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This week on THEJournal.com: lack of dedicated cybersecurity funding in schools, Copilot now available for teens, and Google launches AI Search Mode.
05/30/2025
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This summer, Microsoft is expanding availability of its Copilot Chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot products for students aged 13 and older. Administrators will be able to grant access for students based on their institution's plans and preferences, the company announced in a blog post.
05/28/2025
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A recent Varonis data security report notes that excessive permissions and AI-driven risks are leaving cloud environments dangerously exposed.
05/27/2025
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About a year after introducing AI Overviews for its flagship search offering, Google has announced broad availability of AI Mode in Search.
05/27/2025
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This week on THEJournal.com: AI adoption by ed tech leaders, boosting information literacy, and a new robotics facility.
05/23/2025
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In a recent CoSN survey, an overwhelming majority of ed tech leaders (94%) said they see AI as having a positive impact on education. Respondents ranked generative AI as their top tech priority, with 80% reporting their districts have gen AI initiatives underway, or plan to in the current school year.
05/22/2025
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California's Fremont Union High School District recently announced that construction has begun on a new Robotics Facility on the campus of Cupertino High School. The 14,500-square-foot facility will serve students at high schools across the entire district, providing purpose-built spaces for student creativity and collaboration.
05/22/2025
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Students in Idaho's Boise School District are learning how to analyze and think critically about the information they read through the use of Gale In Context.
05/20/2025
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A recent report from Microsoft reinforces warns of the critical role Active Directory (AD) domain controllers play in large-scale ransomware attacks, aligning with U.S. government advisories on the persistent threat of AD compromise.
05/20/2025
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This week on THEJournal.com: Senate resolution on E-Rate expansion, AI optimism in education, and K12 Tutoring earns ESSA Level II validation.
05/16/2025
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Artificial intelligence is evolving rapidly — both in how it's used and how it's perceived in K-12 education. As a result, schools and districts are under increasing pressure to adapt and respond to the changes AI is driving.
05/14/2025
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In the face of achievement declines, instructional audio is helping classrooms feel more interactive, making it easier for students to follow along, and even saving teachers’ voices from exhaustion.
05/14/2025
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Global IT leaders are planning to spend more on generative artificial intelligence than cybersecurity in 2025, according to new research by Amazon Web Services (AWS).
05/13/2025
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Online tutoring service K12 Tutoring recently announced that it has received Level II validation underneath the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The independently validated study provides evidence of K12 Tutoring's role in creating positive student outcomes through effective academic intervention and research-based solutions.
05/13/2025
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The Senate has passed a joint resolution to overturn "Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program," a July 2024 expansion to the FCC's E-Rate program that allowed schools and libraries to utilize E-Rate resources to loan out WiFi hotspots to students, school staff, and library patrons.
05/13/2025