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The West Virginia school district started issuing the laptops about five years ago, but since they became a staple of daily instruction during the pandemic, training sessions have helped teachers learn to use them.

With help from a data analytics company, Duval County Public Schools used metrics like attendance, discipline reports and test scores to flag at-risk students and increase graduation rates by over 25 percent in 10 years.

Through a $65,000 grant, and in partnership with the training studio Notiontheory and the software company Unity, the school is starting a spatial computing program in which kids can create applications and environments.

Both to prepare science students and attract top teachers, Hampton City Schools is renovating old science classrooms and adding at least 15 more in a 37,000-square-foot expansion due for completion in 2023.

Our Sisters' School in Massachusetts has invested in a robotics club, a greenhouse, coding programs, extra science instructors and other resources to help girls break into careers in which women are underrepresented.

A student-driven nonprofit is preparing an "InspirEd Hacks" event with workshops on data science, machine learning, educational technology, game design and virtual and augmented reality.

The Mississippi school district will put $4.2 million in coronavirus relief funds toward technology infrastructure such as laptops, servers, Internet access points, an upgraded content filter and other equipment.

The School District of La Crosse is installing nearly 300 81kW solar panels on the building, paid for by grants and donations, which may lend themselves to science instruction around renewable energy while saving money.

Staff at Judson Independent School District in San Antonio lost communications after a ransomware attack last week. Summer programs are proceeding as scheduled, but officials don't know when systems will be restored.

A survey by the ed-tech company Instructure found parents and teachers are confident about tech-driven educational methods and tools, but concerns about digital equity and the efficacy of standardized testing remain.

Through a partnership with Harford Community College and P-TECH (Pathways in Technology Early College High School), high school students in Maryland are earning a diploma and associate's degree in four to six years.

Recognizing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student mental health, Philadelphia-area organizations and app developers created apps to help high school and college students cope with stressors.

A public-private program launched last year has helped thousands of students in Tennessee’s Hamilton County Schools acquire reliable Internet, building upon existing fiber-optic networks in Chattanooga.

The Army Ants youth robotics team, consisting of 35 teens from schools in Missouri, consulted with experts and professional therapists to build a smart compression stocking for people recovering from knee surgery.

Recent court proceedings have revealed details about cyber attacks on Avon and Coventry local school districts in 2017 and 2019, respectively, that cost them thousands of dollars and ravaged their networks.

The tech company partnered with schools in Colorado and Texas during the pandemic to expand Internet access needed for virtual learning, a main concern of educators during the public health crisis.

Kristen Bell, founder of the nonprofit Black Girls Movement, created a series of dolls with phrases and sound effects to help get young girls interested in coding, astronomy, mathematics and veterinary medicine.

The 15th annual SWeETy (Summer Welding & Electrical Technology) Camp at Calhoun Community College, Alabama, is training high school girls for careers as electricians, welders, engineers and other male-dominated jobs.