Policy

City staff are drafting an ordinance that seeks to regulate where 5G and other types of wireless telecommunications facilities can be installed, including restrictions near neighborhoods and schools where possible.

A nationwide survey of education and state leaders conducted by the State Educational Technology Directors Association revealed that cybersecurity and digital equity remain top issues for K-12 schools.

Adversarial foreign nations might use data about specific politicians to blackmail them or troves of data about the public to refine disinformation campaigns, according to a Senate hearing. Getting that data could entail hacking or simply purchasing from data brokers.

Five higher education institutions in and around Albany will receive science grants to advance research, connect students to scholarships and help train a future workforce in semiconductor technology.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a sweeping law that requires tech companies to design their platforms with the well-being of children in mind and to adopt the highest default privacy settings for users under 18.

Federal and state government figures alike are eyeing a greater role for nuclear development and for regulatory authority in West Virginia's future, with hopes that that type of power can ease transition off coal.

Campus-wide A/C outages hit 24 schools in Clark County School District the first week of school, and a column in the Las Vegas Review-Journal argues that a maintenance plan, not more funding bills, is the answer.

A federal court in Ohio has ruled that universities may violate privacy rights by scanning students’ rooms during remote exams. The ruling could affect university policies around test proctoring for remote learners.

A White House listening session this week explored the possible negative impacts related to social media platforms, and the Biden administration offered six core principles to increase accountability moving forward.

State leaders took a risk in 2019 when they passed the toughest Internet privacy law in the nation, drawing the ire of powerful telecommunication companies, which saw it as a threat to their way of business.

Despite an increase in online learning since the pandemic, not much has changed in terms of how colleges and universities are accredited, but officials at accreditation agencies are interested in tracking outcomes.

A proposed decision from the California Public Utilities Commission, if adopted, will adjust California LifeLine subsidies for service plans that receive federal ACP subsidies. Reaction to the proposal is mixed.

California lawmakers are working to block or amend a federal privacy proposal that could upend their state’s more comprehensive existing law. The federal proposal has the support of the tech industry.

Three years after the Alabama State Department of Education launched CS4Alabama to promote computer science in K-12 schools, proponents say legislative support and educator certifications have made all the difference.

School cybersecurity governance requires being proactive: develop a response plan, designate a security coordinator, audit and update systems, train staff on best practices, stay apprised of the latest resources, and advocate for legislative support.

The U.S. Department of Energy is funding research at 54 universities and 11 National Laboratories focusing on technologies to cut carbon emissions amid the ongoing fight against climate change.

The California Department of Motor Vehicles has rules banning the advertisement of cars as self-driving when they are not, but it has not enforced them. Now, the Legislature is making it a state law.

A new bill co-authored by U.S. Rep. Jim Costa would provide up to $50 million in grants to regional universities to do things like expand local Internet service and create job training and apprenticeship programs.