Educational institutions and state and local agencies historically have been challenged to keep up with technological advancements – their budgets are tight, their users are increasingly distributed post-pandemic, and they face significant operating expenses from maintaining legacy architectures and equipment. Digital transformation is appealing, but for many organizations the challenge is where to start. As the generation of data has ex...

Cybersecurity professionals working for state and local agencies and educational systems are likely already aware that cyber attacks targeting their organizations are increasing sharply – the second quarter of 2023 saw a 40% increase over the first quarter of the year. System defenders face the ongoing challenges of resource constraints, increasingly complex networks, and data overload. Add in emerging cyber threats from the accelerating...

Our nation’s K-12 schools are data-rich, but often resource-poor. That combination makes them very attractive targets for ransomware attacks. The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, part of the Center for Internet Security, just released a new report that 29% of its member organization reported being victims of ransomware attacks – and the rapid expansion of remote learning in response to the pandemic has only made...

Even before the pandemic, U.S. K-12 school districts were undergoing a digital transformation - digitizing paper-based processes and adopting ‘smart’ technologies for core services, including facilities management, transportation, HR and staffing, business services, and teaching and learning. The pandemic accelerated those trends, in support of providing online learning to children sheltering at home. But this also means that schoo...

The field of higher education faces a number of challenges - declining enrollments, evolving continuing education and workforce development needs, fast-changing classroom technologies, even heightened cybersecurity requirements to deal with the threat of ransomware. Gartner’s "Top Technology Trends in Higher Education for 2022," released in February, identifies the changes in higher education business models and students’ learning...

Higher Education faces a unique set of challenges when managing identities, securely connecting users to both SaaS and on-prem applications, and securing campus administrative servers. Complicating matters, colleges and universities service a broad range of personas including staff, faculty, adjunct faculty, admissions applicants, students, alumni, donors, contractors, athletics/arts supporters, and many others who walk across campus every day...

Join hundreds of colleagues and friends in bringing the school resiliency plan against school violence, the core of emergency response in the school setting. Describe new techniques and methods to address challenges in responding to school health emergencies. Honor the significant contributions of the county and local government leaders plus the volunteers. Get practical program ideas of the Best Practices from the 2013 Experience. Be updated...

Join us at the Clute International Conference on Education Orlando, at the Disney’s Boardwalk Inn! The conference provides a forum for faculty and administrators to share proven and innovative methods in teaching at all levels of education. In addition to the Education Conference, we are also hosting an Academic Conference on Business and the Conference on Technology in Education that will be held on the same days, at the same venue. One...

Join us at our Clute International Conference on Education Las Vegas, at the Harrah’s Las Vegas! The conference provides a forum for faculty and administrators to share proven and innovative methods in teaching at all levels of education. In addition to the Conference on Education, we are also hosting an Academic Conference on Business and the Conference on Technology in Education that will be held on the same days, at the same venue. On...

Join us at our 2017 International Conference on Education New York, at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel! The conference provides a forum for faculty and administrators to share proven and innovative methods in teaching at all levels of education. In addition to the Conference on Education, we are also hosting an Academic Conference on Business and the Conference on Technology in Education that will be held on the same days, at the same...