bioscience, plus a P-TECH program.

Google has given money to support STEM education at Glenwood Community School District, apprenticeships at Iowa Western Community College and IT boot camps at Avenue Scholars Southwest Iowa, among other programs.

Hiring a workforce development coordinator with deep industry knowledge and connections, and making it easier for CTE instructors to get licensed, helped an Arizona district grow its network of business partnerships.