(Getty Images) Verizon commits $1 million to winners of 5G EdTech Challenge Winners of the competition tackled classroom challenges like student engagement, teacher preparedness and special needs support for K-12. Feb 7, 2019 By Betsy Foresman
(Getty Images) U. of California now allows high-school computer science as core curriculum credit The state is the 42nd in the country to place high school computer science on equal footing with traditional science courses like physics and biology. Feb 4, 2019 By Ryan Johnston
Voting now open to determine 2019 Emerging EdTech Leaders The 4th edition of EdScoop and CoSN's NextGen: Emerging EdTech Leaders program is now open for voting to select five rising stars in edtech. Feb 4, 2019 By EdScoop Staff
(Getty Images) How Oklahoma U. protects 80,000 email accounts from the dark web A new piece of software is allowing the school's security analysts to catch compromised accounts automatically — before they hit the black market. Feb 4, 2019 By Ryan Johnston
(Getty Images) Controversial report shows many states fail on student data privacy Despite criticism that the report left critical data out of its analysis, its author maintains states have inadequate student data privacy policies. Feb 4, 2019 By Betsy Foresman
(Getty Images) Classroom violence prompts North Dakota lawmakers to explore unified data reporting system The legislature has directed a study to examine violent behavior in the classroom and what a unified reporting system might do to mitigate it. Feb 1, 2019 By Colin Wood
(Getty Images) This underused strategy can make higher ed IT departments more efficient Commentary: Andrew Graf of TeamDynamix says recent survey data shows that just one in four institutions are making use of a simple and effective tool. Feb 1, 2019 By Andrew Graf