school attendance Archives

How do you boost school attendance? In RI, with public rankings and Oprah-style giveaways

September 23, 2024 by Kalyn Belsha, Chalkbeat

One of the most difficult things about the absenteeism crisis and chronic absenteeism is the number of factors driving it.

When crossing a busy street kept a child from catching the bus, George J. West Elementary School Principal Lisa Vargas-Sinapi had a practical solution: Let’s move the bus…

K-12 Cybersecurity

Rising ransomware attacks on education demand defense readiness

January 5, 2024December 29, 2023 by Rob Lalumondier, Vice President, U.S. Public Sector, Sophos Contributor

In education, resource constraints can make it difficult to maintain comprehensive and up-to-date cybersecurity measures that fight ransomware

Ransomware attacks continue to wreak havoc on the education sector, hitting 80 percent of lower education providers and 79 percent of higher education providers this year.

K-12 Cybersecurity

How to keep hackers off your school attendance list with object storage

December 11, 2023October 10, 2023 by Anthony Cusimano, Director of Technical Marketing, Object First

Object storage is a great partner for education as it enables versioning and object lock, rendering itself ransomware-proof.

As the 2023-2024 school year commences, focus on education is accompanied by a pressing concern for better cybersecurity. Cybercriminals are poised to exploit educational institutions, seeking access to…

District Management

New attendance push prized by students, educators

September 4, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

School day wake-up calls recorded by celebrities. Weekend makeup classes. Contests with laptop computers, private concerts and cars as prizes. Educators across the nation are using creative strategies…

Curriculum

A Harlem middle school bets on technology

November 5, 2013April 27, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

Attendance, the bane of many schools that serve a community of mostly poor minority kids, is not a problem at Global Technology Preparatory, a new middle school in…

How do you boost school attendance? In RI, with public rankings and Oprah-style giveaways

Rising ransomware attacks on education demand defense readiness

How to keep hackers off your school attendance list with object storage

New attendance push prized by students, educators

A Harlem middle school bets on technology

With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts

Fighting chronic absenteeism with data-driven insights–and a little fun, too

Ohio District Awarded CoSN Trusted Learning Environment Mini Seal for Student Data Privacy Practices

Otus Launches AI Advisory Board to Bring Voices of K-12 Leaders to the Forefront of Innovation

Kenneth C. Griffin Donates $2 Million to Nonprofit Achieve Miami’s Teacher Accelerator Program to Strengthen South Florida’s Teacher Pipeline

Ignite Reading Partners with UF Lastinger Center’s Florida Tutoring Advantage

Optoma Announces Launch of the New 3-Series Interactive Displays with Google Certification and AI-Enabled Tools

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