Technology: Page 4

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    PowerSchool data breach leads to school extortion attempts

    A threat actor has contacted multiple school districts demanding payments related to student and staff data stolen in a December breach.

    By • May 9, 2025
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    Senate approves repeal of E-rate Wi-Fi hotspots for schools, libraries

    A Senate resolution passed under the Congressional Review Act would overturn coverage of the devices in the federal broadband assistance program.

    By • May 8, 2025
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    STEM

    From AI to quantum physics, STEM learning opportunities in K-12 are expanding to keep pace with related fields.

    By K-12 Dive staff
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    School districts say losing E-rate would have ‘catastrophic’ impact

    The Supreme Court is expected to rule this term on the fate of the federal program that subsidizes affordable internet services in schools and libraries.

    By • May 8, 2025
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    Should computer science be required to graduate? These CEOs say yes.

    As the Trump administration promotes AI in education, advocates say computer science skills must be a bigger priority nationwide.

    By • May 6, 2025
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    Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

    From a challenge to an education civil rights law to the new COPPA Rule’s implementation, what did you learn from our recent stories?

    By • May 2, 2025
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    How tariff uncertainties are already impacting school purchasing

    District leaders point to "whiplash" for school purchases on everything from laptops to paper products as the Trump administration changes trade policies.

    By • April 30, 2025
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    Trump signs Take It Down Act, making illicit deepfakes a criminal act

    The bipartisan measure takes aim at sexually explicit images generated by artificial intelligence, an issue increasingly impacting students and schools.

    By • Updated May 19, 2025
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    New COPPA Rule to take effect in June

    The Federal Trade Commission’s amended final rule expands parental control over companies that collect children’s data.

    By • April 25, 2025
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    Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

    From new executive orders to a state’s private school choice program being deemed unconstitutional, what did you learn from our recent stories?

    By • April 25, 2025
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    Trump targets AI, school discipline in new executive orders

    In addition to advancing AI in schools, the orders call for a review of discipline guidance based on “discriminatory and unlawful ‘equity’ ideology.”

    By • April 23, 2025
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    What could an executive order on AI in education mean for schools?

    A draft order would direct federal agencies to prioritize artificial intelligence initiatives in schools and to help train students and teachers to use the tech.

    By • April 23, 2025
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    Teacher AI training remains uneven despite uptick

    Disparities in artificial intelligence implementation continue to emerge between low- and high-poverty school districts, according to Rand Corp.

    By • April 18, 2025
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    Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

    From the Supreme Court’s K-12 docket to a federal education program’s 60th anniversary, what did you learn from our recent stories?

    By • April 18, 2025
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    Ransomware attacks surge 69% across global education sector

    Ransom demands averaged $608,000 for international education entities in the first quarter of 2025, a Comparitech analysis found.

    By • April 14, 2025
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    Will end to federal Office of Ed Tech mean an end to equity?

    Former employees fear a loss of progress now that the Trump administration has shuttered the office.

    By • April 11, 2025
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    Can virtual reality boost student engagement?

    While some educators have been early adopters of VR, robust training and support are needed for the tech to have the greatest impact, researchers find.

    By Lauren Barack • April 9, 2025
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    Teens are embracing AI — but largely not for cheating, survey finds

    While teens are more eager and tech savvy than their parents when utilizing AI tools, experts encourage both to explore how to best use these tools together.

    By Briana Mendez-Padilla • April 9, 2025
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    Tell us about your school district’s rising leaders

    We want to hear about the leaders driving innovation in your schools for our fifth annual spotlight on assistant principals and district administrators.

    By • April 7, 2025
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    Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

    From rescinded funds to one state’s curriculum controversy, what did you learn from our recent stories?

    By • April 4, 2025
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    The value of cybersecurity: How a New Jersey district protects student data

    Helping students and staff build habits to prevent cyber incidents is as crucial as having the right tools in place, writes Superintendent Glenn Robbins.

    By Glenn Robbins • April 3, 2025
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    House panel weighs AI’s pitfalls, potential as Education Dept cuts loom large

    Innovating with artificial intelligence in schools remains exciting to some lawmakers, while others fear deepening inequities.

    By • April 1, 2025
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    Beyond ‘awareness’: Promoting agency and success for autistic learners

    Moving beyond awareness—discover how technology is unlocking success for autistic learners!

    By Jess Rowlings, Researcher at the University of Melbourne & CEO/Co-Founder at Next Level Collaboration • March 31, 2025
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    POP QUIZ

    Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

    From Trump's plan to change federal special education operations to a report on the state of school infrastructure, what did you learn from our recent stories?

    By • March 28, 2025
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    5 years later: COVID’s impact lingers in school culture

    School leaders and education experts look back at how the pandemic shaped chronic absenteeism, ed tech use, student performance and parent trust.

    By , • March 27, 2025
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    E-rate’s future hangs in the balance as Supreme Court hears arguments in universal service case

    At question is whether Congress and the FCC violated the Constitution by granting power to a private nonprofit company.

    By • March 26, 2025