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03 Aug 2020

Reading Between the Lines

As educators prepare for the upcoming school year, students’ physical safety will surely be top of mind. Between social distancing, mask requirements,...


By     Lisa Railton
12 Jun 2020

Safeguarding Students During the Pandemic: One District’s Story

Like most school districts across the country, Fillmore Unified School District in Southern California had to quickly pivot to distance learning durin...


By     Lisa Railton
22 May 2020

Taking Care of Students: A Texas Superintendent’s Story

Located in North Texas, Wichita Falls Independent School District (WFISD) serves 14,100 students across 26 campuses. A Gaggle partner since 2018, we r...


By     Lisa Railton
27 Apr 2020

Tackling Student Safety in Rural Areas

For small school districts like Kelseyville Unified School District (KVUSD) in northern California, designating a staff member to monitor students’ us...


By     Lisa Railton
24 Mar 2020

Gaggle: Screening Out the Bugs

When it comes to harmful content, school leaders want to ensure they’re protecting students, but they also need to protect their liability. After impl...


By     Lisa Railton
17 Mar 2020

”We Saved a Life Last Night”

Focused on student safety and security, Northern York County School District (NYCSD) in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, regularly implements new tools and te...


By     Lisa Railton
12 Mar 2020

Safety Monitoring System Alerts Parents to Crisis Situations

No parent is prepared to get the call from a school counselor that Amanda Estes received. One morning, the McNiel Middle School counselor phoned to sa...


By     Ann Work Goodrich
09 Mar 2020

Suicide Prevention: Every Second Counts

School districts across Texas rely on Education Service Centers (ESCs) for a variety of services. For example, the regional centers enable school dist...


By     Lisa Railton
08 Apr 2019

Gaggle for Google: Student Safety in a 1:1 Chromebook District

Following a switch to a 1:1 technology initiative, Huntley Community School District 158 in Algonquin, IL needed a solution to monitor students’ activ...


By     Paget Hetherington
26 Feb 2019

Using Technology for Timely Student Intervention

With 10 schools serving 5,500 students and a new 1:1 technology initiative in place, School District 87 in Bloomington, IL needed a trusted provider t...


By     Tara Skoglund

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