K-12

Money from a federal court settlement with an e-cigarette company will help many school districts across the country to install vape sensors, some of which resemble smoke detectors but are more sophisticated and costly.

A Minnesota school district has gone back to pencils and paper since officials shut down its network due to suspicious activity. Classes were canceled Monday so teachers could prepare for "old school" lessons.

An Alabama school district is still holding classes without Internet access two weeks after a ransomware attack forced it to shut down network operations, with no certain timeline for returning to normal.

Some who spent considerable time and resources to enter the $1 million contest launched by state education officials say it was a sham, drumming up attention but demanding a miracle and turning down practical ideas.

The Texas Education Agency has approved i-Ready software from the ed-tech company Curriculum Associates for personalized instruction planning, assessment and classroom management at the elementary level.

Funded by federal and state grants and tax credits, Baltimore City Public Schools has entered a 12-year contract with Massachusetts-based Highland Electric Fleets for 20 buses and 25 chargers starting this fall.

A audit report from the state said Walton Central School District officials did not conduct annual inventories of information technology or adopt a comprehensive written policy for tracking equipment.

Montana has replaced the old bubble sheets with an online version of the ACT, which students may take on school-approved devices under supervision, allowing for greater flexibility with scheduling.

While it's too soon to say what the lasting impact of ChatGPT will be, many educators see its transformative potential as an inevitability, something to be embraced and experimented with rather than fought.

About half of Iowa’s K-12 schools are connected to the Safe + Sound anonymous tip line that became available March 21. Dispatchers are trained to address non-emergency concerns with the appropriate level of urgency.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is urging all eligible school districts to apply for funding after the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency announced millions in grants to replace diesel buses from 2009 or earlier.

A conference at Hood College in Maryland this week coached educators on preparing young students for computer science and computational thinking with skills like pattern recognition, algorithmic design and analysis.

As part of a $10 million pledge to local schools and a talent pipeline for a planned manufacturing complex nearby, a computer chip company hosted free STEM activities this week at Liverpool Middle School in New York.

Over the past three years, Ed Farm has opened K-12 learning spaces to train students in STEM, created specialized training to empower STEM teachers and provided virtual resources and tech internships at the university level.

Faculty and members of the EnAct club have discussed renovations such as sustainable building materials, permeable pavement to reduce runoff, green roofs to absorb rainwater, and composting in the school cafeteria.

San Francisco-based Edthena's AI Coach has been sold to school districts in Texas, Colorado and Washington state, where educators can customize the tool for staff development purposes.

Last week marked the start of Colorado's grant program for electric school buses, funded through last year's SB22-193 and prioritizing schools in ozone non-attainment areas and disproportionately impacted communities.

The second-largest public school system in Alabama has taken down its network systems while it works with outside cybersecurity experts and law enforcement to investigate whether data was compromised.