How tech supports students’ emotional well-being during school shutdowns
Four ways districts can effectively support their students’ social and emotional well-being when those students can’t be in a face-to-face environment on campus.

4 Ways K-12 Schools Can Increase Spend Transparency and Efficiency
Trying to allocate finances with increasingly limited school funding can feel impossible. But when it’s time to think about new ways to save, extracurricular subjects like music and drama don’t necessarily have to go. Instead of slashing the budgets needed for books and materials, school districts should look outward for viable solutions.

Why mass notification systems can help during the pandemic
Schools can leverage mass notification systems to keep their communities and stakeholders informed as schools resume virtual and in-person teaching this fall.

Conquering the Accounts Payable Nightmare
School districts face urgent issues, from student safety to teacher evaluations, but perhaps the most critical problem involves mismanaged spending. Mismanaged spending can be a costly, potentially criminal, liability. For example, an audit of 42 school districts in Pennsylvania found incorrect payments of more than $8.4 million in transportation expenses. But the problem goes beyond just wasted funds.

Data isn’t a 4-letter word
Teaching students to evaluate online information and understand data is critical, especially in today’s tech-focused world.

Viewpoints: Esports in Education for K-20
K-12 and higher education are scrambling to keep up with student demand for the newest mode of learning: esports. Experts in K12 and Hi Ed explain why it’s happening, how to get started and how it is benefiting students of all ages.

For many students, online learning may not have improved much
America is about to embark on Round 2 of its unplanned experiment in online education — and, for millions of students, virtual learning won’t be any better than it was in the spring, according to the Washington Post.

Turning to Student Voice and Choice for High School eSports
Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District CTO Kyle Berger is facing new kinds of challenges he never could have foreseen before introducing an esports program into his high schools, including taking calls from college recruiters who want to know more about some of his players and hearing from parents wondering how they can get their kids on the teams. But, as he explains in this interview, the response from students has made those tiny hassles all worth the effort.