(Gov. Phil Murphy / Flickr) New Jersey announces K-12 ‘Computer Science for All’ plan To prepare students for success in STEM careers, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murpy has unveiled a new plan to fund and promote computer science education. Nov 13, 2019 By Betsy Foresman
(Getty Images) Higher ed cyber assessment tool approaches evangelism phase Cyber leaders across higher ed hope to expand a vendor assessment project called HECVAT to reach more universities and vendors. Nov 13, 2019 By Jake Williams
(Glen Carrie / Unsplash) Anti-violence bill would require schools watch students’ social media Social media accounts of those at risk of committing self-harm or extreme violence against others would enter required monitoring by their schools. Nov 12, 2019 By Betsy Foresman
Don Bryant, the CISO at UNC Pembroke. (EdScoop) Cyber automation enables UNC school to focus on bigger threats New tools from Cisco are allowing a three-person team to do "encrypted threat analytics and more," said chief information security officer Don Bryant. Nov 11, 2019 By Jake Williams
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (Governor of Virginia Ralph Northam / Flickr) Amazon HQ2 deal propels computer science education in Virginia Responding to growing demand for technical talent in Northern Virginia, Gov. Ralph Northam has announced agreements with 11 universities. Nov 11, 2019 By Colin Wood
(Getty Images) Mass email exposes personal data of Georgia Tech students, again After a similar incident last year and a major data breach in April, the university's "emergency response team" is now instating "corrective action." Nov 8, 2019 By Colin Wood
(Getty Images) Ransomware forces New Mexico school district to scrub 30,000 devices Administrators declined to engage with their ransomers, opting instead to wipe the hard drives of 39 schools' computers one by one. Nov 8, 2019 By Colin Wood
(Girl Scouts of the USA) How Girl Scouts built a cyber challenge that made girls feel included In computer science classes that are often mostly boys, girls say finding a place in STEM is tough. The Girl Scouts are asking students how to fix… Nov 7, 2019 By Betsy Foresman
(Headway / Unsplash) All students need and deserve broadband access, education leaders say Educators visiting Washington this week are called for policymakers to provide high-speed internet service to all students, regardless of neighborhood Nov 6, 2019 By Betsy Foresman
(Getty Images) North Carolina schools use mapping tools to improve school safety Applications for risk management planning and mapping are helping school administrators better coordinate with emergency response agencies. Nov 5, 2019 By Colin Wood