Providing support for students struggling with mental health is a well-known challenge for education communities. Learning institutions are doing their best, but with recent staffing shortages and years of pandemic-related disruption compounding an already surging crisis, school systems need a solution. One way to support students experiencing mental health crises is by providing in-the-moment support around the clock. Integrating a mental hea...

Every education leader knows it’s a full-time job to keep up with funding opportunities and updates in the K-12 technology space. Join the Center for Digital Education and Cisco on October 28 at 11 a.m. Pacific to hear a review and get timely information about E-rate and the Education Connectivity Fund (ECF), including rules and regulations, timelines, available funding and how both can help you achieve your vision of a digital learning...

America’s schools and libraries have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest in new connectivity infrastructure that will provide the tools and services their communities need for remote learning. The Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF), authorized by Congress as part of the American Rescue Plan, provides $7.17 billion for school and library systems to help connect students, staff and library patrons who may lack sufficient internet...

K-12 school leaders are operating in an environment like no other. Many students, teachers and staff remain in a fully remote learning model, and predictions are that some sort of hybrid learning will be the way of the future. This opens the doors to new challenges, including how to ensure broadband access to all those who need it, how to minimize the risk of cyberattacks and how to pay for this amid revenue shortfalls. On March 2nd at 10:00 a...