How to Unlock the Power of School-Community Partnerships to Support Student Mental Health

Local schools and the larger community have a common interest: To improve student outcomes—academically, socially, and developmentally. Throughout the last decade or more, a mile-high roadblock…

What is Generative AI and Why is it Important to Educators?

While sometimes feared, technology is often a perfect match for us humans. Technology, of course, is dependent on humans creating it. Once created, technologies, when properly applied, increase…

School’s Out! Do You Have the Right Safety and Wellness Solutions in Place?

It’s summer when school superintendents and administrators can put aside day-to-day teacher evaluations, parent meetings, and operational matters to focus on the bigger picture. Summer is a time…

How to Choose a Safety and Wellness Partner with a District-First Approach

Districts are facing an immediate crisis that needs a long-term solution. Students in grades K-12 are experiencing skyrocketing levels of depression and suicide. We are increasingly bombarded wi…

From Divide to Connectivity: Tackling Internet Disparities in Communities through Neighborhood-Level Data

Real-time data can reveal patterns in specific neighborhoods or regions where K12 students consistently face poor (or no) internet access when off-campus.

How to Access and Leverage Student-Level Data to Close the Homework Gap

Analyzing data enables us to quickly understand, pinpoint, and solve challenges.

Meet the Lightspeed Classroom Management New User Experience

Lightspeed’s cloud-based Lightspeed Classroom Management software has a fresh new look and improved functionality designed to save teachers time and place increased focus on instruction. The re…

What You Need to Know About Mean Kids Culture

What do you think of when you hear about mean kids? You probably think of adolescent kids excluding others from their cliques, starting rumors, and other nasty behaviors. Unfortunately, we see s…

Why the Digital Divide in Education is So Hard to Solve, and How Technology Can Help

Solutions for solving the digital divide in education with technology What is the Digital Divide in education? First, we need to understand what the “digital divide in education” is. The…

Ensuring Effective and Ethical AI Use in Education

Monitor AI App Usage in Your Classroom with Lightspeed Tools Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the world we live in and has the potential to revolutionize the way we l…