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Lightspeed Alert™ Adds Powerful New Machine Learning Capabilities to Increase Accuracy

From violence and thoughts of death in Hamlet to the dramatic double suicide at the end of Romeo and Juliet, the works of Shakespeare are filled with troubling themes. Student assignments about...

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...

Closing the Homework Gap: Confronting the Digital Divide in Education with Data-Driven Solutions

What is the Digital Divide in education? The digital divide in education refers to unequal access to technology and digital resources for learning. Disparities in digital access, also ref...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month: 88 Ways to Get Help, Information, and Support

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It's the ideal time to open up the conversation, reach out, and spread awareness about the significance of the problem in our schools and communities.

Introducing the Universal Connectivity module, powered by Lightspeed Insight

I joined Lightspeed Systems last year, inspired by the opportunity to help districts create a safe and secure learning environment at a time when technological advancement was, and still is, gr...

The Best of Cloud, Agent, and Inline Filtering—All in One

Lightspeed Filter™ - content filtering for K-12 In today’s digital age, students can access a wealth of information on the internet, including harmful and inappropriate content. With the...

Three Ways to Give Students a Safe Place to Express Their Concerns

Kids have a lot on their minds as they walk through our hallways. I don’t fit in. I can’t keep up with my classes. My friend is cutting. Is my school safe? For disadvantaged students, problems m...

Introducing Real-Time User Activity Reporting

As an IT admin, keeping track of your organization’s web activity can be a daunting task, especially when trying to troubleshoot issues or test policy updates. But what if you could access real...

It’s Budget Time—Prioritize Safety and Mental Health for 2023-24

Budgeting is never fun, but these are some of the most important decisions you’ll make as a school administrator. You’re getting in full swing to go through the complex process of creating a det...

The Importance of Access to Teletherapy and How STOPit Does It

The crisis is real, but what can we do? Many educators understand that schools need innovative solutions, such as telehealth, to keep up with the rise in student mental health issues. The Nation...

Evaluating K-12 School District Apps for Budget Planning

As school budget planning for the 2023-24 school year is underway, IT and curriculum leaders are evaluating their district’s current school apps and resources to determine which apps to keep and…

3 Tactics for Effective Student Data Privacy Protection

After the widespread technology boom in education, district leaders and teachers are inundated with a seemingly infinite number of applications for digital learning.

6 Ways To Manage Social Media and Streaming Platforms Your Way

Get the flexibility your district needs to manage social media and streaming platforms with Lightspeed Filter ™, making them a safe and reliable resource for learning and instruction.

Overcome Obstacles to Funding Student Mental Health and Safety Programs

Schools are struggling to cope with the shocking rise in mental and behavioral health problems among K-12 students, including increased rates of suicide, depression, anxiety, and behavioral issu...

10 Critical Factors That Help Schools Normalize Asking for Help

Educators are all asking how we best can support student wellness, given the risks faced by today's children and youth. Historically, schools have focused largely on at-risk students requiring r...

5 Commonly Asked Questions Lightspeed Digital Insight Can Answer Within Minutes

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The Promise of MTSS in Helping Every Student Succeed

Schools are at the frontline of the student mental health crisis. It’s no secret that youth mental health is a top priority for educators--and one that can have a dramatic impact on academic out...

Can’t Hire Enough Mental Health Staff? Get Help with Edtech

With soaring rates of mental health challenges among children and teens, leading pediatric health experts have declared a national emergency in child and adolescent mental health.

How to Navigate Developing Education Trends in 2023

Get ahead of the challenges facing school districts in 2023 by monitoring trends that will affect your district.

Prevent Cyberbullying and Violence in School with Lightspeed Alert

Half of students identify as victims of cyberbullying.

How to Use Technology to Prevent School Bullying

Prevent School Bullying with Lightspeed Alert Bullying and cyberbullying continue to be prevalent in K-12 schools. In fact, 90% of students in Grades 4-8 report that they have been bullie...

Strong Start, Rapid Adoption: Manatee County’s Lightspeed Classroom Rollout

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