Tech & Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity legislation is booming, but there’s room for improvement

Between 2020 and 2023, the number of proposed state bills on education-related cybersecurity supports skyrocketed by 250% totaling 307 bills introduced. But how many focus solely on K12?

Do you know the top 3 ways schools are using up ESSER funds?

Despite recent positive signs of academic recovery, the plans that administrators have for spending the rest of their ESSER funds prove some students are still struggling.

4 ways to ensure students are safe using edtech

New research reveals that not a single low-income school sampled perform technology vetting for their edtech required or recommended by the district. Here's why that's a problem.

Predictions: How schools can use tech for good in 2024

Educators and the edtech industry must help students achieve a healthier balance with tech devices and tools, and engage kids authentically in their own digital well-being.

New partnership aims to create safeguards for students using AI

OpenAI is partnering with Common Sense Media to create educational resources and guidelines for educators and students to practice the safe and ethical use of AI.

2024’s National Educational Technology Plan is all about equitable access

The surge in 1:1 technology plans during the pandemic did not close the access gap, Erin Mote, executive director and co-founder of InnovateEDU, said during a panel discussion at the 2024 National Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando, Florida last week.

Equal access, college pathways and DeSantis: A sit-down with Supe Jose Dotres of Miami-Dade

While Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Jose Dotres has proven himself to be more than a capable leader, job security as a superintendent in Fla. has never been more fraught. Here's what's on his agenda for his last three years on the job and how he's learned to navigate a new political environment.

Dan Fitzpatrick at FETC 2024: The future of AI in education

District Administration's Micah Ward sat down with Dan Fitzpatrick, former educator and bestselling author of The AI Classroom: The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Education, to learn what artificial intelligence has in store for K12 education. Rest assured, teaching jobs are not on the line.

AI has big potential but we need more help, leaders say

Most superintendents and other administrators share two views of generative AI: the technology will improve instruction and educators need more guidance in adopting it, a new survey has found.

How to leverage data to bring student aspirations to life

Our “secret sauce” was connecting easy-to-access personalized information about our students to our district's overarching portrait of a graduate—our vision for success.

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