Category: News

July 26, 2024

Ohio governor Mike DeWine signed the Enact CAMPUS Act into law Wednesday, requiring the state’s public and private higher education institutions to adopt and enforce policies on racial, religious and ethnic harassment and intimidation, The Ohio Capital Journal reported. “We want to make sure that […]

July 24, 2024

IT leaders are tasked with protecting school district networks and must constantly evaluate their cybersecurity strategies as attacks from outside threats increase in frequency and become more sophisticated. Education institutions are among the most-targeted, and the move to cloud-based virtual […]

July 22, 2024

When addressing basic needs, most colleges and universities seek to accommodate students with food, housing and funds for utilities, sometimes extending into clothing and personal hygiene products. Menstrual products, however, are an important facet of student health and wellness that […]

July 22, 2024

The likelihood that Vice President Kamala Harris will be the Democratic nominee for president is inviting scrutiny of her positions on every public policy issue, including education. By her own accounting, those views have been profoundly shaped by her experiences […]

July 17, 2024

The law, which goes into effect Jan. 1, comes after some California school districts required that parents be notified of students’ gender identification changes. While LGBTQ+ civil rights organizations and teachers have praised the new law prohibiting such policies, it has received […]

July 15, 2024

Now accounting for 15 percent of total public school enrollment, the number of students requiring special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) has reached an all-time high of 7.1 million over the past decade. This increase–driven by improved identification […]

July 11, 2024

Vicinity procures carbon-free electricity from renewable energy sources like wind, solar and hydropower to generate eSteam through a combination of heat pumps, electric boilers and thermal storage technologies, according to its website. The eSteam product, which is then distributed to […]

July 10, 2024

All of the Alabama State Department of Education’s data has been restored using clean backups following last month’s cyberattack. The department still doesn’t know what specific information was compromised, and it is working with the FBI and other experts to […]

July 8, 2024

School shootings in the first half of 2024 paced slightly slower than this time last year, and the total number of shootings by the end of this year is expected to remain around the same level as 2023, according to […]

July 8, 2024

Students are missing a lot of classes. Chronic absenteeism, when a student misses at least 10 percent of the school year — which includes missing school for any reason, and not just unexcused absences — nearly doubled from 2019 to […]

July 2, 2024

When ChatGPT and other new generative AI tools emerged in late 2022, the major concern for educators was cheating. After all, students quickly spread the word on TikTok and other social media platforms that with a few simple prompts, a chatbot could […]

July 2, 2024

Starting next March, California school districts will be required to post a plan on their websites outlining how they will provide instruction to students within 10 school days of an emergency that keeps children from attending classes. They should also […]

July 1, 2024

Cybersecurity concerns rippled through higher ed’s awareness in 2023, when a data breach hit dozens of institutions across the nation. Nearly a year later, those breaches are still occurring. MOVEit, a software product used by several universities and related organizations […]

June 28, 2024

While misinformation and disinformation has been prevalent in school communities for some time, NSPRA said its findings highlight how much faster and more frequently false information has spread in recent years. False information can be further amplified using generative artificial […]

June 27, 2024

When it comes to the future, Gen Z students are worried about how AI will form their career opportunities. More than half of Gen Z youth (59 percent) say they believe AI will have a more negative than positive effect […]

June 18, 2024

The number of children diagnosed with developmental disabilities is on the rise, specifically those diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Today, a staggering nearly one in 10 children have a developmental disability, according to the Centers […]

June 14, 2024

Collaboration between educational institutions and local law enforcement has never been more crucial as parents, students, and staff seek peace of mind amidst rising school safety concerns. With school shootings continuing to take place at a troubling rate, there’s no question […]

June 11, 2024

While 58% of school communication professionals said in 2022 that crisis communications was one of their top five responsibilities, that represented a decrease from 69% in 2020. At the same time, community relations and public engagement rose to the fourth-highest […]

June 10, 2024

In places such as Australia, the UK, and other European countries, strict laws are already in effect to restrict the collection of personal data and the distribution of digital content involving students, to respect those students’ privacy and protect them from harm. […]

June 4, 2024

Young people are struggling with mental health, and for many, the challenges have worsened over the last decade. About one in three high schoolers report persistent feelings of hopelessness and an alarming number say they’ve had thoughts of suicide. Blame […]