To help K-12 teachers navigate teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, Penn State University (PSU) turned to its Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Teaching and Learning Online in K–12 Settings.
Higher education institutions are increasingly facing more sophisticated cyberattacks targeting – not only targeting their networks and private information, but also ongoing university research.
As the state has shifted to distanced and hybrid learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Jersey Department of Education announced it has closed the K-12 digital divide by using roughly $60 million in Federal funding.
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced K-12 students to move to distance and hybrid learning, which has placed a bright spotlight on the need for modern Federal regulation to protect children, and their data, online.
According to new research, 74 percent of college students thought that online learning was better than or equal to on-campus learning. BestColleges.com released the 2021 edition of its annual Online Education Trends Report, which it has published since 2014.
The Florida Department of Education selected a new school security partner to help the department demonstrate compliance with Alyssa’s Law, a new school safety law that goes into effect for the 2021-2022 school year.
A new report from the K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center found that there was a surge in cyberattacks against K-12 schools and that changes in education modalities due to the pandemic are largely to blame.
Among a slew of appointments, the U.S. Department of Education announced that Chris Rush has been tapped to be the director of educational technology in the Office of the Secretary.
New York State announced it has approved $59.9 million for school technology upgrades statewide. The funding will go to 78 Smart Schools Investment Plans, which were approved by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Higher education institutions are gearing up for a long-term hybrid future, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent Deloitte Insights report finds that a hybrid approach will allow institutions to become more resilient during future disruptions – whether pandemics or natural disasters – help institutional leaders better manage costs and pedagogical demands, and ultimately become more student-centered.
