Cybersecurity

Donald Fennoy now leads the School District of Palm Beach County in Florida, the 10th largest district in the U.S. Fennoy has prioritized upgrading security, improving third-grade reading skills and increasing teacher pay, among other goals. He previously supervised transportation, maintenance and planning as the district’s chief operating officer. Superintendent Tiffany Anderson of Topeka Public […]

In light of a looming ESSA mandate to increase transparency around education spending, district leaders have been struggling to calculate per-pupil spending by school in accordance with state and federal requirements. Facing a deadline that most likely will be in spring 2020, there is confusion about whether states will expect school districts to include the […]

When Upton High School in Wyoming switched from a traditional to a self-paced education model last year, Weston County School District Superintendent Summer Stephens’ 15-year-old daughter reacted the way many students did. “‘I don’t know how to make choices,’ she kept saying” Stephens recalls. “But now a year later, she has organized her classes and […]

A study from Harris Interactive revealed that 89 percent of teachers think edtech improves student outcomes, but only 14 percent of teachers use digital curricula weekly. A major reason for this is teacher unfamiliarity and discomfort with technology. As a result, many teachers are forced into using technology they are unfamiliar or uncomfortable using. Administrators […]

Turning right on a red light is part of the driving landscape in all 50 states, but school buses generally wait for green. Many states prohibit a right turn on red for a school bus, but Florida’s Manatee County just started a pilot program that lets drivers of the district’s 150 buses go right on […]

There’s no shortage of programs that can help make your district’s busing routes more efficient. The best part is that you don’t need a supercomputer to use them. BusBoss Professional Link to main story: Schools pursue better directions Edulog Routing and Planning First Student Goal Systems GoalBus Seon Max Compass Transpar Transfinder Route Finder Pro […]