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Vivi and Headspace Partner to Bring Mindfulness to K-12 Classrooms

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MELBOURNE – Vivi , the leading classroom communication and collaboration platform built exclusively for education, today announced an exciting new and unique partnership with Headspace, a global leader in mindfulness and meditation, with a goal of improving social-emotional health for all students. Learn more at headspace.com/educators.

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Crunch the numbers—The latest and greatest data on edtech

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The study utilizes anonymized data from over 30,000 confidential sessions teens held on the AI-powered app during the 2023-24 school year. Interestingly, students did not frequently mention the role of social media or how they were communicating on the app.

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Pushback Is Growing Against Automated Proctoring Services. But So Is Their Use

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You don’t get to build a tool and then get to say, ‘I didn’t intend it to be used that way,’” says David Parry, an associate professor of communication and media studies at Saint Joseph’s University. “He They uploaded their videos to YouTube, and now they want to call them confidential, but that’s not how YouTube works,” he says.

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Anonymous Alerts helps district step up anti-bullying vigilance

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Anonymous Alerts, a mobile communications tool that empowers students to report their concerns quickly, has been implemented by the Croton-Harmon School District in New York, which serves approximately 1,700 students. Studies have found that there is no intervention in 70% of all bullying incidents in U.S.

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From High School to Harvard, Students Urge for Clarity on Privacy Rights

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Earlier this month, ACLU’s Rhode Island chapter released a scathing report, “ High School Non-Confidential Report: How School-Loaned Computers May Be Peering Into Your Home ,” that blasted the lack of safeguards to protect students’ privacy. She says she was upset about the “incredibly inappropriate” content shared by the students.

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As Child Care Challenges Threaten the American Workforce, Business Leaders Call for Action

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Synchrony, for example, now offers 60 days of backup child care, up from 10 days of backup care prior to the pandemic, says Angie Hu, vice president of corporate communication and public relations. That has led the company to expand its child care benefits.

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