To meet its students on the platforms they most enjoy, ASU is promoting its mobile app instead of blasting its students with emails.

And, according to a recent survey conducted by edX, many of them are reluctant to ask their employers for help.

Speakers at the AWS Public Sector Summit said collaboration will ensure students are being trained with the skills employers want.

Cyber ranges like this one in Augusta are a trend in education, giving students a shot to practice their skills in a safe training environment.

Expertise and resources from both organizations will aspire to drive "fundamental advancements" in the field.

Planning is now underway for a training and education center to be located on the Bossier Parish Community College campus near Shreveport.

A flurry of legislative activity in edtech this week included three new bills and advancement of one bill encouraging research on girls in tech.

Commentary: Oral Roberts University's CIO explains how doing it all with limited funding can often feel like "turning the Titanic in a duck pond."

Though the education sector faces similar threats seen elsewhere, its challenge is balancing essential flexibility with sound security practices.