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Des Moines Public Schools said it took immediate action to improve security. The breach was the third to occur in an Iowa school district in the last year, and 37 K-12 school districts in the United States have been hit this year.

A science center in Detroit will use money from NASA to build an immersive learning experience called "Urban Skies — Equitable Universe: Using Open Space to Empower Youth to Explore Their Solar System and Beyond."

To make the most of face time with senior leadership, CIOs should make sure their project’s goals are always clear and in focus, meetings stay on track, and discussions are framed in business or operational terms.

The San Luis Obispo County Office of Education took all services offline after learning of a cyber attack on June 12 that may have exposed employee financial information, although specifics are still under investigation.

The acquisition will expand Panorama’s suite of K-12 student monitoring tools to include daily transcript scans, which automate some of the work guidance counselors do to keep students on track for graduation.

Citing disruptions and behavior issues, a school board in Florida unanimously approved a new policy requiring elementary students to keep personal devices on silent mode and out of sight during the school day.

A career program that offers students private-sector internships and summer employment in growing industries such as technology and health care will expand to a quarter of New York City's public schools.

A blockchain group will award up to $100,000 apiece, in its own $EDU cryptocurrency token, to some K-12 teachers for the creation of educational content for use in a decentralized education system.

An informal poll on social media found that teachers are encouraging students to use ChatGPT for test preparation or brainstorming project ideas, and using it themselves to append lessons in writing or technology.

A makerspace with educational and high-tech equipment, a nonprofit innovation collaboratory that connects students to job opportunities, and a technology and innovation council support STEM in Carroll County, Maryland.

Generative AI carries new potential for personalized education, which can take many forms. Even as schools customize the rate and style of learning for each student, they should also keep an eye on collective interests.

Ireland-based SoapBox Labs built a speech-recognition engine based on specific accents in 193 countries, using a “for kids, by kids” approach to reading and writing instruction to make it inclusive.

After a middle-school student was charged with bringing a loaded gun and knife to campus in March, a school district in Kentucky is standing by its weapons detectors despite some public opposition.

Federal officials announced expedited measures to reach the 28 million U.S. households without high-speed Internet service. Money from the new Infrastructure Law will be available to families and Pell Grant recipients.

NYC will be the first major school system in the nation to offer such an expansive program, including more course offerings and the ability to take classes at non-traditional times, like evenings and weekends.

Career and technical education programs in fields like information technology and health care are multiplying while surging tuition costs, the prospect of loan debt and availability of jobs deter students from college.

Deloitte and Amazon Web Services will donate robotics kits, curriulum and training materials to a middle school, with plans to extend STEM outreach to more middle and high schools in the nation’s capital by 2026.

With support from a local redevelopment commission, a career center at Logansport High School in Indiana is giving students space to work with tools used in advanced manufacturing, construction and other fields.