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After hours of passionate debate about how Texas teachers can instruct school children about America s history of subjugating people of color, the state Senate early Saturday morning advanced a new version of a controversial bill aimed at banning critical race theory in public and open-enrollment charter schools.
Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, introduced a reworked version of House Bill 3979 that also requires the State Board of Education to develop new state standards for civics education with a corresponding teacher training program to start in the 2022-23 school year. The Senate approved the bill in an 18-13 vote over opposition from educators, school advo
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Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, facial recognition and Internet of Things geolocation are making an impact across a variety of industries. K–12 schools are no exception. Several districts across the country are using emerging technology to improve the lives and safety of their students.
Here are some of the districts leading the pack.
RFID Cards Allow for Contact Tracing and More
Kimberly Ellis, director of transportation for Marietta City Schools in Georgia, believes she and her department have an obligation to provide students and parents with the best tools available as technology continues to advance.
Radio frequency identification cards, which students can scan when entering and leaving their buses, help monitor and protect students’ well-being through contact tracing. The digital records of their movements created by the scans were originally intended to help optimize bus routes. However, once the pandemic began, the need to use the cards for co
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AUSTIN, Texas When Michael Hinojosa was a government teacher, he encouraged students to read and study various sources from multiple perspectives, but a bill being considered by the Texas Legislature would discourage that approach. House Bill 3979 would ban Texas schools from requiring that teachers discuss controversial events or difficult social issues in the classroom. Hinojosa, now superintendent for the Dallas Independent School District, said if the bill is passed, teachers will approach their classrooms in a state of fear. .