School innovation in a challenging year
New data takes stock of how COVID and the sudden shift to remote learning have impacted progress toward school innovation.

Unpacking research on COVID learning loss
Experts are offering recommendations to close the gap and address dramatic learning loss in the wake of COVID-induced virtual learning.

Strategies for teaching SEL skills during virtual learning
It isn’t impossible to help students build SEL skills online—here are 4 approaches to help you get started.

How COVID put a spotlight on equity
How one rural district is dealing with COVID-related connectivity and equality for fall.

Digital signage offers teachers the tools they need to succeed
New and innovative capabilities put digital signage within reach of K-12 classrooms--and the technology plays a powerful part during the day

How to Protect District Data from Phishing, Malware, Ransomware, and More
As if school districts didn’t have enough to deal with this year, the forced switch to remote learning due to the pandemic has made networks less secure and more vulnerable to bad actors. Even before the crisis, The K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center’s Year in Review for 2019 reported 348 publicly disclosed “incidents” at schools, three times as many as in 2018. This past summer, the FBI warned districts that a major increase in attacks as schools begin to open.