Influence & Advocacy Alerts

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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I&A Update: Support the Affordable Connectivity Program
April 2024 I&A Update: Support the Affordable Connectivity Program EducationSuperHighway continues to work to close the digital divide for students across the country. They recently announced the Affordable Connectivity Program will run out of funding at the end of April unless Congress takes action to renew the benefit. Support of congressional leaders in Massachusetts is needed to ...
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