Old Dominion University (ODU) has launched MonarchMind, a secure, university-hosted generative AI platform designed for faculty and staff.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed the Bell to Bell, No Cell Act into law. The legislation bans smartphones and other personal electronic devices like smart watches from all public schools in Arkansas. The legislation will go into effect at the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year.
A Federal judge on Friday heard arguments about whether to further block the Trump administration from freezing trillions of dollars in Federal grant and loan programs.
Princeton University has donated 52 laptop computers to the New Jersey Department of Corrections to support higher education and digital literacy.
The cybersecurity nonprofit StateRAMP will transition to GovRAMP. The organization said the rebrand reflects its “ongoing mission to unify cybersecurity frameworks across all levels of government, including state, local, tribal, and educational institutions, while continuing to bridge the public and private sectors.”
Oregon’s State 911 program announced that it has opened a new 911 testing lab which will allow for the testing of new 911 system capabilities in a simulated environment before deploying them in live settings.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has launched the Maryland Public Servants Resource Website that aims to serve as a centralized hub for programs and resources to support Maryland’s Federal employees and contractors impacted by Federal workforce layoffs, firings, and changes to Federal funding due to the Trump administration’s recent executive orders and policy changes.
California has launched a new dashboard on the CA.gov/LAfires website to track recovery efforts for Los Angeles, including data on people helped, debris removal, schools, water systems, and air quality.
The state of New York has launched a new website and interactive tree tracking tool that will help document progress towards the state’s goal of planting 25 million trees by 2033.
The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) has launched the Online Report Card, which will make K-12 public education data more accessible for students, families, and community members.
