Mark Keierleber

2 weeks ago | the74million.org | Mark Keierleber

School (in)Security is our biweekly briefing on the latest school safety news, vetted by Mark Keierleber. Subscribe here. As federal immigration officials carry out mass arrests in Los Angeles and President Donald Trump unilaterally calls in the military to confront protesters — prompting civil unrest across the country this week — the city’s school chief vowed to protect immigrant kids in his care.

2 weeks ago | the74million.org | Mark Keierleber

BoardDocs, a software tool used by thousands of school boards to track meeting minutes and store confidential information, has suffered a data breach affecting districts nationally, The 74 has learned. Records at the center of the breach include confidential files protected by attorney-client privilege and other sensitive data that school leaders intended to keep under wraps.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Mark Keierleber

BoardDocs, a software tool used by thousands of school boards to track meeting minutes and store confidential information, has suffered a data breach affecting districts nationally, The 74 has learned. Records at the center of the breach include confidential files protected by attorney-client privilege and other sensitive data that school leaders intended to keep under wraps.

3 weeks ago | journalstar.com | Mark Keierleber

As educators nationwide grapple with stubbornly high levels of student absences since the pandemic drove schools into disarray five years ago, Oklahoma prosecutor Erik Johnson says he has the solution. Throw parents in jail. Chronic absenteeism nearly doubled—to about 30%—the year after the pandemic shuttered classrooms, plunged families into poverty and led to the deaths of more than 1 million Americans.

4 weeks ago | the74million.org | Mark Keierleber

School (in)Security is our biweekly briefing on the latest school safety news, vetted by Mark Keierleber. Subscribe here. Two developments this week have upped the anxiety over how far President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown will go to ensnare students and young children. In New York City, a  Bronx high school student from Venezuela showed up for a routine immigration court date and was promptly arrested afterward by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.