2+ hour, 59+ min ago  (600+ words) File: Product designer Cindy Shontan Nigeria's education technology sector is struggling to scale, as many companies continue to build products based on assumptions rather than the needs of teachers, parents, and school administrators. According to Lagos-based product designer Cindy Shontan,…...

7+ hour, 23+ min ago  (804+ words) Over 10, 000 Iowa youth engaged in AI-focused education in the 4-H programming year, September 2024 through August 2025. Preliminary outcomes show they made significant gains in digital literacy, critical thinking, and interest in STEM careers. AI is becoming an important workforce development skill,…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago  (512+ words) Craig Howell APPROACHING THE DEADLINE " Hancock County Schools Superintendent Walter Saunders said a final round of hearings is set for Thursday as part of the Reductions in Force and Transfer process currently underway in the school district. Final decisions have…...

49+ min ago  (692+ words) After months of financial uncertainty, the Iowa City Community School District is stepping back from a previously considered $25 million borrowing plan, citing improved revenues and reduced spending that have eased short-term cash flow concerns during its April 28 board meeting. The…...

4+ hour, 4+ min ago  (119+ words) A new bill filed Tuesday in the North Carolina House would expand protections for immigrant students in public schools. The proposal, known as the "Plyler Educational Protections Act," is sponsored by Charlotte-area Democratic Rep. Julia Greenfield. It would guarantee all…...

4+ hour, 16+ min ago  (227+ words) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa " The Cedar Rapids School District passed a consolidation plan that will close five elementary schools and adjust boundaries to address a budget shortfall. The plan will close five elementary schools and convert one into an intermediate school…...

1+ hour, 53+ min ago  (148+ words) The Washington County Commission approved a vote of no confidence in Board of Education member Keith Ervin when it met Monday. Ervin was seen in a video clip from an April Board of Education meeting telling a student, "God, you're…...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago  (144+ words) Tuesday night, the future of finances for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools remains unclear. The school board voted 8-1 to deny adoption of the current budget proposal. Charlotte school board rejects $2. 1 M budget proposal, seeks update by May 12 To stream WCNC on your phone,…...

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4+ hour, 21+ min ago  (511+ words) It was 22 years ago, in 1994, when five mostly rural eastern North Carolina counties sued the state for failing to live up to North Carolina's constitutional obligation to deliver a "sound basic education." For decades, the case that would come to…...