• 3 AI Imperatives for Schools in 2024

  How will artificial intelligence impact schools and districts this year? We asked AI and education leaders for their predictions and thoughts on the most important issues to consider as the technology evolves and adoption expands. Here's what they told us.

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• Ransomware Targeting K–12 Rose 92% in 2023, Malwarebytes Reports

  New research from Malwarebytes ThreatDown analysts shows that 2023 was the "worst year on record" for education, with a 105% jump in known ransomware attacks targeting the sector and a 92% rise in ransomware targeting K–12 education specifically — with nearly half of those targeting U.S. school districts.

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• Survey Suggests 59% of AI Early Adopters Are Accelerating Its Use, But 40% Lag Behind

  IBM's 2023 AI Adoption Index survey of enterprise-scale companies worldwide found that about the same number (42%) adopted AI early on as those who are still exploring or experimenting with it (40%). But of those who adopted AI early, 59% are accelerating their use or investment in it.

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• Common Sense Media to Collaborate with OpenAI on AI Guidelines and Education

  Common Sense Media, a nonprofit that provides tools, reviews, and other resources to help vet technology and media for children, has announced a partnership with OpenAI focused on teenagers' use of artificial intelligence.

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• D2L Adds Practice and Quiz Questions to Generative AI Beta Program

  Learning technology company D2L has expanded its generative AI program with the ability to generate practice and quiz questions based on current course content.

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• K12Leaders Introduces Free Data Advocacy Resources for K–12 Educators

  K–12 professional network organization K12Leaders (K12L) has made available The Learning Accelerator's (TLA) "Guide for Data Advocacy" as a featured free learning community on its online platform, available to all K–12 educators.

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• Scribbles Software Announces K–12 Document Management System Updates

  Document management company Scribbles Software has rolled out improvements to its ScribOnline platform to make records handling easier for K–12 school systems.

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• PowerSchool Acquires Financial Software Provider Allovue to Enhance K–12 Solutions

  K–12 education software company PowerSchool has acquired Allovue, a financial budgeting, planning, and analytics provider for K–12 school districts.

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• Bluum Adds New Solutions for Esports, STEAM Curricula, School Security

  Ed tech company Bluum has introduced customizable kits with five new solutions for K–12 and higher education, it announced at its recent Impact 2024 conference.

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