eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2022

This past August, the Center for Internet Security’s Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), which serves state and local governments, reported that it expects an increase of as much as 86 percent in cybersecurity incidents aimed at K-12 school systems over the course of the current school year.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

In a time when there is confusion around what school board directors do and don’t do, this analogy can help clarify the role of the school board. School board directors are akin to the navigators. School boards lay out big, long-term priorities such as strategic planning, budgetary goals, and financial stability.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2021

COVINGTON, KY: October 21, 2021 – A new website launched by a collaboration of leading technology experts, STEP CG and Cradlepoint, is providing information and educational resources to help K-12 schools ensure their students have access to the technology they need to succeed. About Cradlepoint ??. Cradlepoint ?is

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Mental and physical health of both teachers and students, along with enforcing social distancing practices, are chief concerns voiced by school administrators, teachers, and staff in a new survey about a return to classrooms. Related content: How 1:1 provides digital equity during COVID-19.

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Edsurge

JULY 19, 2024

That’s particularly the case in K-12 classes, where teaching materials may be hard to parse, according to the preprint of a research article that argues that many of these students have to figure out how to access basic documents on their own, outside of school. But there’s a push to change that. In April, the U.S.

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eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2020

Will schools convene in person again, will they have to move back to online learning in case of new viral outbreaks, or will learning remain online for now? Authors Kristina Ishmael, Rebecca Heiser, and Jennifer Payne lay out four possible scenarios for PreK-12 schools during the pandemic and after.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2022

This funding opportunity will allow K-12 schools and districts, colleges and universities, and public libraries to connect students to safe, reliable internet outside of the classroom. “At and Canada lack home broadband access, putting a staggering number of school-aged children at a serious learning disadvantage. and Canada.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

Rave Mobile Safety (Rave), the critical communication and collaboration platform customers count on when it matters most, today announced a new survey report that reveals the top safety concerns that school administrators, teachers and staff have about returning to the classroom, as well as the steps they are taking to create a safe environment.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2022

10, 2022 —In a 2022 national survey about the future of school-home communications, school and district leaders said they would like to add more videos to improve communication with families. Stevens said. I have so many ideas on how we can use this enhanced resource to humanize our communications approach. “I

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2022

Creating Smart Schools , powered by the Kajeet Private 5G Platform & Google Cloud, to enhance classroom activities and enable a next-gen immersive learning experience for students and teachers. Many school districts aspire to provide adequate off-campus broadband access to their staff and students.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2022

(PRWEB) JUNE 23, 2022 — Kajeet® , a leading provider of wireless connectivity, software and hardware solutions that deliver secure, reliable and managed IoT solutions to over 3,000 businesses, schools and districts, and state and local governments, today announced the 22 recipients of its 2022 Homework Gap Grant.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

FERPA Compliance in the Digital Age: What K–12 Schools Need to Know. That figure, which continues to grow, increasingly includes schools, putting students’ personal data at risk. As of September 2019, at least 10 school districts have been in the news for their own ransomware attacks, and the U.S. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2025

School systems experience nearly daily security incidents with increasing sophistication, resulting in data breaches, financial losses, and operational disruptions. 11 to discuss the evolving landscape of digital threats in schools. Computer generated transcript below: Kevin Hogan OK. They face growing cybersecurity risks.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Key points: Schools must ensure greater access to the tech tools students and teachers need The digital divide still holds students back DEI in action: eSN Innovation Roundtable For more news on classroom equity, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub Believing that all students have the same access to technology is a mistake.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

With the rush to virtual schooling, districts nationwide have been looking for ways to expand student connectivity. The School District of Palm Beach County is driving the creation of a civic Wi-Fi mesh network that will bring broadband to some 25,000 students. Officials in Palm Beach County, Fla., called in the cavalry to help.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

” The report, informed by federal, state, and local government leaders, researchers, nonprofit organizations, industry representatives, and K-12 students and teachers, builds upon SETDA’s previous research, including the Broadband Imperative series and recent State Edtech Trends reports.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2020

As the current school year comes to a close, looking and functioning nothing like what any of us could have imagined mere months ago, another challenging school year looms ahead. For starters, the authors note that there is little reason to believe that a “normal” school year is within reach. Although nearly every U.S.

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2020

Should schools play a role in supporting their wellbeing, too? Research has shown that children do better in school , and are more likely to be physically and emotionally healthy, if their parents are also healthy. The program is offered at our school in East Palo Alto, California, where most of the community is low-income.

