In a bid to address the statewide teacher shortage, the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has launched its Virginia Licensure Online system (VALO). VDOE, which launched the new system late last year, said its goal is to modernize the teacher licensure process and make the application and renewal experience more user-friendly for prospective and current teachers.
The Connecticut Department of Administrative Services’ Commission for Educational Technology has released “Connecticut: Everyone Connected,” the state’s draft digital equity plan.
Roughly half of all high school students are already using popular AI tools, despite schools and legislators still grappling with how best to regulate the use of AI in the classroom.
In an open letter published last month, a group of American education organizations urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reinstate open Internet – also known as net neutrality – rules.
After the state expanded Medicaid access to more than 600,000 North Carolinians, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has launched a dashboard to track monthly enrollment in Medicaid.
California has launched Opioids.CA.GOV, a reliable source of information on opioid use prevention, data, treatment, and support where Californians can also access information related to the state’s use of opioid settlement funds and efforts to hold drug traffickers accountable.
New York City is rolling out next-generation technology for its snowplows as the city prepares for snow season.
The Department of Labor (DoL) recently announced plans to partner with state agencies to strengthen the nationwide unemployment insurance (UI) system, “with a focus on how modern technology and digital practices can make state systems more accessible, resilient, and secure.”
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is moving to reestablish a new version of its Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) advisory committee to take a look at how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies can boost communications network security.
