K-12

The Buffalo School Board has reached an agreement with the city of Buffalo to allow BusPatrol to install outward-facing cameras on all school buses to catch drivers who pass buses when their red lights are flashing.

To prepare students for a future in which various forms of artificial intelligence will be ubiquitous, schools will need to impart foundational knowledge about how the tools work and what they produce.

In its fourth and final annual report on K-12 connectivity, the nonprofit Connected Nation found major increases in some states and nationwide in how many districts meet the FCC's Internet speed standard of 1 Mbps.

Data from the Iowa Department of Education shows that students at Mason City schools improved in several categories compared to last year, but in many areas continues to fall well below state averages.

A new iPad application from School Rebound SA analyzes the script or cursive writing of elementary students and employs gamification to teach them how to write more legibly.

Nationally, 13.4 percent of rural households lack the minimum necessary broadband connection for streaming educational videos or virtual classrooms, according to the National Rural Education Association.

A public school district in Georgia is still trying to bring its network back online after shutting it down in mid-November because of “suspicious activity." Officials say important programs were not impacted.

Frontline Education, which makes tools for K-12 personnel, business operations and student information functions, has integrated with a payment-processing company's event ticketing and management capabilities.

The Federal Communications Commission's $200 million initiative would help income-eligible districts and libraries identify what data protection measures are needed and provide discounted cybersecurity tools.

Conemaugh Township Area High School will use a federal grant to buy classroom technology such as interactive projectors, laptops and display boards, and to implement a telemedicine system with two Telemed Carts.

Robotics competitions like the FIRST Tech challenge bring hundreds of students into academic and extracurricular programs that encourage interest and aptitude in science, technology, engineering and math.

Clark County Schools in Kentucky found their teachers now expect some flexibility in how they receive professional development, which is consistent with a national survey data from the EdWeek Research Center.

North Tonawanda City School District in New York disabled 246 unnecessary user accounts and committed to drafting a corrective action plan to address issues identified in a report from the State Comptroller's Office.

A new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in October will require media-literacy content to be included in English language arts, mathematics, science, history and social science curriculums.

With post-pandemic education relief funding programs drawing to a close, the nonprofit Consortium for School Networking has advice for K-12 schools on careful shopping, additional funding and maintenance practices.

Schools faced off against ransomware, banking Trojans, cryptominers and other threats, while citing limited cyber funding. This year, more schools struggled with threat detection and incident response management.  

A Nevada district that suffered a cyber attack in October is implementing stricter Google Workspace measures, a forced password change for students and two-factor authentication for staff accounts on Infinite Campus.

After his son was diagnosed with dyslexia, Pittsburgh parent Scott Sosso built an artificial-intelligence platform that can learn how its users learn, adapt to their skill level and make suggestions and learning plans.