A group of education and community organizations is urging Congress to provide $5.25 billion in emergency funding to provide broadband internet access to all of the nation's students.
Student data privacy laws still apply when a district transitions to remote learning, and keeping track of data becomes more difficult when students and staff access everything remotely, says DA guest columnist Charlie Sander.
Here are important actions to take, according to an attorney with Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost LLP, when reassessing online learning as school closures continue.
"Zoom bombing" is a growing cybersecurity concern as hackers infiltrate online classes to heckle teachers while displaying pornography and racist images.
While the number of cyber incidents is on the rise, there is still a portion of school leadership who believe they are somehow less of a target and therefore don't have to spend as much time and resources on cybersecurity as the "big" districts. That is not true.
As cyber threats evolve and grow, it's not a matter of if a cyberattack will happen but when. Or, it may have already happened to your district and you don't know it yet. What can school districts do to prepare?
Cyberattacks on school districts seeking financial compensation in exchange for unlocking infected computer networks have increased dramatically in 2019.
