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A new AI initiative being offered to 30 campuses in Pasco County this fall proposes to help teachers analyze student performance data, identify student questions and problems, and formulate responses.
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Implemented several years before the rise of smartphones, the old policy was actually more strict, only making exceptions for high school students at lunch. They can now use devices in between classes as well.
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In glossy AI advertisements bought by the billions of dollars tech companies are making off schools, the classroom is portrayed as a student-centered, personalized learning space. But is that truly what AI is creating?
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The 13 largest cyber charter schools in Pennsylvania failed to meet any of the state averages on English, math and science exams. Some attribute this to low participation in tests, and some are calling for reform.
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Professors from the University of Pennsylvania argue that banning artificial intelligence-driven chatbots is a practical impossibility, so teachers should consider ways to embed them into the learning process.
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Investigators say reconnaissance for the Sept. 3 cyber attack on Los Angeles Unified School District began as early as July 31. Hackers stole data on more than 500 people who worked for district contractors.
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With help from rebates from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Alabama school district would replace 23 diesel buses with electric ones rented from School Transportation Solutions in a five-year contract.
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Thanks to a $2.765 million grant from the EPA, seven all-electric school buses stand to save McAlester Public Schools money in the long run, update its aged bus fleet and help reduce its carbon footprint.
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Most of the 48 recipient school districts intend to use the funds to pursue project-based learning, community engagement, entrepreneurship, student-centered classrooms and extracurricular STEM activities.
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Scirra’s Construct 3 software allows middle and high school students to create 2D and 2.5D mobile and online video games. The tool is used in over 400 U.S. schools across 48 states, and other classrooms worldwide.
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The Editorial Board of the Chicago Tribune argues that like many new technologies, ChatGPT will have a place in classrooms, but educators must first understand how best to use it without undermining student learning.
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The state of Arizona mandates the retention of historical records for centuries, leading the state Department of Education to partner with data backup company Veeam and rewrite some old applications.
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A Pennsylvania school district has contracted with Finalsite to build a more user-friendly website and corresponding app, consolidating three systems into one and allowing for customized alerts.
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North Texas school districts are eyeing the latest tools and best practices for cybersecurity and trying to learn from the experiences of other districts, but ransomware threats are a continuously moving target.
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The charter school organization was awarded a $4 million Education Innovation and Research grant from the U.S. Department of Education early last year and launched a pilot program at a handful of high schools.
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By inviting students to create their own versions of Roblox, Minecraft and Unity, a school in Houston is introducing them to Python, HTML, CSS and Javascript to help them build sites and other tech creations.
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Cyber criminals breached the district's data system repeatedly between April and October 2022, stole data including Social Security numbers and bank account information, and posted it on their website in the dark web.
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Through a new contract with Alabama Supercomputer Authority, General Dynamics Information Technology will manage high-performance computing, cybersecurity, broadband and other services at K-12 and higher ed institutions.
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Two months after a cyber extortion group hacked San Benito Consolidated Independent School District's network and stole confidential information, impacted families are seeing their data on the dark web.
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An after-school program in Kentucky is using an application called Tynker to introduce fourth- and fifth-grade students to coding and programming, preparing them for computer classes in middle and high school.
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To combat academic dishonesty, an ed-tech company that makes AI-based software tools for moderating discussions and essay feedback is giving them the ability to flag writing that was generated by an AI such as ChatGPT.
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