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The COVID-19 pandemic has decimated public transit in cities all over the world, completely changing the transportation landscape.

With help from a data analytics company, Duval County Public Schools used metrics like attendance, discipline reports and test scores to flag at-risk students and increase graduation rates by over 25 percent in 10 years.

What if your cybersecurity training isn't good enough? Sajed Naseem, CISO of New Jersey Courts, and Rebecca Rakoski, co-founder of XPAN Law Partners, share their insights on this pressing modern issue.

It’s the first acquisition for ArchiveSocial, which stores public officials’ social media posts so they can be accessed later. It’s also the sixth gov tech acquisition to be announced or completed this month.

Through a $65,000 grant, and in partnership with the training studio Notiontheory and the software company Unity, the school is starting a spatial computing program in which kids can create applications and environments.

Both to prepare science students and attract top teachers, Hampton City Schools is renovating old science classrooms and adding at least 15 more in a 37,000-square-foot expansion due for completion in 2023.

San Francisco previously announced that it will require employees to be vaccinated in high-risk settings, including hospitals, nursing homes and jails, regardless of whether they work for the city.

Once the heat arrives, residents are encouraged to find air conditioning, avoid strenuous activities, wear light clothing, drink plenty of water and check on family and neighbors.

The contract, which last for three years, will cost $38.8 million and provide fire protection and emergency medical services for a third of the county and at least 57,000 residents.

To compete globally and optimize our nation’s productivity, America needs to invest quickly in its digital future by spending the money needed for public access to — and technical leadership in — the digital world.

’We have 11 cases, that ranks us first in the 17 counties in the Capital District. The doctor told us that the age range of cases is from 35-50 and that they are all very, very sick cases.’

Welcome to the latest issue of The Districts, where we chronicle the people, issues and activities impacting special districts across the U.S.

Our Sisters' School in Massachusetts has invested in a robotics club, a greenhouse, coding programs, extra science instructors and other resources to help girls break into careers in which women are underrepresented.

Nearly a week after a ransomware attack was first detected at St. Joseph's/ Candler, the Savannah, Ga., area's largest health-care system is still not yet back to normal as officials work with the FBI on the incident.

Cameras have been used for security for some time, and like it or not, they will be used more in the future. We should work to find resources to offer this visual neighborhood watch opportunity to all communities.

Government agencies should make public participation easier by sending text notices when meeting agenda items come up for discussion, civil rights activist Shane Harris said at a news conference Wednesday.

In a recent GovTech webinar, Craig Hopkins, CIO of San Antonio, Texas, discussed the new landscape of resident engagement and the strategies his team is using to serve the community better than ever before.

While Massachusetts doesn’t have a ballot measure on gig workers like California did, the debate over how drivers at app-based companies are classified — effectively what benefits they should have — is gaining steam.

The association of ed-tech leaders gave its inaugural SETDA Candice Dodson Influencer Award to Richardson for her work championing digital learning and her involvement with several state-level teams and initiatives.

Answer: Yes.

Cyber criminals are finding workarounds to steal unemployment checks after the state increased security. The scam involves official-looking emails and phone calls to steal user login information.

The National Science Foundation, US Ignite and other partners announced the launch of a wireless communications testbed in rural central Iowa to explore expanding broadband access to rural America and other innovations.

Following a cyberattack that officials called a “sophisticated phishing attack,” the Cobb County Board of Commissioners is considering allocating the funds needed to create four new cybersecurity positions.

She holds forth on her vision for the agency.