| TOP STORIES What’s New in Civic Tech: States Build COVID-19 Tracking Apps
Plus, Detroit gets a giant digital inclusion boost from a $23 million cross-sector effort, and the FBI is warning of online scams amid the crisis. READ MORE Securing Schools: The 5 Key Components of a Comprehensive Approach to Cybersecurity in Education
Data breaches cause real-world damage and tarnish the credibility of the organizations that fall prey to them. READ MORE Massachusetts Program Hooks Students Up to Internet
Salem, Mass., students who aren't able to get online at home can get hooked up to high-speed Internet for free for six months thanks to a new partnership between the school district, Comcast and a local nonprofit. READ MORE Federal Grant Money to Buy Tech for Atlanta Students at Home
More than 20 schools in the Atlanta area will share $2,204,730 to pay for thousands of computers, plus headphones, iPads and other technology as students work from home during building closures. READ MORE Baltimore Taps Youth Fund to Get Students Connected
The City Council voted Monday to use at least $9 million from the Baltimore Children and Youth Fund to buy kids food as well as laptops and internet for distance learning during the coronavirus pandemic. READ MORE New Jersey Schools Halt Zoom Use After Meeting Hacks
A hacker showed inappropriate content during a New Jersey school’s class on Zoom, the online video conferencing service that has soared in popularity during online learning due to the coronavirus pandemic. READ MORE COVID-19 Presents Challenges for Hands-on Education
As students and teachers across Illinois continue to adjust to the long-distance education prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the learning curve has been steepest for those in hands-on courses. READ MORE Virginia School System Turns Buses into Wi-Fi Hot Spots
Hopewell City Public Schools officials signed a 12-month contract to equip buses with Wi-Fi. The program’s aim is to close the "equity gap" of access among the student population that makes education during the pandemic difficult. READ MORE Could Remote Teaching End Snow Days After COVID-19?
While teachers say that online instruction is often not as effective as traditional classrooms — and many students lack access to Internet or computers — it could still be used in place of snow days. READ MORE Washington County Turns Buses into Mobile Hot Spots
Pierce County Transit will dispatch buses to two locations in the county as part of a pilot program to provide free Wi-Fi hot spots. The locations were chosen by Pierce County Emergency Management based on need. READ MORE Grant to Provide Chromebooks for Massachusetts Students
The Immigrants' Assistance Center will use a $15,000 grant to buy Chromebooks, art supplies, school supplies and gift cards to grocery stores for New Bedford, Mass., elementary school students who are in need. READ MORE | 