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Amid growing scrutiny of ed tech, a webinar this week asked education leaders to consider how AI and other digital tools can remove barriers to course content and help teachers accomplish instructional goals.
University and community college teams can develop commercial uses for NASA intellectual property or design technologies for future missions, with finalists receiving $15,000 and access to an accelerator NASA’s ORBIT Challenge offers…
Researchers surveyed teens and adults on how well school cellphone policies were enforced over the course of a school year.
A new report from Harvard's Center for Digital Thriving found that some teens feel growing pressure to use AI to keep up with peers, yet they're deliberately underperforming on work so as not to be accused of using AI.
Researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are using artificial intelligence to more quickly analyze changes in bacteria after the introduction of antibiotics, reducing the time from days to hours.
This study is four years overdue.
FETC unveils an agenda for human leadership in the age of AI. GUEST COLUMN | by Jennifer Womble These are extraordinary times in education. Artificial intelligence can generate a lesson, summarize a report and analyze a mountain of…
Some parents are organizing campaigns to opt their kids out of classroom tech. Others are suing education software companies. But there may be a quieter majority: Parents who support some screen time in schools.
Higher Ed’s AI Integration Overhyped, New Data Shows kathryn.palmer… Wed, 09/30/2026 - 03:00 AM For the first time, the company that owns Canvas analyzed which external learning tools higher education users integrated into the LMS most…
ChatGPT hit the internet in November 2022 during Keon Davis’ junior year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He used it and grew overreliant, but it also worried him. Davis, who was studying marketing, soon watched it automate tasks…
The new Discovery Center in College Park brings Microsoft, international quantum companies, university researchers and startups into one hub as Maryland builds out its quantum ecosystem University of Maryland and Maryland officials…
The AI Elite Talent Hub combines project-based learning, faculty and employer mentoring and paid internships, with students working on business AI challenges throughout the academic year Miami Dade College’s first AI Elite Talent Hub…
Oliver Román will oversee member operations for DEC’s 200+ institution network while leading engagement and expansion across Latin America and Spain María Oliver Román has been promoted to Director, Global Operations, Regional Lead…
As school districts move from early experimentation with AI toward questions of governance, security and trust, they need practical guidance about when an application requires IT review and how to recognize red flags.
The Innovation Incubator expands a 50-year partnership between Marist and IBM, giving students across disciplines access to enterprise computing for AI research, application development and career-focused projects Marist University will…
The new AI Skills Studio gives students and early-career learners guided missions built around practical tasks, starting with creating and publishing a multiplayer game using ChatGPT Work OpenAI is a founding partner of Handshake’s AI…
After a yearlong Los Angeles County pilot reported improvements in confidence and preparedness for educators teaching computer science, the nonprofit behind the program secured additional Google.org funding to expand.
A new partnership between the Alabama Community College System and the nonprofit Manufacturing Institute will provide AI skills training to thousands of current and future manufacturing workers over the next two years.
More than a week after district officials discovered a cybersecurity incident on the network, Spokane Public Schools have recovered PowerSchool, payroll and some other systems affected by the unspecified issue.
Fueled by factors such as chronic absenteeism and pandemic learning challenges, students’ reading scores have been trending downward for years. A biennial National Assessment of Education Progress test found that approximately a third…
AI has reached nearly every corner of education, though students, teachers, and leaders all experience it from a different angle
Every good roadmap starts with one important piece of information: You are here. The same is true for cybersecurity readiness. Before we can determine where we need to go next,…
Dorm Room Fund, a program that lets college students invest in their peers, raised a new $50 million fund as the competition for young founders ramps up.
Dartmouth said it would investigate its provost over A.I. accusations. Similar controversies on other campuses have prompted frustration among students.
This story was produced by The Texas Tribune and republished with permission. HOUSTON — Fonville Middle School hired learning coaches to help students falling behind in the classroom. It bought new state-of-the-art technology, such as…
The computer scientist, entrepreneur and philanthropist will work with the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing during the 2026-27 academic year MIT has appointed David Siegel as an Innovation Fellow for the 2026-27 academic year,…
The resources cover legislative, constituent service, communications and district-office roles, with 30 prompts in individual packs designed to turn approved source material into first drafts OpenAI Academy has created role-specific…
Feedback from thousands of Advanced Placement teachers is informing new lessons in AP Computer Science Principles and new limits on when artificial intelligence can be used in AP Seminar.
Student experiences with AI at Louisiana State University vary widely, as the university does not have an institutional AI policy and allows professors to implement the technology at their own discretion.
