Education

DeVos Vows to Require Standardized Tests Again: 4 Questions Answered

States may face a financial hit if they do not heed DeVos’ warning about testing.

  • By Nicholas Tampio, The Conversation

Education Department Testing Tool to Make Data Collection Requests Easier 

The pilot tool will undergo testing using real information requests at the Education Department and other statistical agencies but will later be available to other agencies.

  • By Mila Jasper

White House, NSF Launch Partnership to Boost K-12 Access to Quantum Education

Founding members from industry weighed in on how they aim to contribute.

  • By Brandi Vincent

OK Computer: To Prevent Students Cheating with AI Text-Generators, We Should Bring Them into the Classroom

Banning them would be a losing battle.

  • By Grant Jun Otsuk, The Conversation

The Education Department is Investigating Foreign Influence at Two Prominent Universities

The agency wants detailed records of what the institutions received from the Russian, Chinese, Saudi Arabian and Qatar governments, as well as Huawei, ZTE and others.

  • By Brandi Vincent

6 Lessons from Government Customer Experience Professionals

Officials from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Transportation Security Administration and Office of Federal Student Aid explained what’s worked in improving customer experience.

  • By Frank Konkel

Education Department Details Plans to Honor Nation’s Top Cyber Educators

But the agency needs a special clearance from OMB to meet all relevant deadlines.

  • By Brandi Vincent

To Unleash a Modern Workforce, America Must Revamp Education

Federal leaders say the nation needs to pivot education towards tech-focused training in fields like robotics.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Kids Might Close Government’s IT Talent Gap

Technology literacy rates are on the rise, likely due to the emphasis placed on STEM education in schools.

  • By John Breeden II

Class in Session for Federal Cyber Reskilling Academy

Demand drove an increase in cohort size.

  • By Brandi Vincent

GSA Releases Technology Business Management Playbook

After several months of development, the General Services Administration and the Education Department share what they learned by implementing TBM.

  • By Frank Konkel

Agencies That Cut Telework Took a Beating in Annual Employee Survey

Drops in employee happiness corresponded with shifts in opinions on the agencies' telework policies.

  • By Erich Wagner

Computer Science for Everyone

A new middle school in Washington, D.C., wants to help bridge the racial and economic gaps in tech.

  • By Lola Fadulu, The Atlantic

Government Gets Poor Marks Securing Students' Personal Info

The office isn’t effectively monitoring cyber protections after it shares student information, including with collection agencies.

  • By Joseph Marks

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Select Agencies Are Working on Technology Business Management Playbook

Whether it will get a public release is less clear.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Potential Merger Isn’t Slowing Education’s IT Modernization Plans

Officials said looking at technology should be a first step in merging agencies but those discussions can’t start without a mandate.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Streamlined Grant Reporting May Be Coming Soon

Survey shows data standardization can boost efficiency, though cultural blocks remain.

  • By Charles S. Clark

D.C.-Area Lawmaker Plans Bill to Protect Telework Programs

Move follows telework cutbacks at the Agriculture and Education departments.

  • By Erich Wagner

Education Department Knows It Needs Cyber Skills, But Doesn't Know Which Ones

The department issued a request for information on how best to train, retain and track its cyber workforce.

  • By Aaron Boyd

A Letter From Two Big Apple Investors Powerfully Summarizes How Smartphones Mess With Kids’ Brains

The letter also takes a dig at social media companies.

  • By Jenny Anderson, Quartz

Homeland Security To Release Active Shooter Training Simulator for Teachers

The program is like a video game... but much darker.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild