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6 recommendations for AI in classrooms

March 7, 2025 by SREB Staff

AI is fundamentally changing the classroom and workplace--and education policies must be strategic, practical, and thoughtful.

As states move forward with efforts to adopt artificial intelligence, the nonprofit Southern Regional Education Board’s Commission on AI in Education has released its first six recommendations for…

Education Policy & Funding

COVID money countdown: Schools exhaust pandemic aid as federal help winds down

September 27, 2024 by Kalyn Belsha, Chalkbeat

Schools that have any COVID money not earmarked by Sept. 30 could eventually have to return the pandemic aid funds to the federal government.

Schools have to say by the end of this month how they plan to spend the last of their $123 billion from the American Rescue Plan, the third…

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Carousel Digital Signage Achieves TX-RAMP Level 1 Certification

July 12, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – Carousel Digital Signage has achieved Level 1 Certification under the Texas Risk and Authorization Management Program (TX-RAMP), ... Read more

Education Policy & Funding

The clock is ticking on ESSER funds

June 20, 2024 by Jim Grady, Alvaraz and Marsal

The impending deadline represents a moment to recall the magnitude of federal ESSER funds and where the program stands.

Superintendents in the middle of the budget-setting process need to be aware: with the ESSER Funds soon to go away, reporting, supplementing, and storytelling their pandemic-related expenses will be key for…

College and Career Readiness

A bungled FAFSA rollout threatens students’ college ambitions

April 24, 2024 by Erica Meltzer, Chalkbeat

With college decision deadlines looming, thousands of high school students have been stuck in limbo due to issues with the new FAFSA.

Christian Rojas Linares can’t finish his financial aid forms because he’s been blanketed with error messages. The New York City high school senior has even received incorrect emails…

Student Well-Being

Student mental health is still suffering–how should we address it?

March 14, 2024 by David Ball

The key to supporting school systems and student mental health is to harness the power of culturally-competent and age-appropriate solutions.

According to the CDC, more than one in three high school students experienced poor mental health during the pandemic, but in reality, the rate of U.S. students struggling…

Innovation Insights

eSchool News Live at Transfr XR Futures

January 9, 2024January 9, 2024 by Kevin Hogan

AI isn’t the only acronym poised to create vast improvements in the way we teach and learn. Last month, eSchool ... Read more

Finding ways to solve the cybersecurity challenge in K-12

February 4, 2025October 23, 2023 by Jeff Festa

More than 2.6 million students across the United States were affected by ransomware attacks alone from 2018 to 2021, ... Read more

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

How schools can help students overcome the digital divide

February 28, 2024October 20, 2023 by Laura Ascione

Schools and school leaders can help students and families achieve digital equity by pursuing at-home internet connectivity.

When it comes to digital equity, U.S. schools are well-positioned to help families get online with low-cost, high-speed internet options through the federal government's Affordable Connectivity Program

K-12 Cybersecurity

If zero trust is good enough for the government, it’s good enough for your school

December 11, 2023August 9, 2023 by Apu Pavithran, CEO & Founder, Hexnode

A paradigm shift from traditional perimeter-based security to zero trust--a more robust and dynamic approach--is increasingly necessary.

Educators and administrators are holding their breath at the dawn of another academic year. They are well aware that schools are increasingly targeted by hackers with 1 in…

K-12 Cybersecurity

4 steps to avoid a ransomware attack

March 30, 2023 by Ahsan Siddiqui, Director of Product Management, Arcserve

Every school can build a robust, cost-effective data security strategy as they protect themselves, their students, and their data

Educational institutions have an urgent reason to put data security and backup at the top of their agenda: the rising threat of ransomware. Security firm BlackFog reports that the education…

K-12 Cybersecurity

What school leaders need to know about organized cybercrime

March 24, 2023 by Bob Turner, Field CISO for Education, Fortinet

Increasingly, schools are becoming targets of organized cybercrime organizations, and federal groups urge caution

Cyberattacks against K-12 schools continue to climb in both number and scale. Such attacks can have serious repercussions; according to a recent report from the Government Accountability Office,…

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Poptential™ Free U.S. Government Curriculum from Certell Teaches Students About U.S. Debt

March 7, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Poptential™, an award-winning family of free social studies course packages, offers instructors a variety of content to ... Read more

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HMH to Acquire NWEA

January 13, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

Boston and Portland, Ore.—Learning technology company HMH and NWEA, a not-for-profit, research and educational services organization serving K-12 students, announced today ... Read more

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Intelitek Opens the First of 20 STEAM centers in the Republic of Ghana

December 23, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

DERRY, N.H. – In partnership with the Ghanaian Ministry of Education and Israeli government, Intelitek and its parent company, Robogroup ... Read more

K-12 Cybersecurity

K-12 cybersecurity vendors: Is the threat already in your house?

