Phoenix Academy, an elementary school in High Point, North Carolina, rolled out a multi-faceted safety system, which includes a shooter detection system, door barricades, cameras and mapping equipment, and lights. It is tied into the city's 911 emergency communications center.

Introductory computer science classes at four high schools in San Francisco USD use humanoid robots to drive interest in coding and robotics. Teams from the California district, Boston Public Schools and SoftBank collaborated to design a curriculum that includes human-computer interaction.

Outfitting small groups with technology for today's classroom is often a challenge of both space and budget for many school districts. Now, smaller, more affordable storage options can solve this problem with compact, economical store and charge stations designed for smaller spaces.

Gov. Greg Abbott, in his biennial State of the State address, named as emergency items the consensus priorities of school finance reform, teacher pay raises and property tax relief. Also topping the governor's priority list: school safety, disaster response and mental health programs.