The cyberattack that rocked Canvas last spring offered a stark lesson for K12: Districts must move faster on several fronts to stay ahead of emerging threats.
Dstricts are holding onto documents, files and records that schools are not legally required to maintain and that create high costs and significant risk should a security breach occur.
School safety can no longer be a hypothetical discussion. As of Feb. 17, 2026, there were at least six school shootings in the U.S. This includes four on college campuses and two on K12 groups, leaving five people dead and others injured, according to CNN's analysis of data from the Gun Violence Archive and Everytown […]
District leaders understand that cybersecurity is a prominent issue. Yet, most schools are underprepared for reasons out of their control, according to one expert.