The Benefits of designating K-12 schools as critical infrastructure
The idea of critical infrastructure has gained considerable attention lately, as it plays a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of essential systems and services.
Teaching emotional regulation and resilience is key to physical safety
Mental health providers in schools — including counselors, social workers and psychologists — are seeing an increase in anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation in K–12 students. In May 2022, 70 percent of schools experienced a rise in the number of students seeking mental health services,
VIDEO: Schools have less security requirements than the Cannabis Industry, this needs to change right now
In the latest episode of SecurED, host Mike Matranga engages in a thought-provoking discussion with Kevin Hill, a former police officer and security director, about the contrasting security regulations between the cannabis industry and the K-12 sector.
Common K-12 data security issues and how to solve them
Big data can be a big problem. Why? Well, it’s a matter of volume and velocity. You see, the average person creates 1.7 MB of data per second. That’s over 146,000 MB every single day — and that’s just a rough estimate.
Only one-third of school districts have a full-time employee dedicated to cybersecurity
Cybersecurity topped ed tech leaders’s concerns for a sixth straight year in the Consortium for School Networking’s 10th annual State of Ed Tech national survey.
CISA and Secret Service release toolkit for K-12 schools to strengthen school safety reporting programs
“Developed with our Secret Service partners, the K-12 Bystander Reporting Toolkit outlines simple, action-oriented strategies school leaders can use to develop stronger reporting programs, foster safer and more supportive communities, and ultimately prevent school violence.”