Andreessen Horowitz Academy, owned by the VC firm, is recruiting recent high school graduates for a tuition-free one-year program in San Francisco focused on helping enterprising students build AI products.
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is looking to strengthen the cybersecurity posture of public schools with more than $6 million of initiatives over two years.
When schools talk about students using artificial intelligence, the conversation often begins with assignments. Are students using AI to brainstorm, summarize or complete work they should be doing themselves? Those questions matter, but…
A school district in New York has invested $188,000 in Tyler Drive, which will require students to swipe ID cards when they get on the bus. Software then designs a custom route for students riding the bus that day.
In its 2027-28 state budget proposal, the public system emphasized the importance of a unified adoption of artificial intelligence practices and policies.
Digital devices used for K–12 learning have traditionally provided access to productivity software, research and digital assignments. But now, artificial intelligence technology is enabling devices to generate instructional material,…
Tech & Learning Q&A: Digital Promise And The Edtech Procurement Framework
For nearly three decades, E-Rate has helped school districts build and sustain the network infrastructure that supports teaching, learning, safety, and the many systems educators rely on every day.
Teachers are using AI to develop lesson plans, and in some districts, AI chatbots give students feedback on their work. Meanwhile, the research around how AI can help students is extremely limited.
Takeaways from table discussions from the most recent Texas Regional Leadership Summit
When the people building the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence systems warn that their creations are advancing too quickly, the rest of society should stop and listen. The post When AI’s architects ask to slow down,…
The new learning paths cover workplace AI, development, leadership, teaching and college study, with learners able to earn OpenAI Academy badges by passing course assessments OpenAI Academy has added role-based learning paths for…
New York City students returned to public school in September facing a one-year moratorium on using generative artificial intelligence, including chatbots and tutors, in grades 2K through 8, as well as restrictions on screen time: none…
The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with sites for the Education Department, Commerce Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In a webinar this week hosted by FETC, panelists noted that the persistent memory that could make artificial intelligence genuinely useful for education also creates privacy and governance risks.
The Institute for Artificial Intelligence at Syracuse University will focus on research concerning security, multidomain intelligence, socio-cognitive dynamics and governance and policy.
The International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems in Pittsburgh will entail 86 workshops, 180 exhibitors and presentations about pioneering work in robotics, computers and autonomous systems.
While classroom technology is nearly universal, educators are navigating a growing disconnect between how digital tools are mandated and how they actually function, according to Teaching for Tomorrow: Screen Wise, a new report from the…
A recent roundtable discussion from Tech & Learning’s Texas regional leadership summit.
A few years ago, many of us in higher education were asking a fairly straightforward question about AI: How do we stop students from using it to do their work? I was asking a different question. The post Stop trying to AI-proof your…
Purdue University and LEGO Education’s professional development program combines classroom-ready activities with online videos exploring AI competency, robotics and students’ future readiness Indiana STEM educators took part in Purdue…
Florida International University has pledged to bring a powerful new quantum computer to campus to support research in environmental sustainability, drug development and security.
A Missouri district is looking for data dashboards, while a Washington school system seeks a development partner for an AI tool.
Is AI devaluing a college degree? An update. A new study provides initial evidence for that theory: The college wage advantage has dropped sharply in the last several years. See the graph below. The researchers offer a rough estimate…
A year after lawmakers assigned a task force to study the effects of screen time in elementary school, the group is recommending a minimization of “nonessential” technology use and limits on gaming and social media.
Voice-first AI tutoring platform Aristotle has also raised $5 million in seed funding.
A year after Texas lawmakers enacted a statewide ban on cellphones in schools, Gov. Greg Abbott said at a recent campaign stop at Del Mar College that he thought technology should only be used for specific lessons.
Unsettling news stories about AI in the media may prompt school leaders to take a harder look at ed-tech tools that incorporate the technology, learn more about it and be deliberate in their approach.
The nation’s broadest restriction may buy educators time—but only teacher literacy can provide a durable path forward. GUEST COLUMN | by Sohan Choudhury On September 2, Mayor Mamdani announced a one-year moratorium on student-facing…
Silicon Valley AI Academy Seeks ‘Main Character’ Students kathryn.palmer… Thu, 09/24/2026 - 03:00 AM The venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is launching an unaccredited academy that promises to show young people how to excel in…
The memorandum of understanding will expand opportunities for collaboration Leaders from Purdue University, the Purdue Applied Research Institute (PARI) and Lockheed Martin convened to sign a memorandum of understanding to expand their…