Education

The University at Albany will offer $5,000 scholarships to exceptional high school and transfer students to boost enrollment in its College of Nanotechnology, Science and Engineering.

If it passes, a bill making its way through the Senate would task the state education commissioner with developing a model policy for New Jersey's more than 600 districts, while affording them flexibility with specifics.

Taking stock of things done and not done at the end of the year, IT leaders would do well to recognize the hard work and dedication of their staff, which at times goes forgotten or unnoticed.

The Florida Department of Education will use a new web portal to assess and address the behavioral issues of students statewide, according to the safety software company Versaterm.

The testing company Pearson will create and administer a digital version of the Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT), following a similar transition by Advanced Placement and New York state tests.

The university had already banned employees from using the app on school-owned and operated devices, but starting Jan. 3, students and staff will not be able to use or download the app on the university network.

A new cyber center will extend the Science Applications International Corporation's footprint to directly support the U.S. Air Force’s initiatives in cybersecurity, electronic warfare, information systems and digital infrastructure.

According to several leaders of ed-tech companies and nonprofits, 2025 will bring a need for increased teacher and state-level leadership, better data, college modernization, and greater focus on the global ethics of AI.

A teacher and student at Deering High School in Portland, Maine, created a translation website to help teachers reach non-English families. It's now in use in 40 Maine school districts, nine states and one international school.

A public community college in North Carolina will put a $5 million federal grant toward transforming a warehouse into a skilled trades center with programs in fields such as HVAC and construction.

Carlisle Area School District plans to improve network bandwidth to handle video conferencing, virtual classrooms, large data transfers and online testing, which the state of Pennsylvania has mandated by spring 2026.

Rutgers University is working with Google to add undergraduate courses and adjust graduate business degrees to accommodate artificial intelligence’s impact on the industry.

To make well-paying careers more accessible to those without four-year degrees, Gov. Gavin Newsom this week unveiled a California Master Plan for Career Education to encourage work-based learning and workforce training.

Shy of eliminating the department altogether, the incoming president could drive out staff who possess institutional knowledge, end federal guidance on key issues, close specific offices and curtail their functions.

After years of delays and $74.1 million in renovations, a new high school in Syracuse will offer concentrations including media technology, robotics automation, data analytics and semiconductor microchip technology.

Dow High School students Sophie Cai, Emma Huang and Gabe Nix not only took a memorable journey recently, but also came home with first place in the United States.

Pennsbury School District employees in Chester County, Pa., are using a chat app for official business that automatically deletes messages after just 24 hours.

A new data system in Washington, D.C., will track student outcomes from preschool through post-secondary education and employment, potentially informing decisions by parents, employers and community partners.