A $423,600 donation from tech billionaire Elon Musk's foundation will provide Google Chromebooks to all seventh- and eighth-grade students in Michigan's Flint Community Schools. The donation comes as the district explores a new high-tech-focused junior high school and moves forward with a 1-to-1 technology initiative.

Students who participate in esports may actually spent less time playing video games at home. And by focusing on the social, health and cultural aspects of competitive video gaming, students may improve their attendance and boost grades.

Virtual reality, artificial intelligence, machine learning and other emerging technologies will so greatly transform business that an estimated 85 percent of the jobs needed by 2030 have not been created, according to a recent report. That uncertainty affects current students who will join the workforce in the next decade.