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Cloud Technologies Drive Change at K–12 Schools

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billion by 2026. Schools are learning how much the cloud has to offer when it comes to modernizing their processes and infrastructure. Known for its storage and processing capabilities, cloud technology allows schools to operate more efficiently and implement more advanced hardware and software solutions. Adoption is expected to grow.

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It’s budget season: How are you preparing for the fiscal cliff?

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The imminent end of ESSER funding has pushed school districts to a critical juncture, compelling them to confront budget deficits for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year before the “fiscal cliff” hits in 2025-2026. For three years, school districts nationwide have relied on a temporary financial cushion to soften the blow from the pandemic.

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North Carolina’s Hoke County Schools Launches New Partnership with Discovery Education to Create Modern and Innovative Learning Environments Supporting Science Instruction

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SILVER SPRING, MD (Tuesday, January 4, 2021— North Carolina’s Hoke County Schools (HCS) has launched a new partnership with Discovery Education creating modern and innovative learning environments supporting science instruction. Discovery Education Science Techbooks. .

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Enabling the next generation of citizen data scientists

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million new jobs by 2026. Whether implicitly or explicitly, a new generation of data scientists is learning these skills. This has led to a remarkable uptick in the need for data scientists. Data science has been the top career on Glassdoor for the last four years, and according to some estimates, the field will add 11.5

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Why experts say now is the time to assess your district’s edtech use

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(If funds are allotted, however, districts can request an extension to use them through March of 2026 in some cases). San Antonio’s district has received $100 million over the past three years, which it used to boost staffing and help combat pandemic-related learning loss. For many districts, the relief funding was significant.

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Schools have struggled to add learning time after COVID–here’s how one district did it

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Thomas Kane, a Harvard education professor who has studied learning loss during the pandemic, said “it’s great to see” districts like Cicero adding instructional time. “It About three-quarters of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and more than half of students are learning English.

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4 ways to avoid cybersecurity snake oil

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The cybersecurity industry is massive, representing literally thousands of vendors in the United States alone, with the global cybersecurity market staged to grow to over $350B by 2026. Or, at the very least, you may have wasted a lot of time going through the sales calls and budget analysis just to learn it’s not a good fit.