Adam Stone

1 week ago | edtechmagazine.com | Adam Stone

May 29 2025 Management Cellphone bans and restrictions are picking up steam in K–12 schools nationwide. These three districts implemented policies and overcame pushback. Cellphone policies are on the rise in K–12 education, with 77% of public schools prohibiting cellphone use in class, according to the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics. Why ban phones?

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Adam Stone

As chief human resources officer at BrightStar Care, a national home health care agency, Heather Brazik Smith understands all too well the labor shortage in her industry. “We always have more clients that need care than we have caregivers on our bench ready to go,” she says. With multiple contracts through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Smith is working to fill some of that shortfall with ex-military caregivers.

2 weeks ago | fedtechmagazine.com | Adam Stone

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2 weeks ago | courant.com | Adam Stone

By Adam Stone, Government TechnologyMay 21—In Massachusetts, CIO Jason Snyder has concerns about artificial intelligence. Many publicly available AI applications, for example, retain user data for training. “There’s significant risk there: That data is not ours to share,” he said. There are other concerns as well. Can the AI do what it promises? Will it deliver accurate outputs? Snyder is looking to explore emerging AI use cases, but he wants to do it safely.

3 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Adam Stone

Consumer packaging dumps 19 million metric tons of plastic waste into the environment each year, according to the nonprofit advocacy group Beyond Plastics.Experts say we can do better.Companies and consumers need to move “away from plastics in packaging, towards more sustainable alternatives,” says Aidan Charron, associate director of Global Earth Day. Many businesses are heeding the call.“Some brands are looking to improve their packaging footprint because their customers are demanding it.