Influence & Advocacy Alerts

I&A Update: A New Era of Online Safety for Kids
September 2024 I&A Update: A New Era of Online Safety for Kids It’s been more than two decades since there have been any new federal laws addressing online safety for children. Since then, we have seen the rise of social media and so many safety concerns impacting kids when they are online. Senators Marsha Blackburn and ...
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I&A Update: Ed Tech Advocacy and Policy Fly-In
June 2024 I&A Update: EdTech Advocacy Day On May 1, 2024, three members of our Influence and Advocacy Committee—Jenn Judkins, Colleen Terrill, and Karen Winsper—along with AJ Cote from DESE’s Office of Education Technology, took on the task of advocating for essential changes in educational technology. The team participated in the annual Ed Tech Advocacy and Policy ...
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I&A Update: Tools to Develop a School Safety Plan
May 2024 I&A Update: Tools to Develop a School Safety Plan For those who aren’t aware, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) helps to provide resources and programs designed to help schools prevent, protect against, and mitigate security threats, risks, and emergency situations. School personnel can use these resources, programs, and tools to develop an actionable and ...
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