Two Michigan lawmakers, Sens. Michael Webber and John Damoose, are proposing legislation that would implement mobile panic alert systems throughout the state’s public and nonpublic schools to ensure real-time coordination between schools, 911, law enforcement, and first responders.

Saint Louis Public Schools (SLPS), which operates public schools in the City of St. Louis, Mo., has inked a three-year transportation contract with Zum, a provider of student transportation services that feature data-driven routing, driver tracking, and app-driven updating functions through a mobile app.

A new report from the nonprofit Educause finds that the higher education community is increasingly viewing artificial intelligence (AI) as a strategic priority, but is still facing operational and institutional roadblocks to fully embracing the new technology.

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. 

Princeton University has donated 52 laptop computers to the New Jersey Department of Corrections to support higher education and digital literacy.

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.

The Advanced Education Research & Development Fund (AERDF), an education nonprofit, has launched a new initiative called AugmentED that will examine ways to “harness the power of AI to transform teaching and learning.”

California State University (CSU) is using a public-private initiative to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) tools and trainings to a total of 523,000 people including 460,000 students and 63,000 faculty and staff.

A Federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled in favor of the Trump administration on Monday, allowing the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to continue accessing student data at the Department of Education.

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has named Danny Tang as its new chief information officer, effective Feb. 17.