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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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Much ado about NAEP

Dangerously Irrelevant

Note the huge spike in January 2022 due to the Omicron variant. Also note that the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) chose to administer the NAEP tests in March 2022 , during the downswing of that huge spike in cases and after two years of COVID trauma (six weeks later America hit the 1 million dead mark ).

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How To Sustain Powerful Digital Learning for the Future

Digital Promise

According to a National Parents Union Survey in October 2020, 45 percent of parents of K-12 students would opt to keep their children fully online if given the opportunity. The school system, which already offered an online learning academy for grades 9-12 prior to the pandemic, moved to develop an option for younger grades.

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As Child Care Challenges Threaten the American Workforce, Business Leaders Call for Action

Edsurge

In May, Indra Nooyi, former CEO of PepsiCo, called for increased child care solutions at Child Care Aware of America’s 2022 Symposium in Arlington, Virginia. Synchrony also offers virtual summer activities and online learning for the children of employees, flexibility in hours and the opportunity to work from home.

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How to Insert a Watermark in Google Docs

Shake Up Learning

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How to Insert Emoji in Google Docs

Shake Up Learning

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How to Voice Type in Google Docs (Speech-to-Text Dictation)

Shake Up Learning

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