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ISTELive 26: Experts Urge School Leaders To Advocate for E-Rate
1+ day, 16+ min ago (551+ words) Amy Mc Intosh is the managing editor of'Ed Tech: Focus on Higher Education and Ed Tech: Focus on K12. LEARN MORE: Secure the funding you need to support your district. Le Nard pointed out that not everything that depends on the…...
Can Ambient AI Make Classrooms Smarter?
23+ hour, 30+ min ago (463+ words) Suchi Rudra is a'writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, BBC, and Vice, among other publications. The technology is already being employed in medical settings, helping clinicians with note-taking and after-visit summaries. To pick up on engagement…...
Higher Ed IT Professional Development Boosts Staff Retention and Business Continuity
2+ day, 8+ min ago (259+ words) Nori Barajas-Murphy is a higher education ambassador at CDW. This isn't a soft HR concern. It's an operational risk. EDUCAUSE's 2026 Workforce Report found that half of IT teams have workload challenges. When nothing changes about these workloads, 41% of campus respondents…...
How Marshall University Is Preparing Students for an Evolving Cybersecurity Workforce
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (620+ words) The job market is often perceived as tough: too few jobs and too many applicants. Newly graduated college students trying to secure their first jobs in the cybersecurity industry have it tough for another reason: Employers want experience. "One of…...
How K12 Districts Can Prepare Today for Googlebooks
3+ day, 17+ min ago (347+ words) More than 9 in 10 U. S. school districts say they have planned to purchase Chromebooks for their students or staff this year. So, when rumors began to buzz about the Googlebook, which brings together elements of Chrome OS and Android, many district leaders…...
What SUNY's Systemwide AI Policy Means for Public University IT Leaders
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (712+ words) Education building in the campus of University at Albany Calvin Hennick is a freelance journalist who specializes in business and technology writing. He is a contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. Leaders at the State University of New…...
How Universities Can Manage Vendor Risk After the Canvas Breach
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (928+ words) In May, a cybercriminal group executed the largest educational data breach on record, targeting Instructure, the company behind the Canvas learning management system. The breach impacted 275 million students, teachers and staff across approximately 9, 000 education institutions. Many took quick action. The…...
How Community Colleges Can Use Data to Align Curriculum With Workforce Needs
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (769+ words) Nathan Eddy works as an independent filmmaker and journalist based in Berlin, specializing in architecture, business technology and'IT. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Community colleges serve as a bridge between education and employment, helping…...
Huntsville City Schools Centralizes Career and Technical Education
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (127+ words) When leaders of Huntsville City Schools in Alabama realized the district was outgrowing its career and technical education setup, it opted to build a centralized facility for its students interested in pursuing a workforce development track." The 81, 000-square-foot Huntsville Center…...
Higher Ed Institutions Ramp Up Defenses Against Deepfakes
1+ week, 1+ day ago (993+ words) Nathan Eddy works as an independent filmmaker and journalist based in Berlin, specializing in architecture, business technology and'IT. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Deepfakes have become a serious security and trust problem for colleges…...