Too Many Edtech Tools? Spring Cleaning for Your EdTech Stack
After years of rapid adoption and emergency funding, many districts are realizing they have too many tools — and not enough clarity on what’s actually being used. Add budget deficits, rising software costs, and stricter privacy mandates to the mix, and it’s clear: a spring cleaning is overdue.
We Can’t Count on Metal Detectors to Prevent School Shootings
While metal detectors, door locks, and bulletproof glass serve as important safety measures, they are ultimately a last line of defense. If we find ourselves depending on these tools to protect lives, we are already in a state of crisis – we’re reacting rather than preventing.
Why Parent Transparency Matters More Than Ever in K–12 Edtech
There’s a new reminder from the top: U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon recently sent a Dear Colleague letter to K–12 schools across the country. The message? Schools must take parent transparency seriously—especially when it comes to student digital activity and the digital tools kids are using every day.
Turn Your FCC Cybersecurity Grant Into Powerful Protection with Lightspeed Systems
Lightspeed Systems offers education-focused cybersecurity solutions that directly align with the FCC’s eligible services categories. As a proud supporter of educational institutions, Lightspeed Systems is here to assist awardees in effectively utilizing these funds to bolster their cybersecurity infrastructure.
Responding to Suicidality: Essential Resources for Schools
Explore key mental wellness resources for schools supporting at-risk youth. See how STOPit’s solutions provide immediate crisis intervention for K-12 students.
What NY Schools Need to Know About Google Restrictions and How to Stay Compliant Without Losing Momentum
In early 2025, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) restricted student access to several Google services, including YouTube, Google Translate, Google Earth, and Google Photos.
The Game of Distraction: How Schools Can Take Back the Digital Classroom
Digital learning has opened incredible doors in education — access to resources, personalized learning, and new ways to connect. But let’s be honest: it’s also opened a giant window for distraction. And for many schools, that window has been left wide open.
Digital Red Flags: Lessons from the Covenant School Shooting
The findings underscore a critical truth: many school threats leave a digital activity trail before becoming real-world violence. By recognizing and acting on these warning signs, schools may be able to intervene before tragedy strikes.
From Safe AI to Safer AI: Google Gemini + Lightspeed Alert
Artificial intelligence isn’t a “next big thing” — it’s a now thing. Students across the country are using tools like Google Gemini to learn faster, explore deeper, and ask bigger questions. And that includes questions about mental health, self-harm, and violence.
Lightspeed Alert Drives Life-Saving Interventions in Southeast School District
A Southeast school district is crediting Lightspeed with helping to prevent multiple student imminent self-harm and violence threats—intervening in moments when students were in crisis and actively searching for ways to harm themselves or others. Staff estimate the district has been able to save at least ten students who were in the act of planning to self-harm.
