Substitute teachers are increasingly hard for local districts to find, as low pay and a healthy economy dry up the pool of potential applicants in Massachusetts. But as many school systems struggle to cover basic services with their budgets each year, increasing the pay for subs isn't yet a major priority in some districts.

Parents have joined the legal fight to stop the Tamaqua ASD's controversial policy to arm staff. It's the second suit spawned by Policy 705, which was passed in September. Tamaqua is the first district in the state to arm teachers and other staff as a way to prevent school shootings.

Too often, children's zip codes and family backgrounds dictate the quality of their education and the opportunities they can access. What if one vital component of that solution is right in front of us, capable, ready and willing, but untapped: older adults. They are not only capable of working with children, they are effective.

If you ask K12 school district leaders what keeps them up at night, there's a good chance data security ranks high on their list. So how can school districts protect their data? Many districts find the answer is cloud computing—the on-demand delivery of compute power, database storage, applications and other IT resources through internet-based services.

Read a new e-book, Making the Grade: End-to-End Security in Education, to learn how schools can implement end-to-end security solutions that will keep networks, endpoints and physical environments protected and secure.

The new line of mobile green screens is designed for content creators to capture, edit and produce content seamlessly. In addition, Valera Screens has a program to encourage artistic freedom and creativity in the classroom by partnering with K12 schools to provide free green screens.

Powered by Windows 10, the thin and light Swift 7 has a new premium chassis and a display that is nearly borderless, giving the 14-inch laptop a 92 percent screen-to-body ratio.

The new Stanislaus County superintendent of schools will be Scott Kuykendall. Promoted from his previous position as assistant superintendent, he will oversee the Stanislaus County Office of Education, administering a variety of direct programs and providing a variety of support services to the California county's school district.