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Rolling Out Across Verizon Innovative Learning Schools with Cohort 10

Digital Promise

My hopes are that we change the lives of kids and we provide access to some of our students who traditionally don’t have it so they can experience some success and maybe move on and achieve whatever their dreams are,” Jasper County High School principal Jim Strength told WGXA News. AppleEDU @DigitalPromise @Verizon @kcpublicschools ?

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K12 Technology Company Edlio Acquires SchoolInfo, Launches Edlio Access App

eSchool News

As a result of the acquisition, Edlio will offer the Access app to their clients, featuring two-way communication, security features, and direct access to school information on mobile devices.

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Why a Free CMS Isn’t Ideal for School & District Websites

Gaggle Speaks

There are a lot of free content management systems (CMS) out there: Drupal, WordPress, Joomla, Google Sites, and that’s just scratching the surface. The CMS you’re looking at might be free, but you could be required to pay for the components you need to build the final product you have in mind. It’s a fair question. User Management.

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Colleges Face Investigations Over Whether Their Use of Social Media Follows Accessibility Regulations

Edsurge

Nearly 200 colleges face federal civil rights investigations opened in 2019 about whether they are accessible and communicate effectively to people with disabilities. Among the newer aspects of these kinds of complaints is whether college social media communication meets accessibility standards.

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Breaking the cycle of educational inequity

eSchool News

While gaps in technology access were highlighted during the pandemic, many school and district leaders are trying to make strides with an even older issue: battling educational inequity for children of all races and economic backgrounds. The equity initiative for CMS is based on its report, Breaking the Link.

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How our district navigated ADA website compliance

eSchool News

We don’t have a dedicated webmaster, so we dove into educating ourselves on web accessibility and compliance, including asking OCR exactly what they needed from us and bringing our school board attorney into the process to make sure we were following the law. Related content: 5 steps to ensure accessibility. AA accessibility.

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8 ways to improve your school or district website

eSchool News

To achieve this, your website should focus on the digital customer experience and feature accessible, searchable and relevant information while being easily updatable, scalable and secure. Design for accessibility – Many school and district websites are not in compliance with the WCAG 2.0 This is where a CMS can help.

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