We are partnering with the Florida Records Managment Association (FRMA) next year.  Stay tuned for more!

Earlier this week, Sens. Gary Peters (D-Michigan) and Rick Scott (R-Florida) introduced the K-12 Cybersecurity Act of 2019, which would mandate a national Department of Homeland Security review of public school cybersecurity policies. If passed and signed into law, the legislation would give the department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency a year to produce a study on cybersecurity threats to the nation's public schools, examining districts’ technology inventories, cybersecurity funding potential risks to student and teacher data. (Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee)

With multiple lawsuits pending in federal courts, the nation’s public education landscape could change significantly in 2020. (EDUCATION DIVE)

The House on Tuesday approved a $1.4 trillion federal funding package that would provide a $1.3 billion increase in overall education spending compared to previous fiscal years. Included are an increase in Title I funding by $450 million, an additional $410 million for grants under IDEA, and over $1 billion in increased funding for federal early learning and childcare programs, including a $550 million increase for Head Start and Early Head Start, as well as an extra $25 million in Preschool Development Grants. Spending would remain the same, at $440 million, for the federal Charter Schools Program. (EDUCATION WEEK)

MIT and Georgia Tech worked with two school districts in revamping their bus routes to increase efficiency, cut costs and reduce carbon footprint. (EdTech)