We Need You to Fight Ransomware in K12 Schools It's everyone's job to protect school data. Let's look at what we should all do before, during, and after a ransomware attack. #Data by Mike Bianco

Automate Absenteeism Letters and Keep Kids Learning Missing a few faces in the classrooms of your school? It’s time to make attendance reminders easier.
  #Data by Erin Werra

Making Data Work for People Data is only as good as the insight it leads to and the headaches it prevents. #Data by Erin Werra

The One-Way Valve of Interoperability Not only does interoperability reduce dual entry and ensure information stays up to date, but it keeps your data secure too. #Data by Mike Bianco

Using Multifactor Authentication If you've ever heard pushback about how MFA is "too much work," here's an explainer to illustrate its importance. #Data by Casey Thompson

Make Your Data Work for You A wealth of data becomes actionable in 4 steps. #Data by Erin Werra


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We Need You to Fight Ransomware in K12 Schools It's everyone's job to protect school data. Let's look at what we should all do before, during, and after a ransomware attack. #Data by Mike Bianco

Automate Absenteeism Letters and Keep Kids Learning Missing a few faces in the classrooms of your school? It’s time to make attendance reminders easier.
  #Data by Erin Werra

Making Data Work for People Data is only as good as the insight it leads to and the headaches it prevents. #Data by Erin Werra

The One-Way Valve of Interoperability Not only does interoperability reduce dual entry and ensure information stays up to date, but it keeps your data secure too. #Data by Mike Bianco

Using Multifactor Authentication If you've ever heard pushback about how MFA is "too much work," here's an explainer to illustrate its importance. #Data by Casey Thompson

Make Your Data Work for You A wealth of data becomes actionable in 4 steps. #Data by Erin Werra

How Does Cloud Hosting Keep Your Data Safe? Is cloud hosting and storage the way to go to protect your district's data? Let's break down the pros and cons. #Data by Casey Thompson

What's New in EdTech Interoperability? When systems work nicely together, everyone saves time—time they can devote to teaching and learning. Learn what’s new in the world of edtech data interoperability for K12 schools.  #Data by Casey Thompson

Record Health Data Using Your SIS Looking for a way to keep health data records? Your solution may already be at your fingertips.  #Data by Erin Werra

Use Task-Based Permission to Tighten Edtech Security How system admins assign permissions makes a big difference in keeping data secure.  #Data by Erin Werra

Optimize Student Data as an Agent for Change By grasping where students stand through comprehensive, accessible data, district leaders can improve the education experience for students. #Data by Caroline Gilchrist

The Cost of Proactive vs. Reactive Data Security Investing in K12 data security pays off. Here’s how to stretch your dollar. #Data by Erin Werra

Let's Take a Phishing Trip Learn how to run a successful simulated phishing program! It just might prevent employees from falling hook, line, and sinker for real-life scams. #Data by Caroline Gilchrist

The Golden Rule of Interoperability Treat others’ private data the way you’d want yours to be protected. #Data by Caroline Gilchrist

Future-Proof Record Retention As districts update SIS and ERP solutions, how can they ensure long-term records are retained and safe? #Data by Casey Thompson

Beware These 5 Threats During COVID-19 Hackers are capitalizing on vulnerabilities due to COVID-19-prompted remote work. Here’s how to stay safer in cyberspace. #Data by Casey Thompson

Vetting Apps Across the District 6 red flags for applications used in classrooms with students. #Data by Casey Thompson

How Ed-Fi Standards Simplify Student Data Management How do school leaders keep track of minute student data points in their district—then turn those numbers into action to improve instruction? #Data by Erin Werra

Brace for Impact: School Data and Disasters Losing access to student data is its own brand of disaster. Prepare by devising an airtight recovery plan. #Data by Casey Thompson

The Data Security Starting Five It takes a wide range of roles and skills working together to keep data safe. How does your district’s lineup compare to this security all-star squad?  #Data by Lauren Gilchrist

Fact Check: 3 Examples of Data Gone Wrong How far should you trust the data? About as far as you can throw it, if these examples are any indication. #Data by Advancing K12 Staff

Let's Change the Integration Conversation Is product x compatible with product y? More importantly, is that even the right question to ask anymore? #Data by Advancing K12 Staff

FERPA and Your Student Information System Student information systems are the default location for most educational records, but how do you balance the need for speed and access with legal privacy obligations? #Data by Advancing K12 Staff

Guest Post: Records Retention 101 To keep or to purge student records? It's crucial to learn and practice your state's guidelines. Learn how one data manager practiced smart purging and retention processes. #Data by Sarah Paul

Playing Nice: The EdTech Interoperability Landscape Someday we may see an edtech system that can do everything. Until that happens, interoperability is the new standard. #Data by Advancing K12 Staff

5 Ways to Track SEL Efforts How do you measure the important business of social-emotional growth and wellbeing without falling back on emojis and sticker charts? Here are five data-driven strategies for social-emotional learning in your district. #Data by Erin Werra

15 Advanced Metrics for Superintendents Knowing what to look for is half the battle. These 15 datapoints and four overarching categories can boost any superintendent's ability to effectively analyze data.  #Data by Advancing K12 Staff

EdTech Playbook: School Data Data-driven is just a catchphrase, until it's not. In the world of education, learning how to turn data into insight is one of the most valuable changes you can make at the classroom, building, and district level.  #Data by Advancing K12 Staff

8 Great Data-Sharing Districts Data shapes the day-to-day operations of schools. How can you improve and clarify the conversation? Check out 8 great examples of data visibility. #Data by Erin Werra

School Districts for Ransom Prevention is the name of the game when it comes to battling ransomware. Cover your bases by securing effective backups, training (and retraining) your staff, and considering secure cloud storage.    #Data by Casey Thompson

Security Drill: 3 Threats to Watch For When you get proactive about security, you’re protecting more than just your network. Learn how to stay protected against phishing attacks, share Google documents safely, and reduce the risks of local data storage by password-protecting your folders.   #Data by Casey Thompson

Get to the Heart of Disruptive Behavior Even though most administrators and educators agree that behavioral issues impede learning, few are consistently recording and analyzing behavioral data. In this article, we explore the strategies that will help you get to the heart of disruptive behavior. #Data by Leah Kruger

1974: A Brief History of Student Data Privacy A lot can change in 40 years, but the guiding piece of legislation protecting the privacy of student education records remains the same. Do you have a clear understanding of FERPA? How about the rest of your team? Get caught up in less than five minutes with this video. #Data by Advancing K12 Staff

Too Much Access: The FERPA Compliance Gap What does the "legitimate educational interest" clause of FERPA have to do with your SIS? Here's how you can avoid the kind of audit failures that have plagued school districts throughout the country. #Data by Advancing K12 Staff

Test Scores: The RBI of Student Data For the first 100+ years of baseball's existence, the run-batted-in (RBI) stood in the pantheon of baseball card statistics. Only recently did we come to the realization that the RBI was more a product of luck, environment and opportunity than a definining attribute of a hitter. Sound familiar? #Data by John Jennings


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