Facilities & Security

Districts nationwide address elevated lead levels in school water

More than one-third of U.S. school districts have elevated levels of lead in school water, according to a July report from the U.S. Government...

Charging and storage platforms for K12 education

No matter how K12 institutions distribute computers, CIOs choose charging and storage solutions not just for their main functions—but also to maximize instruction time....

Fidelity testing strengthens school safety measures

American schools have become increasingly data-driven in many important ways. School officials often rely on measurement and data for long-term strategic planning, budgeting and...

Transportation drives the multitiered support bus for K12

Leaders at Madison County Public Schools spent two years creating and improving tiered student support systems. For this work, we earned the Virginia Department...

Emergency notification systems for schools

The alarming rate of school shootings in recent years has led to the creation of emergency notification systems that can send various types of...

California school remodels CTE classroom for hands-on learning

Students at Sunnyside High in Fresno, California, can now enroll in a multimedia and marketing course, thanks to a recently remodeled CTE classroom that...

Six keys for an effective school or university investigation

School investigations—whether at a private or public high school, or other institution—pose special problems for school administrators and counsel. The risks are often high, and...

For edtech, a 360-degree defense

When securing edtech infrastructure, district leaders must concentrate on six "layers": physical, network, applications, content, endpoint and cloud/data centers, according to a 2017 report...

The privacy risks of AI use at school

Whether school system leaders realize it or not, voice-activated, artificial intelligence devices such as Alexa and Google Home are becoming a part of classrooms. "I...

Fostering success in and out of the classroom

When Tiffany Anderson took over as superintendent of Jennings School District near St. Louis in 2012, she faced high poverty and low academic achievement....

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