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Critical steps to help school districts combat ransomware attacks

eSchool News

In addition, a 2022 GAO report indicated that K–12 schools faced significant disruptions in learning and substantial monetary losses due to cyberattacks, with some districts reporting a halt on educational operations of three days to three weeks and recovery periods spanning two to nine months.

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How the ‘Computer Science for All’ Movement Fits In Broader History of Social-Justice Battles

Edsurge

The stakes are high when it comes to equity in computer science education and in the broader tech industry. That was the message at “Black Tech Policy Week 2022,” a recent online event hosted by the Black Tech Futures Research Institute.

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States bet big on career education, but struggle to show it works

The Hechinger Report

And in 2022, 36 states enacted policies promoting career training for high schoolers, college students, and adults, according to Advance CTE , a professional organization for state CTE leaders. Their inability to answer stems from disconnected data. Do former CTE students find jobs in the industries they studied?

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What Can Colleges Do Better to Help Latino Students Succeed?

Edsurge

The nonprofit researches and promotes policies around Latinos in higher education. The question that institutions should consider, Santiago says, is how can they engage students who seek out a degree after starting off in an industry like construction.

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What happened when a South Carolina city embraced career education for all its students

The Hechinger Report

Whittenberg, a public elementary school in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, that focuses on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in its curriculum. One week per month, engineers from local industries visit the classrooms and talk to students about their careers. .

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What convinces voters to raise taxes: child care

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Ariel Gilreath/The Hechinger Report Last year, New Orleans added more than 1,000 child care seats for children from low-income families after voters approved a historic property tax increase in 2022. The referendum raised the budget of the program seven-fold — from $3 million to $21 million a year for 20 years.

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Internships matter more than ever — but not everyone can get one

The Hechinger Report

that offers skills training and job networking opportunities in cybersecurity and other in-demand industries. And it partners with external organizations such as LifeSci NYC, a public-private initiative to support the STEM industry in New York, to place students in paid summer or academic-year internships.

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