Education

A bill moving through Congress proposes full scholarships for two-year degrees on the condition that students work two years at the federal, state, local or tribal level after graduating.

At a workshop this week at the Consortium for School Networking’s annual conference, student data privacy expert Linnette Attai said thorough data mapping and policy review are fundamental to data protection.

New legislation in Alabama bans K-12 students from using portable communication devices on campus during the school day and requires that they be trained on the risks of social media.

After a nearly five-month investigation, officials determined that compromised sensitive information included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, financial account information, passport numbers and more.

A partnership between the university and the tech giant will establish Apple Manufacturing Academy in downtown Detroit, with in-person and online training in smart manufacturing for small and medium-sized businesses.

Experts at the Consortium for School Networking’s annual conference in Seattle urged K-12 leaders to contact the FCC and Congress and voice their support for the E-rate program that funds school broadband.

A career and technical education program at Midland Independent School District in Texas allows students to earn dual high school and college credit through Midland College while getting certified to work on Toyotas.

The experimental turbine is a key part of Maine's efforts since the late 2000s to develop commercial offshore wind projects in the Gulf of Maine, which is too deep for turbines that mount directly on the seafloor.

The institutions are working with Micron Technology, Inc. to develop a new online course in semiconductor manufacturing technologies, which will help them secure state and federal funding for microelectronics research.

In partnership with the education nonprofit Michigan Virtual, a new ed-tech accelerator at Michigan State University will help fund, educate and provide resources to technology startups focused on K-12 education.

A Monday workshop at the Consortium for School Networking's annual conference in Seattle offered templates for systems and standards to prevent gaps in equity, privacy and security for education technology.

Given the high accessibility of artificial intelligence and its growing applications across industries, the region’s colleges are taking note and trying to keep up with the technology's advancements and ramifications.

Some parents oppose legislation that would ban cellphones in Georgia public schools, arguing that the devices are essential for communicating with their kids in the event of a school shooting.

A private university in Connecticut will use a predictive analytics system called Tiber Analytics to give students feedback and help them assess their chances of success in the first year of medical school.

In collaboration with the University of Florida and the Concord Consortium, Florida's statewide virtual school system wants to give middle and high school students a head start in core math concepts related to AI.

Starting May 1, a new virtual parking system will use license plate recognition technology in place of physical parking permits, although it will require vehicle owners to display a front plate if they back into a spot.

When Frederick County Public Schools in Maryland was building a new school, the district's chief information officer suggested building a server room to provide backup support to other schools in the district.

School districts across the Pittsburgh region have spent the past few months working with teachers and students to get used to a new online platform and tools for the statewide assessment test.