Facial recognition could strengthen school security and attendance tracking, but are its benefits worth the privacy risks for students?
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School trip safety depends on clear handoffs, accurate rosters, and confirmed releases whenever students leave campus.
AI procurement for schools should examine student data, privacy, security, accuracy, accessibility, human oversight, long-term costs, and accountability.
The first weeks of school can test anyone. Celebrate the small wins, reset what is not working, and find a pace that lasts all year.
School districts are removing or reviewing Flock cameras as students and communities question privacy, data sharing and documented safety value.
Inside today’s high school media classroom, students create video, podcasts, livestreams, and digital content while learning real-world media skills.
Northside Independent School District has earned CoSN’s Trusted Learning Environment Seal, recognizing its rigorous student data privacy policies and practices.
AI in schools can support educators, but decisions involving grades, discipline, services, safety, and opportunity must remain in human hands.
The Benson High incident shows why every school using chemicals needs a current Chemical Hygiene Plan, trained staff, and practiced spill-response procedures.
Teacher in-service is embracing microlearning, giving educators shorter, focused professional learning that fits busy schedules and improves classroom practice.
School threat assessment works when people know what to report, where to report it, and how concerns become coordinated support.
AI leadership requires trust, communication, and governance as districts balance innovation with ethics and human-centered decision-making.
New teachers and students face different challenges, but thoughtful support during the first weeks can help both find confidence, connection and belonging.
An AI deepfake response plan helps schools protect victims, preserve evidence, update policies, coordinate investigations, and communicate quickly.
AI detection in schools cannot prove authorship. Schools need fairer ways to protect academic integrity and assess what students understand.