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States turn to predictive tech to improve student performance
Student test scores across the U.S. are lower than they have been in decades. Schools that leverage tools to benchmark and predict their performance can help teachers better address learning gaps, experts say.
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Mississippi lawmakers push bills to ban cellphone use in schools
Concerns about youth mental health have fueled policies to ban or restrict students from using cellphones in schools.
Rhode Island releases its roadmap for AI. Some boundaries have yet to be drawn.
The Governor’s AI Task Force on Wednesday released its first report offering a blueprint for how Rhode Island can stay competitive and use artificial intelligence responsibly and wisely.
Smartphone data helps Ohio ‘be smarter’ about reducing distracted driving
The Ohio Department of Transportation is leveraging data from smartphones and sensors to inform the state’s strategies to tackle distracted driving.
Report: States strengthen shield laws to protect abortion and gender-affirming care data
As patients seeking reproductive and gender-affirming care increasingly are using telehealth to do so, states are increasing protections for patients’ and providers’ health care data.
Surveillance pricing ban among affordability bills proposed by Colorado Democrats
State lawmakers unveiled bills aimed at affordability, including a second try at outlawing the use of personal data to set prices.
Rural Wisconsin has become a hotspot for data centers. State’s unique tax instrument explains why
Concerns over transparency, tax policy, and data centers’ utility usage drive many rural residents to oppose planned developments.
Maternal telehealth emerges as a priority for states via new federal program
Under the Rural Health Transformation Program, several states have dedicated a share of their funds to innovating and modernizing maternal health care delivery.
ICE may be tracking you via your cell phone. A Minnesota law can help.
A data privacy law — signed into law in 2024 — gives Minnesota residents the right to tell companies “no” when it comes to selling their data or using it for profiling and targeted advertising.
Election officials say trust with CISA is broken — and may not come back
States once embraced federal election security help. Now many say politicization and pullbacks have shattered that partnership.
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Report: How governments can balance fraud prevention with benefit accessibility
Research suggests that some Americans can accept some level of benefit fraud to ensure more eligible recipients have access to the assistance they need.
How improving residents’ digital literacy can enhance government service delivery
A nonprofit is offering digital skills training to senior centers across the nation. One Dallas official says the initiative can better residents’ individual experiences and how agencies serve them.
Data will be key to lead pipe removal efforts, nonprofit says
States have about a year to confirm their plans to remove lead service lines with the federal government. Preparing data now could help officials draw such plans more efficiently.
Tech industry group seeks to block reworked Arkansas social media law
The earlier law and the reworked version would have required age verification to create new social media accounts. A federal judge declared the 2023 law unconstitutional and permanently blocked it in April.
NJ bill targets social media companies promoting diet products to children
A bill sponsor said social media companies must have safeguards in place to protect young users from content that promotes eating disorders.
Texas shares entire voter registration list with the Trump administration
Texas turned over data on more than 18 million voters, including partial Social Security numbers, as Democrats raise questions about voter privacy.
States continue to explore solutions to federal rule changes for public benefit programs
States must consider new data sources and approaches to ensuring their benefit systems are on track to comply with impending changes to the Medicaid and SNAP program, one expert says.
States’ efforts to protect sensitive data from the feds could ramp up in the new year, experts say
Legal and policy pressure could be a key tool for states looking to shield their residents’ personal data from the federal government.
Washington enlists data as a public health defense against ongoing measles outbreak
The U.S. has seen nearly 2,000 measles cases this year. The Evergreen State is leveraging data as a tool to inform disease prevention efforts like residents’ vaccination uptake.
Trump administration sues Colorado secretary of state over voter data request
The U.S. Department of Justice sued Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold over her refusal to hand over sensitive voter files.
