The Digital Literacy Alliance (DLA), a coalition of digital inclusion partners working to overcome the digital divide in Philadelphia, announced its Fall 2024 grant cycle recipients. DLA said this latest cycle focuses on innovative community engagement practices that address digital inclusion through resident volunteers, peer leadership, and/or community ambassador models. 

New research from Georgia State University’s Georgia Policy Labs (GPL) found that when recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, schools that used the online-learning platform i-Ready experienced greater standardized test score growth in math and reading than students who did not use the platform.

All K-12 public schools in Rhode Island will begin using by the end of the current school year a new cybersecurity tool that will better protect their schools’ data and systems, according to a press release from the White House.

Fullerton College, a community college in California, announced that it will be launching its first-ever Bachelor of Science degree program in drones and autonomous systems in Fall 2026. This new degree marks the school’s first and only bachelor’s degree program.

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has implemented a chatbot to capture the student voice via text message, identify potential issues students may be facing, and provide guidance and support resources where needed.

Maryland

The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) has launched the Mobile ID Check by MD, a free app that provides a secure and convenient way for businesses to accept mobile driver’s licenses and identification cards for in-person age verification.

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