December 12, 2023December 6, 2022 by Brad White, Senior Marketing Communications Professional, ENA

Here are three ways you can better ensure your K-12 vendor selection leads to increased results rather than decreased cybersecurity

K-12 vendors are key components in all aspects of K-12 education. From operational needs such as attendance and payroll to learning applications for reading, science, and mathematics, vendors…

Education Policy & Funding

Learn how to modernize your K-12 financial operations

December 7, 2022November 17, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Automating your school district's spend management solution should be an integral part of modernizing your K-12 financial operations

Over the past several years, K-12 school districts experienced the limitations of legacy systems. With the recent government funding available for pandemic recovery, a window of opportunity opens…

Building a Successful Certification Program at Your Institution

March 2, 2023October 7, 2022 by Content Provided by Certiport

The benefits of certification aren’t just contained to the classroom--when students graduate, they’ll see the value of their certification in the job market

In a world where competition for jobs, pay increases, and academic success continues to increase, certifications offer hope to candidates and educators. Certification helps to build a skilled…

E-rate Funding

E-rate spending reveals schools’ tech evolution

December 5, 2022September 23, 2022 by Brian Stephens, Director of Client Solutions, Funds For Learning

Schools flock to the federal E-rate to bring internet into buildings; now leaders are using the funds to make sure student devices get online.

Schooling has changed in many ways in the last two years, but while remote learning, mask policies and increased federal spending in education have gotten lots of attention,…

Teacher Professional Development

How online tutoring helps us close learning gaps and support teachers

December 5, 2022September 16, 2022 by Neal Kellogg, Director of Education Technology Services, Oklahoma City Public Schools

Having an online tutoring structure in place has been especially helpful for newer teachers in the district, who can direct students to tutors for additional support

A report published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirms that the pandemic greatly impacted students’ academic progress across all grade levels and instructional models.

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School System, County, and Police Partner on New Modernized Bus Initiative to Enhance Student Safety in Anne Arundel County

August 10, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Anne Arundel County, MD, Aug. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Every day in Maryland, thousands of drivers fail to stop ... Read more

Student Well-Being

The digital dilemma in student well-being

December 7, 2022May 25, 2022 by Maria Mendez, Head of Years 11 & 12, Southbank International School

Mental health is a challenge that schools across the world are grappling with as they try to safeguard student well-being

The second week in May was the 21st annual Mental Health Awareness Week, which this year focused on the impact of loneliness and the practical steps we can…

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Labster Secures $47M in New Funding Tranche to Expand Global Opportunities for Virtual Science Laboratory Simulations

April 6, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

COPENHAGEN and BOSTON – April 6, 2022 – Labster ( www.labster.com), the world’s leading platform for virtual labs and interactive ... Read more

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Introducing a new State and District Data Validation Tool for SKYWARD® Users

April 6, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

KALAMAZOO, Michigan – APRIL 6, 2022 – Level Data, Inc. announces a new suite of data validation tools for districts ... Read more

District Management

What are the next steps to defend K-12 schools from cyberattacks?

February 16, 2022 by Bob Turner, CISO for Education, Fortinet

Here's what IT leaders should do as they strive to keep school and district networks protected against myriad cybersecurity threats.

