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Jessica-Napier

Jessica Renee Napier

Contributing Writer

Jessica Renee Napier is a California-based writer who began her journalism career in public broadcasting. She teaches yoga, enjoys traveling and likes to stay up on all things tech.

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K-12 Education
Utah and Florida Top the 2014 Digital Learning Report Card
Plus, three trends are currently taking place in digital education.
April 23, 2015
 · Jessica Renee Napier
K-12 Education
4 Ways District Data Can Support Student Success
The strategy for one district in Tennessee was to get data in the hands of teachers so they could drive improvement in the classroom -- and they're taking it even further.
February 26, 2015
 · Jessica Renee Napier
Digital Communities
Baltimore’s Mobile Bill Pay Serves Millennials, Underserved Populations
The service, which took six months to develop, was on the municipality’s wish list for three years.
February 11, 2015
 · Jessica Renee Napier
#Hack4Congress: Can This Not-Just-for-Technologists Event Fix Congress?
With Congress' approval rating at an all-time low, the civic technology community is gathering to fix the dysfunction.
January 21, 2015
 · Jessica Renee Napier
Digital Communities
Alexandria, Va., to Pilot its ‘Sticky Wicket’
Under the Safe + Smart Cities pilot program, the city wants help to solve the issue with the most legal and technology challenges -- which has yet to be determined.
January 07, 2015
 · Jessica Renee Napier
Justice and Public Safety
NMWatch: Mapping Fires in Collaborative Fashion
During the Northern California King Fire, a fire mapping tool created for New Mexico proved its value.
September 24, 2014
 · Jessica Renee Napier
Emerging Tech
Jail Surveillance in Maricopa County Goes High Def
New system captures and retrieves video from six facilities housing as many as 10,000 inmates.
September 09, 2014
 · Jessica Renee Napier
Budget & Finance
Colorado Updates 22-Year-Old Financial System
The technology upgrade will revamp the state's financial infrastructure, and is expected to improve significantly how workers and customers interact with the state when it comes to accounting, budgeting and procurement.
August 04, 2014
 · Jessica Renee Napier
Broadband and Network
Security Goes Virtual in Corpus Christi, Texas
As Corpus Christi field personnel move toward the use of mobile technologies, the push is to provide a secure information resource wherever and whenever needed.
July 14, 2014
 · Jessica Renee Napier
Digital Communities
National '311 for Cities' Aimed at Growing Local Economies (Interactive Map)
The National Resource Network is more than a 311 call center — it is an attempt to improve how the federal government supports advancing local priorities.
June 25, 2014
 · Jessica Renee Napier
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