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The nonprofit believes preparing students for a digital future is less about expanding access to devices than about ensuring technology use is grounded in purpose, understanding and meaningful outcomes. -
Hartford Public Schools in Connecticut have contracted with Timely, because budget constraints and reduced staffing have made it increasingly difficult for the district to create master schedules.
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A survey of educators who work in career and technical education found that nearly a third of those who don't already have programs in IT and cybersecurity at their school expect one will launch in the next five years.
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Up to 40 percent of global students have to learn in a second language, limiting their educational outcomes. AI translators, chatbots and multilingual text-to-speech tools can help bridge the gap.
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Several K-12 school districts across Alabama are installing metal detectors, X-ray machines and other weapons-detection systems, as well as employing more school resource officers on campus.
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A digital hall pass system at Lincoln Public Schools requires students to use a Chromebook application to ask to leave class, which teachers can approve and then see who is in and out of the room, why and for how long.
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A few months into Baltimore County Public Schools' two-year contract with the virtual therapy app Talkspace, about 69 percent of surveyed students said they rated their therapists at least 4 out of 5 stars.
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School safeguards against technology abuses are probably lagging behind usage and youthful expertise. As school districts have been debating cell phones, the threat of artificial intelligence has moved up.
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Tech-savvy San Diego high school teacher Jen Roberts takes a proactive approach to showing her students the ins and outs of AI, which she said can prepare them for the future while improving their writing.
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Some school districts in southwest Missouri are transitioning their bus fleets to propane or electric, citing long-term savings, lower carbon emissions, rebates to reduce costs and an overall quieter ride for students.
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In an open letter Tuesday to K-12 schools across the state, California Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out research-based justifications and legal bases for local district policies limiting the use of smartphones on campus.
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Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, recently funded all mental health-related listings on the crowdfunding platform DonorsChoose, where members help purchase supplies requested by public school teachers.
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After months of speaking with school staff, parents and students in Illinois, one reporter believes cellphones aren't helpful in the classroom but that teachers need some discretion over how to restrict them.
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The New Essential Education Discoveries Act would follow the DARPA model, establishing a national center for high-risk, high-reward education research and development.
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Following the bungled rollout of a new FAFSA (Free Application for Financial Aid) system this year, the U.S. Department of Education gathered input from students and families for a new one they will test this fall.
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The North Dakota Department of Transportation's STEM Outreach Solutions program will give students in grades 9-12 and hands-on introduction to transportation and civil engineering work.
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Researchers weigh in on government efforts to define standards and tools for ed-tech evaluations, calling for quality assurance measures, ongoing improvements, certifications, benchmarks and regulatory frameworks.
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Muscogee County School District in Georgia worked with Columbus Police Department to place cameras in 20 school zones to catch drivers going 11 or more miles per hour over the speed limit.
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New laws that will impact Ohio school districts this fall include one requiring them to adopt policies governing cellphone use during the day, and one requiring them not to give tech vendors rights to student records.
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As part of a "Business INCubators" course at Barrington High School in Illinois, students created a website to connect farmers market vendors with new customers and reduce food waste.
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North Carolina high school students will be able to qualify for job interviews with the drone delivery company Zipline as part of a new partnership with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
