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    Districts need to improve oversight of technology equipment, New York State Comptroller says

    March 17, 2023
    An audit of 20 districts found that more than 20% of technology assets were not properly accounted for.
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    New York state allocates $31.4 million for technology and security upgrades

    March 9, 2023
    Funding comes from the $2 billion Smart Schools Bond Act that voters approved in 2014.
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    Cyberattack shuts down community college in Massachusetts

    March 7, 2023
    Northern Essex Community College's campuses have been closed for 5 days, but hope to reopen Wednesday.
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    New York City begins effort to track all the technology in its schools

    Feb. 21, 2023
    The “Central Inventory Project” will log the hundreds of thousands of devices being used in schools and central offices.
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    Ransomware attack temporarily closes schools in 2 Michigan counties

    Nov. 15, 2022
    Schools in Jackson and Hillsdale counties are served by an intermediate district victimized by the cyberattack.

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