Ohio

A bill awaiting Gov. Mike DeWine's signature would support the career-technical workforce by allowing teachers to be certified through coursework and local professional development or a two-year mentoring program.

The state has made the money available for the next five years for students pursuing degrees and certificates in science, technology, engineering and math, and education degrees.

Mountains of snow continue to provide problems for area governments, school districts and residents, as more than three feet of snow accumulated across the northern parts of Ashtabula County.

The Ohio Office of Information Technology has plans to streamline the state’s IT infrastructure in a few key areas. CIO Katrina Flory outlines several current projects underway.

If Ohio enacts Alyssa’s Law, the state would spend $25 million to purchase silent alarm systems for public and private schools, including wearable panic buttons and automatic alerts for staff.

Plus, Louisiana launched a $1.3 billion grant program, the city of Orlando is seeking a person or company to lead digital literacy training, and more.

The Beta District’s new executive director lays out the nascent Central Ohio ecosystem’s vision for growth in areas like mobility and agriculture. The sectors, he said, “are definitely tied together.”

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.

New legislation requires that all public and private schools in Ohio carry automated external defibrillators, which can help prevent student athletes from dying of sudden cardiac arrest.

City officials have not estimated how long the closure could drag on, but recovery efforts have taken weeks, even months, in other U.S. cities that have fallen victim to similar attacks.

With two semiconductor plants under construction in New Albany, Ohio, Intel Corp. is funneling millions into the state's colleges and universities to train technicians, engineers and other workers to fill 3,000 jobs.

A new bill signed by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine gives K-12 school districts until 2025 to craft new policies limiting the use of personal devices, and related distractions, in the classroom.

Avon Police visited the Lorain County Commission meeting earlier this month to request access to criminal felony records they cannot access because they're in the county's New World Systems database.

Plus, Nevada gets $250 million for broadband, data unveils the barriers to digital equity for Asian Americans, and the federal government is eyeing 6G.

CIO, Ohio

House Bill 485 would require students to keep electronic devices out of the classroom, with some exceptions, and require schools to adopt policies to govern Internet use and teach students about hazards of social media.

Plus, new legislation aims to increase digital skills training opportunities, two Ohio initiatives aim to increase digital equity, a new grant program for digital services was announced in Colorado, and more.

Info ranges from data-heavy spreadsheets showing complaints made to 311 and the rental registry status of Cleveland homes, to simpler map-based information showing the boundaries of neighborhoods.