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The latest target of pro-ISIS hackers is none other than 800 school websites across the United States. Read more>>
In Kansas, the mother of a 9-year-old Maize girl who has Down syndrome and other disabilities is suing a local school district and special education services provider. Read more>>
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation has traveled the state, conducting 15 listening sessions and reviewing 19,000 public comments, seeking input on new regulations about pesticide applications near schools. Read more>>
As schools across Massachusetts grapple with a recent surge in racist graffiti and antisemitic incidents, many educators say they are working to build programs into their curriculums to combat hate. Read more>>
This month, state officials are asking citizens to review and make suggestions on the proposed regulations for charter schools that will open in Kentucky for the first time. Read more>>
Oklahoma state education leaders hope to encourage more public schools to focus more on creating more high-quality career pathways. Read more>>
Educators know that most dyslexic students will need interventions and accommodations throughout school, but best practices continue to evolve as more is learned about this reading disability. Read more>>
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the federal lunch program, endorsed “share tables” as an “innovative strategy” that food service directors should consider in a June 2016 memo. Read more>>
Research has shown that early school start times (7:30 a.m., for example) don’t square with adolescents’ sleep needs, and that later ones have positive effects on mental and physical health, as well as academic performance. Read more>>
Millard Public Schools supporters are spending tens of thousands of dollars trying to convince their voters that they need to raise property tax rates due to insufficient state aid. Read more>>
Up in Maricopa County last week, Arizona voters enthusiastically decided they’re willing to pay more for their public schools. Read more>>
Families can be assured if they live in New Jersey. Students are more likely to get topic-focused health and physical education in public middle schools and high schools than they would in other states, a new report finds. Read more>>
Educational Virtual Assistant centralizes information across the many databases schools use to track academic records, disciplinary actions, special education requirements, schedules, lesson plans and student profiles. It then monitors and funnels relevant information. Read more>>
CenterPoint Education Solutions
Individual teachers can now take charge of their professional learning journey with the same tools and resources used by schools and districts with Previ PRC, an online platform that offers multimedia resources, professional learning courses, open educational resources and more. Read more>>
Richgrove School District chose FrontRow’s Conductor, a networked and unified communication platform, to handle the the district's emergency response, paging, bells and other campus-wide communication. Read more>>
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