Cyberattacks Roiling Colleges | Ed. Companies Rush to Hire Teachers | Boston Looks for New Schools Chief

A Newsletter for Education Business Leaders [ ] [Advertisement](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) [edBiz Update | The news roundup for education business leaders] Powered by [EDWEEK Market Brief](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) [EDWEEK MARKET BRIEF](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r)  | [EDUCATION WEEK](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r)  | [ADVERTISE](mailto:mbakley@educationweek.org?subject=Advertising%20Opportunities)  | [JOBS](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) Many school districts are making heavy investments in tutoring, as they scramble to find strategies to help students reclaim academic ground that was lost during the pandemic. On Feb. 24, EdWeek Market Brief will be hosting a webinar that takes a deep look at the tutoring programs being rolled out in school districts, from the academic resources they're choosing to the adults they're hiring to help students. You can sign up [here](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r). K12 [ ] [ ] [alt]   [Teachers Are Quitting, and Companies Are Hot to Hire Them - The Wall Street Journal](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) Businesses that are eager to fill jobs are offering former educators better pay and more autonomy. [alt]   [Boston Mayor Promises 'Urgency' in Search for Next Boston Public Schools Superintendent - WGBH](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) "We don't have any names as of right now," Wu said about the search to replace Brenda Cassellius. [alt]   [Alberto Carvalho Begins New Role as LAUSD Superintendent - EdSource](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) Alberto Carvalho begins his position as Los Angeles Unified's new superintendent Monday after a 13-year tenure at Miami-Dade County Public Schools. [alt]   [Do Former Educators Working With Companies Form Stronger Bonds With Districts? - EdWeek Market Brief](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) District officials respond most favorably to former educators working for education companies when those ex-educators are involved in PD and support. [alt]   [Thousands of School Websites Went Down in a Cyberattack. It'll Happen Again, Experts Say - Education Week](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) Cyberattacks on technology and education companies that work with K-12 schools are becoming a growing concern for educators, experts say. [ ] ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) Keys to Finding Success in the International Private School Market In this webinar, EdWeek Market Brief will lead a discussion on the key demands of vendors that have emerged from these schools, how their needs have changed during the pandemic, and what's ahead as they try to emerge from COVID-19. [Access On Demand](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) [ ] [alt]   [Levi's Brand President Jennifer Sey Quits After Being Told to Tone Down Her Twitter - Fortune](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) Levi's brand president Jennifer Sey has quit, and she says it's because the denim company tried to silence her after she publicly spoke out against school closures during the COVID pandemic. Higher Education [ ] [ ] [alt]   [U.S. House Passes Pell Expansion But Excludes Online Education - Inside Higher Education](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) Community college leaders want to know why the proposal to expand Pell Grants to short-term programs excludes online learning. [alt]   [How Much College Debt Students Are Taking On in Every State - Fortune](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) How is the U.S. national student loan debt distributed across the U.S.? [alt]   [British Plan Would Punish Universities for Poor Value for Money - The Guardian](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) Tens of thousands of students are enrolled at institutions that could fail to meet new minimum standards. [As Cyberattacks Roil Colleges, Many Look to Faculty and Students for Help - Chronicle of Higher Education](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) With 85 percent of breaches involving "a human element," colleges are using bounty programs, escape rooms, ethical-hacking courses, and other avenues to engage their campuses. [George Washington University Apologizes for Monitoring Student and Staff Locations - The Washington Post](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) In a message to the school community, Interim university President Mark S. Wrighton said the data analytics pilot program monitored locations - though not individualized data - of students, faculty and staff last fall. [alt]   [Education Department Revamps College Scorecard - The Hill](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Monday announced updates to the College Scorecard, a tool to help students weigh costs, future earnings and other factors when choosing institutions of higher education. [alt]   [Colleges Have Hired More Minority Presidents Amid Racial Reckoning - Inside Higher Ed](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) Colleges hired a greater share of Black and other nonwhite leaders in the months after Black Lives Matter became a household term than they did before, Inside Higher Ed analysis shows. [ ] ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) Critical Trends to Watch in the K-12 Market in 2022 In this webinar, EdWeek Market Brief's editorial team will break down critical trends that education companies will face over the coming year. [Watch on-demand](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) [ ] Et Alia [ ] [ ] [Higher Education's Missing Hispanic Students - Chronicle of Higher Education](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) Higher education's future, the the economy, depends on them coming back to college. [alt]   [Detroit Schools Eyes $700 Million Infrastructure Plan - Crain's Detroit Business](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) The Detroit school district unveiled an ambitious $700 million proposal to rebuild schools, renovate buildings, reopen previously closed schools, and expand pre-kindergarten. [alt]   [16,000 Shuttered Child Care Programs Push the Sector Closer to Collapse - EdSurge](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) Nearly 16,000 child care programs across 37 U.S. states have permanently closed since the pandemic began, representing a 9 percent decline in the total ... [Government of Canada Announces Grant Program for Ed-Tech Programs - Education News Canada](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) Canada needs a workforce that is strong in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and capable of taking on challenges to compete in the digital economy. [alt]   [What Are the Key Factors for School Districts in Choosing Tutoring Companies? - EdWeek Market Brief](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) An EdWeek Market Brief survey asked K-12 officials about the key features they want from providers of academic interventions for students. [LearnPlatform Launches Evidence Subscription Service to Help Ed Tech Providers Show ESSA Compliance - THE Journal](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) The company has launched a subscription-based analytics solution called Evidence-as-a-Service to help ed tech providers and school districts better determine the impact of their digital learning platforms. [alt]   [Dutch Ed-Tech Studytube Acquires Training Marketplace Springest - TechCrunch](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) Studytube, a Dutch online learning platform, has acquired Springest, a European training-booking marketplace, Comings and Goings [ ] The Montgomery County Schools, outside of Washington, D.C., announced that [Monifa McKnight](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) will become the next superintendent. McKnight had been serving as interim schools chief of the 162,000-student school system. Auburn University had named [Chris Roberts,](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) who currently serves as dean of the school of engineering, as its next president. He replaces Jay Gogue, who recently announced his retirement. The Willard School District in Missouri has hired [Eric Wilken](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) as its next superintendent, effective July 1. Wilken is currently assistant superintendent of operations for the 4,600-student district. Widener University, a private institution in Pennsylvania, has named [Stacey Robertson](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r)as its next president. Robertson is provost and vice president for academic affairs at the State University of New York at Geneseo. The board of trustees at Lewis and Clark College in Oregon has hired [Robin Holmes-Sullivan](TNDh3EoJN:m:1:3125711346:4F588F54666A874DAEADF709B156F4D3:r) as the institution's 26th president. 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