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What Does Big Tech Want From Schools? (Spoiler Alert: It’s Not Money)

by WFIS | Jan 13, 2020 | Education News, Student Safety, The Advocate

Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft are increasingly ubiquitous in K-12 educationBy Alyson Klein for EdWeek.comIt’s hard to miss the impact of Big Tech on classrooms today.Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft pour millions into K-12 through philanthropies. Microsoft...

Installing air filters in classrooms has surprisingly large educational benefits

by WFIS | Jan 10, 2020 | Education News, environmental and sustainability education, Student Safety, The Advocate

$1,000 can raise a class’s test scores by as much as cutting class size by a third.By Matthew Yglesias Vox.comAn emergency situation that turned out to be mostly a false alarm led a lot of schools in Los Angeles to install air filters, and something strange happened:...
California Consumer Privacy Act goes into effect Jan 1

California Consumer Privacy Act goes into effect Jan 1

by WFIS | Dec 19, 2019 | Legislation and Policy, Student Safety, The Advocate, Uncategorized, WFIS News

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), which goes into effect in January 2020, guarantees new data privacy rights for California’s 40 million consumers, with kids under 16 winning extra protections.Common Sense Media has put out a complete report on...

DCYF Photo & Video Policy spawns fierce discussion

by WFIS | Nov 13, 2019 | Agencies and Committees, DCYF, Student Safety, The Advocate, WFIS News

The Department of Children Youth and Families (DCYF) hosted a ‘Joint Meeting’ for the Licensed Center Advisory and Early Achievers Review committees on November 12th at the Seattle Sheraton.  Dee Hirsch, Director of Discovery Montessori and Chelle...
Medicine dispersement to students in private schools

Medicine dispersement to students in private schools

by WFIS | Nov 7, 2019 | Ask Nancy, Legislation and Policy, Student Safety, WFIS News

This month Ask Nancy provides some guidance on what private schools are required to do regarding disbursement of medicine to private school students. Question: Our school does not have a nurse.  How can we get staff trained to support students who need to take...
OSPI School Safety Summit Recap

OSPI School Safety Summit Recap

by WFIS | Oct 31, 2019 | OSPI, Student Safety, The Advocate, WFIS News

Sandra Barton Smith from the Office for Catholic Schools attended the October 24th meeting and shares her insights with WFIS schools below. WFIS wants to remind all private schools that a focus of the ESDs is to offer training and support on suicide and mental health...
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