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Weekly NewsBriefs 1/22/24 - 1/28/24

Report: 1 in 3 districts lack dedicated cybersecurity personnel – By Micah Ward, District Administrator Over the past few years, K12 technology leaders have witnessed a significant upt...

Doug Cauthen

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Cybersecurity Protection – Is your District Insurable?

In January 2022, 3,000 schools were caught up in a cybersecurity incident. And the number of attacks continues to increase. Because of the increase in cybersecurity attacks against schools,...

Robert Iskander

Perspective

Cybersecurity for K-12: What Are the Risks and Mitigation Strategies?

All educators hold a huge responsibility in identifying and mitigating cybersecurity risks. Many people wrongly assume that cybersecurity falls solely under the watchful gaze of the technolog...

Charlie Sander

Perspective

The Effectiveness of Cybersecurity Awareness Programs in Schools

Cybersecurity awareness is paramount in an increasingly digital world, especially in K-12 education. Cyber threats pose significant risks to schools, making it essential to measure the effectiv...

Charlie Sander

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Three Near-Term Innovation Areas for K12
K12 human resources are crucial to utilizing the cloud successfully. Roles and responsibilities have all changed dramatically since the start of the pandemic, and a new trend to move to core co...
An Essential Audio Ingredient in Today’s Accessible Learning Environments
Today’s learning environments have changed markedly from just a couple years ago, prior to the pandemic. Tech devices are comprehensively in both the student and teacher hands, but are they missin...
The Gaps Remaining for District Digital Transition
Most administrators know there are still gaps remaining in their school or district’s digital transition. Recent studies including the 2021 Digital Transition Surveys for Administrators and Teache...
5 Steps to Fixing the Hidden Traffic of Records Management Overwhelming Schools
How come digital processes seem easier but are often harder to manage? A major shift to digital teaching and learning in schools has developed an additional digital traffic load for teachers and f...
From Chaos to Learning Recovery: Going from Manual-Digital All the Way to Efficiency
Seeing the Levels of Chaos Helps Anchor Bringing Order Schools and districts that recently lost 4 percent of students to alternatives continued to lose students in 2021 at an accelerated pace (no...
Hybrid Logistics Security
Your district is a brand, and your network security helps power its reputation. With the accelerated move to hybrid learning environments over the past year, school districts across the nation are...