"The continued debate on AI’s pros and cons doesn’t slow the technology’s growth or hinder its wide-ranging application in new tools. Whether and how schools choose to bring it into classrooms, generative AI continues to proliferate just outside of districts’ doors."

"Higher ed is facing an uncertain future: Current and prospective students are grappling with increasing financial burdens, AI has thrown institutions for a loop as faculty race to equip students with the AI skills they’ll need for success, and many students are questioning the overall value of a 4-year degree."

"Funds For Learning, the leading E-rate compliance services firm for schools nationwide, launched its 14th annual E-rate survey last month. The survey enables applicants to provide confidential feedback about essential aspects of the federal E-rate program, which can help shape its future direction. Funds For Learning submits responses directly to the FCC."

"Robots can now create content of all kinds, and consume it: from updates on social networks to news on media and music, fueling dumb schemes that move money flows based on even dumber metrics."

"AI-based image generators are still in their infancy. Most of the tools have the capability of analyzing your video content or video scripts to choose matching assets to the scenes. But to generate something like cartoons, films, or other such video content, you still rely on cameras and professionals."

"Fraud has evolved so much in the past few decades, and there’s no reason for it to stop innovating. Our security must grow as fast, if not faster, to protect ourselves from fraud tomorrow."

"With the push to integrate AI in schools, questions may arise about how safe it is to use AI platforms, especially with children involved."

"Net neutrality prohibits broadband providers from throttling or deprioritizing data-intensive services and applications, enabling schools to harness their full potential"

"As industries change fast, being able to learn new skills quickly is becoming increasingly important, and microcredentials [can] make it easy to stay competitive."

"Because of the consequences low test scores can have for students, schools and districts, the shift to use technology to grade standardized test responses raises concerns about equity and accuracy."

"AI-driven tools and their use in creative writing, specifically with the purpose of writing essays, have long been a subject of heated debate. The argument against AI-powered tools remains the same: any content produced by artificial intelligence can be viewed as plagiarism."

"It's becoming increasingly challenging to keep modern learners engaged due to shrinking attention spans. Can microlearning and nanolearning come to the rescue and keep learners hooked?"

"As pre-service teachers are being prepared to instruct, assess, and support millions of students in the years to come, the instruction they receive regarding AI use in K-12 classrooms is critical."

"This study represents one of the earliest attempts to empirically examine the power of AI literacy and explore the determinants of behavioral intentions to learn AI among K-12 teachers. Our findings can theoretically and practically contribute to the virgin field of K-12 teachers’ AI learning."

"The right data management is make-or-break in student success"

"Studies demonstrate that early exposure to technology profoundly impacts cognitive development. Introducing edtech tools at a young age lays the foundation for future academic success and digital literacy."

"Microsoft just dropped a new AI tool, Vasa-1, that transforms a 2D portrait image into a much better-looking talking or singing video based on an audio clip input."

"In language education, integrating artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just a possibility; it is a reality unfolding in classrooms worldwide."

"More than a year since ChatGPT and other generative AI tools entered the K-12 scene, educators are slowly experimenting with them."

"While technology is constantly evolving, the media literacy skills students obtain in K-12 can carry forward throughout their lives"

"Just as the invention of the printing press did in 1436, the commercial evolution of the internet in the 1980s and launch of the World Wide Web in 1993 transformed the sharing of knowledge, the introduction of GenAI/LLMs has the potential to radically overturn the existing monopoly on knowledge sharing and expertise, enabling more learners to both access and gain value from information and knowledge."

"EdTech apps [can] revolutionize learning by offering personalized programs for students, teachers, and schools, leading to cost savings and improved outcomes worldwide."

"In addition to pristine credit records, students are at greater risk when their identities are stolen because nobody checks their spending activity."