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UNCG will be the first university in the state to have a SparkHub, where students complete modules in AI, cybersecurity, software development, UX/UI design, data analytics, game design and esports.

High schoolers attending the Future of Education Technology Conference last month argued that punitive policies against essential technologies do a disservice to graduates entering an AI-saturated job market.

Remote learning days have been unavoidable due to severe weather, but Buffalo school officials say the district still has issues with device access and inconsistent rules that beg for a more organized strategy.

After implementing an initiative to reduce screen time last August, a North Carolina school district is seeing results that resemble pre-COVID learning environments, with improved focus, behavior, reading and writing.

Campbell County Public Schools in Virginia is giving the MagicSchool AI platform to four teachers and 15 students first, then using data from the pilot to inform best practices, training needs and division guidelines.

The Colorado Department of Education's four-year strategic plan includes a goal for 100 percent of 2029 high school graduates to have a quality work-based learning experience.

While overall ransomware attack numbers remained steady, higher education institutions drove a sharp rise in exposed records, fueled in part by third-party software vulnerabilities.

The Hampden County Assistant District Attorney's Office is training high schoolers to give presentations about online safety at elementary and middle schools across Western Massachusetts.

Dickinson Public Schools paid $4.92 million to a fraudulent account after criminals impersonated one of its vendors. Local police are working with the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate.

At the annual Future of Education Technology Conference last month in Orlando, FETC Chair Jennifer Womble explained why the K-12 community must reclaim the narrative around digital tools.

As of Feb. 1, school districts across Louisiana are legally required to have at least one camera in each special education classroom. Parents can request footage if they believe their child was abused or neglected.

A recent report by the nonprofit EDSAFE AI Alliance warns that school safety policies must evolve from academic integrity to psychological guardrails as students turn to AI chatbots for emotional support.

Kip Glazer, principal of Mountain View High School in California, said her student internship program provides campus tech support, but its most important lessons involve collaboration and communication.

Mountain View High School students said artificial intelligence has had both positive and negative effects on their experience as students, and assignments focused on soft skills are less susceptible to its influence.

The Gilbreath-Reed Career and Technical Center, part of Garland Independent School District in Texas, recruits instructors from the private sector and covers the cost of industry certification exams.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bipartisan legislation into law this week requiring school districts to draft policies banning the use of cellphones on campus during instructional time, with some exceptions.

A new initiative from the National Governors Association moves beyond math and ELA proficiency to track data contributing to “lifelong well-being" and “civic engagement.”

Founded in 2025 over concerns about students not learning how to engage in evidence-based conversations about controversial topics, the Or Initiative aims to equip them with civil discourse skills.