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• Surge in Demand Drives Traditional PCs Up Worldwide While Shortages Lead to Decline in the U.S.

• U Arizona Develops High School Lesson on Vaccine Development

• Latest Canvas LMS Includes Updates to Discussions, Studio, Catalog and Elementary

• States Follow Haphazard Standards to Collect Student Device and Internet Access Data

• School Resource Officer Organization Says SROs Working to 'Seal Off' School-to-Prison Pipeline

• Harris County Building Private LTE Network to Reach Rural Families

• Pandemic Rage Drove Most Superintendents to Contemplate Quitting

• PowerSchool Launches Centralized Human Resources System

• 4 More States Get Approval for American Rescue Plan Funds, Receive $2.8 Billion

• K–12 Cybersecurity Act Signed into Law

• WatchGuard Adds New Unified Threat Management Appliances

• K–12 Grants & Upcoming Events

• Aperture Launches Free SEL Workshops

• Discovery Ed Makes Learning Activities Free for the Rest of the School Year

• Report: U.S Ed Tech Spending to Reach $27.6 Billion in 2021

• Augmented and Virtual Reality Leading Growth in Emerging Devices

• Microsoft Simplifies Office 365 Pricing; Adding Teams Camera Content Focus

• Notification Service Adds Option for Broader Community Outreach

• SEL Gaining Substantial Traction in K–12

• Discovery Ed Speeds Teaching Recommendations with Addition of AWS ML

• Ransomware on Target for 150% Increase This Year

• Hearables, Watches Drive Massive Growth in Wearables

• Most Students Fearful of Math

• Florida District Receives First Project SAFE Grant

• i-Ready Adds Lessons, Assessments

• Education Networks Largely Spared in DDoS Escalation

• At-Home Employees Need to Feel More Connected

• Samsung Launches $2 Million Solve for Tomorrow Contest

• Student Device Monitoring a Threat to LGBTQI+ Students, Student Expression —Report

• School Communications Effective During Pandemic —Parents

• New Mexico Makes SEL Resources Free to Teachers Students and Families

• $1.5 Million Fund Will Support Video Coaching and Observation

• $40,000 STEM Grant Program Opens

• Free Teachable Moments Resources Help Educators Teach About Earthquakes

• 4 States Get Approval for Remaining American Rescue Plan Funds

• Feds to Help Fund Schools Penalized for Mask Bans

• Kahoot! Completes Acquisition of Clever

• Vermont Virtual Learning Cooperative Adopts Assessment Management System

• Cleveland Metropolitan Rolling Out Broadband to 5,300 Families

• K–12 Cybersecurity Standards Released, Along with Free District Self-Assessment Tool

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