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eSchool News

JULY 25, 2022

Before we can identify vulnerabilities in OT, we need to ask the tough question: Who owns OT in our K-12 school districts? K-12 schools and districts tend to focus on physical risk, which is understandable. School districts should get access to those funds and get a running start to improving OT security.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2021

Census Bureau’s December 2020 Household Pulse Survey, 658,719 households with children in public or private school lack internet access — a detrimental situation when kids across the nation are still engaged in remote learning. More commonly embraced by law…

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2021

. – May 4, 2021 – Kajeet ®, a leading provider of wireless connectivity, software and hardware solutions that deliver safe, reliable and controlled internet connectivity to enterprises, state and local governments, students and IoT solution providers, today announced the official launch of its 2021 Digital Inclusion Grant program.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2018

While most schools in the U.S. boast broadband access these days, and plenty of assignments require the internet, when students head home, their connections are not quite in lockstep with schools. schools to high-speed broadband nears completion. schools to high-speed broadband nears completion.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

As high-speed internet service becomes more ubiquitous in American households, some readers might be surprised to find out that a “digital divide” exists in many of our schools. Chairman Wheeler acknowledged as much, stating, “Fiber connection costs are much higher for rural schools and libraries. Our children deserve nothing less.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2021

. – April 21, 2021 – Kajeet ®, a leading provider of mobile IoT connectivity, software and hardware solutions that deliver safe, reliable and controlled internet connectivity to students, enterprises, state and local governments and IoT solution providers, announced today its global expansion into the U.K.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 22, 2022

schools are doing their best to support students, but with staffing shortages and additional challenges exacerbated by the widespread disruption in teaching and learning, the education community needs solutions to help with recovery. According to an Education Week analysis, nearly 40 percent of all school districts nationally, enrolling 5.4

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

TORONTO & CHICAGO – Euna Solutions® , a leading provider of purpose-built, cloud-based solutions for the public sector, today announced the launch of Euna Special Education: MTSS , a powerful new module designed to transform how school districts across the United States implement and manage Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS).

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Everybody wants to get kids back into schools—but the worsening COVID-19 pandemic seems to get in the way. Some states and local governments have issued rules that schools can reopen only if infection rates in the community are below a certain threshold. 15, this number expanded to 18 states.

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eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2021

Extending the “add once, publish everywhere” efficiency of Tightrope’s proven Cablecast broadcast automation solution to organizations that don’t have their own television channel, VIO Stream enables local governments, schools, churches, and businesses to dramatically expand the public’s access to their content with unprecedented ease.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2022

The Kajeet mission is to empower school districts, universities, municipalities, industries, and enterprises to more easily take full advantage of all the critical benefits private wireless has to offer, including faster, more secure, and reliable broadband wireless connectivity.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

When Mosi Zuberi learned that his 18-year-old son, Kaja, might not graduate from McClymonds High School in Oakland, he anguished over his parenting missteps, wondering where he had gone wrong. I misled my son, sending him to that school saying it was a place he should go, but it wasn’t.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

A few decades ago, when computers were still novelty gadgets and the internet was not available to everyone, schools and other educational institutions had a minimal reliance on technology. To date, more than 500 schools have been hit by ransomware virus attacks this year. These attacks can be devastating for schools.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2022

While significant progress has been made to eradicate digital inequities, over a billion school-age students worldwide are still without adequate internet access at home. We at Kajeet feel that this is unacceptable,” said Daniel J.W. Neal, Chairman, CEO and founder of Kajeet.

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Cal Matters

APRIL 15, 2025

He is also an economist at RAND and a professor of policy analysis at Pardee RAND Graduate School. Californias soft costs, which include financing, architectural and engineering fees, and development fees charged by local governments, are 3.8 The spiraling cost of housing in California has affected virtually every facet of life.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

It’s no secret that school districts are a gold mine for hackers, who can exploit all of the confidential student, parent and employee data available for financial gain or to assuage a personal grudge. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Here are some cybersecurity tools K–12 schools should have to protect against ransomware. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) is a commonly used acronym, but what does it mean in the context of day-to-day operations in a school district? At my school in particular, 98 percent are on free and/or reduced lunch. Cynthia Wise , Principal of J.H. What does DEI mean in your district’s day-to-day operations?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 24, 2024

DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) is a commonly used acronym, but what does it mean in the context of day-to-day operations in a school district? At my school in particular, 98 percent are on free and/or reduced lunch. On the 7th Day of Edtech, our story focuses on DEI. Cynthia Wise , Principal of J.H. We are a Title I district.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 25, 2019

At Henrico County Public Schools , with more than 50,000 students and 6,500 staff across 75 sites in central Virginia, IT systems faced tremendous demand every day as schools adopted new digital education tools. Schools Must Make a Plan and Stick to It. 3 Keys to Achieve Data Center Collaboration. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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