Despite the swiftness with which a shooting can occur, K12 districts have been slow to update their security systems, frustrating vendors who believe higher education leaders are letting practical campus solutions run right through their fingertips.
2024's National Future of Education Technology Conference was willed with inspiring sessions and workshops, one of which put students at the center of its message.
Other priorities for Ivey include school security, replacing technology devices, funding the turnaround school initiative and ensuring the Numeracy Act and Literacy Act, which push for improvements in math and reading, are funded.
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.
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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.
If you're one of the many education leaders sending a team of educators to FETC 2024, here are three sessions that will touch on some of the most pressing edtech topics and issues that you won't want them to miss.
Cybersecurity ought to be a team effort, declares a new report from Clever. Yet, only 17% of district's current security practices actually align with this mentality.
"Not Science Fairs!" is the title of Superintendent Elizabeth Alvarez's ringing endorsement of science fairs in a new book by Latino education leaders, "From STEM to STEAM: Latino Perspectives."
The session, titled "The National Education Technology Plan: What Districts Need to Know," is one of the first in the country to share some of the key takeaways from the U.S. Department of Education's upcoming and revised 2024 National Educational Technology Plan.
