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The state’s Department of Health Care Services is also working with K-12 districts to make the Soluna and BrightLife Kids digital mental health apps available on school-issued devices and in school wellness centers.

Pontiac City School District in Michigan put $15.65 million in federal grant money through the Clean School Bus Program toward 40 electric buses, with chargers covered by the DTE Charging Forward program.

Facing budget cuts, Baltimore City Public Schools will convert a virtual learning program for students in second through fifth grades into a city school, so it will be eligible for state funding and other resources.

According to a survey by the school software company Clever, most K-12 administrators predict more cybersecurity spending in the near future, and most districts have cybersecurity insurance or are planning to acquire it.

Addressing the subject of artificial intelligence at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland last week, panelists said students will need to learn how to identify truth, have meaningful conversations and think critically.

The goal of media literacy, sometimes called digital citizenship or information literacy, is to help students think critically about the news that is presented to them.

The citywide app will help give peace of mind to families with students who ride yellow buses to and from school. Approximately 150,000 students take a yellow school bus across the five boroughs.

A 113-page descriptive and prescriptive document from the U.S. Department of Education lays out a plan for the nation’s school districts to close the digital divide in how technology is designed, accessed and used.

Sutter Union High School in California is giving students access to HopeST, an AI-powered app co-designed by an alumnus that suggests careers based on their interests and can simulate conversations with professionals.

A new report by the Consortium for School Networking on recent legislation passed by states indicates a 250 percent increase in the number of cybersecurity bills affecting education since 2020.

The city of Homestead, Fla., is home to a new 'Fab Lab' that will use coding, robots, 3-D printing and other technologies to teach students about locally relevant fields of agriculture and agricultural technology.

Despite having resorted to "Zoom school" throughout the pandemic, only a tiny fraction of Portland, Ore., schools are using it now to hold classes during snow days, due to power outages and other logistical issues.

Storer Transportation will use funding from the California Energy Commission to place 37 chargers for electric school buses at its headquarters near Dakota Avenue and a second bus yard in the Beard Industrial District.

Ten members of the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents co-authored From STEM to STEAM: Latino Perspectives, a portion of sales from which will benefit the organization’s student scholarship fund.

East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools will use the money to buy 50 new electric buses, in addition to the 19 it bought last year, plus charging stations. They may take a year to manufacture and deliver.

In a 34-page guide to generative AI in schools, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction advised that using AI should not automatically be considered cheating, as students will need to learn how to use it.

Mark DiMauro, a University of Pittsburgh assistant professor, gave the example of using AI to simulate ancient philosophers holding a conversation, tutor students on Greek playwrights, and provide curriculum updates.

The U.S. Inspector General found the EPA’s program for replacing old buses lacked essential fraud-prevention measures. Schools returned over $38 million because they didn’t know contractors had applied on their behalf.