Policy

Now is an opportune time for schools to take advantage of federal, state and local grant opportunities for tech and safety upgrades, and it behooves applicants to know the process and have the right partner.

Top tech companies are mounting a push to limit how U.S. intelligence agencies collect and view texts, emails and other information about their users, especially American citizens.

Assistant Secretary Roberto Rodriguez of the U.S. Department of Education has seen recent progress in narrowing the digital divide and thinks new technologies could help address several problems while creating others.

Lawmakers in some states — like Washington and Oregon — want to extend emissions and clean energy standards to cryptocurrency mining operations. But lawmakers in many other states see the industry’s growth as a good thing.

A legislative committee held its first hearing this week on a bill that would require new data centers and cryptocurrency miners in the state to meet clean energy targets. Opponents say the bill could hurt industry growth in the state.

Twenty-four founders of tech companies in Alabama endorsed the college's request for a one-time infusion of public money, advising the state not to lose a valuable part of its talent pipeline for the innovation sector.

A two-bill package making its way through the Senate Education Committee would require schools to have working automatic external defibrillators, as well as a safety team trained and certified to use them.

New CIO Jason Snyder wants to build the state’s municipal outreach efforts, formalize data privacy policies and give residents a single ID experience when accessing government services.

Newsrooms across the country have withered while the stories they produce at great cost enrich big technology companies that pay little or nothing for sharing them on their platforms.

Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has reaffirmed his commitment to the Electronic Registration Information Center, a 28-state collaboration that shares information about voter registration.

Proposed legislation would ask the Hawaii Department of Education to assess the need and implications of making computer science a graduation requirement, amid concerns that students need more education in the subject.

With new state funding available to districts that were disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, schools are upgrading to environmentally efficient heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems.

County and city governments in Nevada could be on the hook for repaying the state for unused voting machines under a new bill being considered by lawmakers there as of Thursday.

Officials in the state have threatened to withdraw from the multistate Electronic Registration Information Center if the group fails to agree this week on reforms to address concerns that it leans too far left.

The United States has told the Chinese owners of the video-sharing app TikTok that they must sell their shares or risk the app being banned in the U.S., people familiar with the matter said.

The pandemic brought accelerated tech adoption, new funding opportunities and operational changes to higher education. The near future may require careful prioritization and institutional investment.

Citing heightened concerns about online security and data collection, Orange County employees will no longer be able to download, view or use TikTok on government-issued devices.

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act portal will help businesses file notice of layoffs in a more streamlined way while also providing workers more time to transition into new employment, Gov. Kathy Hochul's office said.