Education has been dealt a difficult hand over the past several years. The mass shift to virtual schooling during the pandemic upended systems in so many ways, and…

Education Policy & Funding

Federal funding can help you install air purification systems in your school

December 7, 2022January 3, 2022 by Allen Johnston, Chief Technology Officer and Founder, GreenTech Environmental

Prior to the pandemic, many schools, colleges, and universities had indoor air quality challenges, but the past 18 months has brought a heightened awareness to a growing problem.…

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U.S. Department of Education Taps FileBank to Deliver Ed Tech Services

August 30, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

OAKLAND, N.J., Aug. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — New Jersey-based enterprise management company, FileBank today announced a new partnership with the U.S. Department of ... Read more

eSchool Media

School’s (locked) out: Defending against the new ransomware threat

August 13, 2021 by Tony D’Angelo, Vice President of North America, Lookout

Preparations for the fall must include strategies to defend against the rising tide of ransomware and other security threats

With schools planning for the 2021-2022 school year, a threat already impacting districts across the country is on many district leaders' minds. Ransomware is proving to be a…

Building & Campus Security

How AI technologies support school safety

December 7, 2022July 30, 2021 by Alok Jain, CEO and Founder, Quicklert, & Kevin Brown, Co-Founder and CSO, Quicklert

Technology has advanced to the point where many tools, including AI technologies, can alert educators of danger before a disaster occurs

The COVID pandemic has changed much about how we live and how we work. Nowhere is this more evident than in our schools – in how we safely…

District Management

4 ways digital tools streamline summer program administration

July 15, 2021 by Chad Reid, VP of Marketing and Communication, JotForm

Summer learning programs are even more critical this year in the wake of COVID's impact on learning, and digital tools can help ensure efficiency

Summer school is more important than ever this year as school administrators establish new learning programs to give K–12 students an opportunity to catch up on schoolwork and…

Blended Learning

3 tech tools to engage students beyond the physical classroom

June 1, 2021 by Jay T. Ripton, Contributing Writer, eSchool News

COVID learning pushed students online, and even as many return to the classroom, tech tools are more important than ever

As remote learning begins to ease and in-class sessions start back up, more and more of these technologies will fade into the background. The tech tools with staying…

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OverDrive Education Provides Free Resources to Schools Receiving COVID-19 Relief Funds

May 20, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Reading is one of the most critical skills for students to learn--but not all teachers are required to be qualified in reading instruction

Toolkit facilitates district decision making to eliminate barriers to reading and increase equity CLEVELAND – May 14, 2021 – The federal ... Read more

Students with Special Needs

3 things parents of neurodiverse kids should know

December 7, 2022April 30, 2021 by Suchi Deshpande, Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder, Learnfully

When navigating life and learning with a neurodiverse kid, it’s important to be patient, be consistent, and take things one step at a time

For many parents, this April could be the first time they are recognizing Autism Acceptance Month, or the first time it's been on their radar. Maybe they just…

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The College Board Partners with PBLWorks to Train Teachers for New AP Courses Rooted in Project Based Learning

February 24, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

PBLWorks, the leading provider of professional development for Project Based Learning (PBL), has partnered with the College Board to offer ... Read more

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6 teaching resources for the Presidential Inauguration

January 15, 2021 by Laura Ascione

The 59th Presidential Inauguration is approaching, and it's a great time to give students an in-depth look at the process

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala D. Harris will be sworn into office on Jan. 20, 2021. The Presidential Inauguration will be a departure from years past…

Education Policy & Funding

5 assessment policy recommendations for the Biden administration

December 7, 2022January 13, 2021 by Laura Ascione

A nonprofit group is offering expert insight into assessment policy priorities for the incoming presidential administration

The incoming Biden administration and Congress should focus on innovation, flexibility and more relevance to teaching and learning when it comes to assessment policy, according to NWEA. Following…

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New “Testing America’s Freedom” Podcast from NWEA Examines Equity in Education

October 6, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

6 strategies help school leaders and educators fight discrimination and promote equity in schools.

NWEA, the not-for-profit educational assessment provider, announced today the launch of its new podcast, Testing America’s Freedom. Hosted by Dr. Aaliyah ... Read more

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FSR Extends Symphony Collection with Release of New Pedestal

August 28, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

FSR, a leading manufacturer of a wide variety of infrastructure solution products for the audio/video, Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), ... Read more

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Trinity Elementary School Updates Broadcast Studio Lighting with Adorama Business Solutions

August 24, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Trinity Elementary School recently enlisted Adorama Business Solutions, the premier technology resource for corporate, educational, and government institutions, to upgrade ... Read more

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Public and Private Organizations Nationwide Choose Rave’s Coronavirus Recovery Solution to Safely Reopen and Keep Communities Informed

August 19, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Corporations, educational institutions and government agencies across the United States are relying on Rave’s Coronavirus Recovery Solution to equip them ... Read more

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