| TOP STORIES South Dakota Program Offers K-12 Families Free Internet
K-12 Connect is a new program in South Dakota that will provide free Internet service to eligible families of K-12 students for the remainder of the school year, Gov. Kristi Noem announced Tuesday. READ MORE Teen Volunteers Support Online STEM Education Amid Pandemic
Over the summer, high school volunteers for the nonprofit organization HumanWho virtually taught 10 different subjects, including robotics, entrepreneurship, premed immersion, and other STEM subjects. READ MORE Amid Pandemic, Teachers Need Help Protecting Student Privacy
Nearly half of teachers who participated in a recent survey have received no training at all on student privacy, beyond simply signing a form, while some have also not been trained on video conference platforms. READ MORE Buffalo, N.Y., Reaches Goal of Device for Every Student
Remote learning will quietly hit an important milestone in the Buffalo Public Schools this week after the school district reaches its goal of distributing a laptop or tablet to every student. READ MORE Iowa School Transitions Some to Online Model Amid COVID Spike
One district has requested permission from the Iowa Department of Education to transition its junior-senior high school to a 100 percent digital format for two weeks amid a spike in COVID-19 cases. READ MORE Mississippi Schools Receive Chromebooks for Students
The Tupelo, Miss., Public School District recently received nearly 1,000 laptops that are slated to be sorted and distributed to all of the elementary schools across the district by Dec. 1, worth roughly $432 per laptop. READ MORE | 
