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A bipartisan group of senators are asking the FTC to “prioritize children’s privacy and well-being” when considering making changes to COPPA regulations.
10/07/2019
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Upcoming funding opportunities for schools
10/07/2019
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InterVision, a strategic IT service provider, is strengthening its consulting business through the acquisition of Fotis Networks.
10/03/2019
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The U.S. Department of Education is providing 29 grantees with approximately $78 million in funds to focus on STEM initiatives as part of the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program.
10/03/2019
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CoSN’s new resource provides schools with language to incorporate interoperability into RFPs to ensure that system connectivity is a key component of all bids to develop and build new management platforms for educators.
10/02/2019
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An English language arts teacher has become the director for esports at his high school and kicked off a state-wide initiative to link up other Indiana schools interested in esports as well. John Robertson, who teaches at Tipton High, has launched the Indiana High School Esports Network, which currently has 13 members — all high schools (although middle schools are also invited to join).
10/02/2019
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A school shuttered by Hurricane Dorian in early September is receiving a shipment of Apple iPads to be used by students and teachers.
10/02/2019
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The Colorado High School Activities Association is testing esports in schools this year to figure out whether to add it to the athletics fold.
10/02/2019
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A California school district is launching a joint STEAM career program with an esports tournament. The Compton Unified School District esports program is intended to help students develop STEAM skills, especially in computer programming, and develop their abilities in collaboration, digital literacy, critical thinking and problem-solving.
10/01/2019
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Ten school districts are part of a new free program to help school leaders identify funding opportunities and maximize their efforts to get access to in-demand resources.
10/01/2019
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The DNSWatchGO solution from WatchGuard Technologies alerts educators about real-time phishing attempts and protect them against malicious websites on- and off-school premises.
10/01/2019
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High school students in St. Louis Public School District received free smartphones and wireless connectivity from wireless provider Sprint as part of the 1million Project.
09/30/2019
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Upcoming funding opportunities for schools
09/30/2019
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A new program from startup incubator New Lab provides Brooklyn South high school students with opportunities to develop projects that explore the impact of technology on different industries.
09/26/2019
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The new set of application programming interfaces will give developers the ability to create Alexa skills that can be integrated into their education technology systems and platforms
09/26/2019
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The Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford University is introducing an interactive interface to show schools, districts and counties compare against the national average in three measures of academic performance. The interactive data tool provides the public with information on test scores and learning rates broken down by race, gender and family income rates that can be shared as charts, maps and download PDFs.
09/25/2019
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The Northside Independent School District is joining forces with the MIND Research Institute to equip elementary school students with skills to solve mathematical problems.
09/25/2019
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A $150,000 grant from the U.S. Air Force will enable the National 4-H Council to work with three states to provide free educational materials related to STEM.
09/25/2019