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New spherical image processor released

Cupola360 is a new system-on-chip solution designed for 360-degree image processing, combining six big-pixel high-sensitivity sensors, in-camera hardware stitching, instant live-streaming and more. ASPEED Technology...

Wash. schools enhance school culture and equity initiatives

Two recipients of a Best Starts for Kids grant have chosen to partner with Kickboard to help expand trauma-informed and restorative practices in King...

Oklahoma lawmaker proposes banning vaping in schools

One state lawmaker wants to ban all vaping products in or on any public school campuses in Oklahoma. All tobacco products are already banned...

Should Boston go back to an elected school committee?

There is a debate about whether the mayor, who appoints the seven-member school committee, exerts too much power over the 56,000-student system. Is it...

Officials set maximum for Avon Grove school construction project

The Pennsylvania school district's directors have voted on a plan to build a new high school, renovate and convert the current high school to...

Later school start time pays off for Seattle teens

Beginning with the 2016-17 school year, the Seattle district moved the official start times for middle and high schools nearly an hour later. The...

Down with homework, say U.S. school districts

School districts across the country are banning homework, forbidding it on certain days or just not grading it, in response to parents who complain...

Vermont high school joins lawsuit against mergers

A Vermont high school board has voted to join a legal challenge mounted by a group of 32 school boards statewide over district consolidations....

Texas proposal would provide more tax relief

An early estimate shows Gov. Greg Abbott's proposal for a school finance fix would provide three times more dollars for property tax relief as...

Miami-Dade Schools, teachers union make a pay deal

Working with $211 million, Miami-Dade County Public Schools' plan includes a 5 percent supplement from the referendum funding for instructional personnel and full-time paraprofessionals...

Charter schools should operate with elected boards, says Detroit school board

The Detroit school board is asking state education officials to support letting only institutions with elected boards to authorize charter schools in Michigan. Their...

Iowa Legislature should extend sales tax for school infrastructure

Iowa schools need certainty about the future of the statewide 1-cent sales tax that generates money to help pay for infrastructure. The Iowa Legislature...

Bonus allocations another disappointing twist in Pa. education funding

Gov. Tom Wolf and legislative leaders of both political parties have negotiated behind the scenes in Harrisburg to send millions of dollars in bonus...

K12 artificial intelligence curriculum debuted

Designed for users of all experience levels and abilities, each AI-in-a-Box provides curriculum, hardware and software for schools and teachers to provide 10 hours...

Signage company unleashes cloud platform

Carousel Cloud is a new subscription-based SaaS platform for those seeking an off-premise hosted digital signage service with limitless scalability. It is especially valuable...