GDIT’s Shad Harp says real-time data connections and AI-assisted software development are helping students get the fastest, most user-friendly FAFSA® experience.

Georgia Tech and Emory University are investing more than $1 billion in artificial intelligence (AI) to expand research capabilities, develop a skilled workforce, and drive economic growth across Georgia, the universities announced on Oct. 8.

The Ban Flock Act would bar most federal agencies’ use of automatic license plate reader technology and restrict federal funding to state and local governments that continue using it.

A redesign of two Advanced Placement courses is underway to address generative artificial intelligence (AI). New approaches to AI instruction, student assessment, and teacher training will launch in the 2027-28 school year, according to an announcement from the College Board, the nonprofit organization offering the SAT and AP courses.

Northside Independent School District (ISD) in San Antonio, Texas, earned the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) Trusted Learning Environment Seal for its student data privacy practices. It’s the 12th school system in Texas to receive the national recognition.

As more communities consider data center development, state and local leaders need to bring residents into the process earlier and give them better information about projects’ energy, land-use, environmental, and economic impacts, panelists said during a recent Brookings Institution discussion.

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger appointed Andrea Fletcher to lead the new Virginia Digital Service, a team tasked with modernizing state technology, improving digital services, and strengthening oversight of IT investments.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels announced on Sept. 2 a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative artificial intelligence (AI) for students in 2-K through eighth grade, along with new screen time limits and restricted AI pilots for high school students.

The White House-led pilot will test a public-private approach to protecting critical water infrastructure from growing cyber threats.

The Delaware Department of Technology and Information (DTI) named Tina Donbeck as its new chief technology officer on Aug. 25, putting her in charge of several organizations central to the IT agency.