Preparing Your Community for Social Unrest: How Technology Solutions Can Help
Preparing for social unrest amid these trying times requires coordination and collaboration between several state and local agencies.
Safety & Protection
From PTO to RTO: How Employee Communication Has Changed in 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed employee communications in 2020, with organizations updating a variety of policies, from PTO to RTO.
Should Teachers be Treated Like Front-Line Workers?
Reopening schools has proven to be unpredictable and stressful for teachers and faculty. The biggest challenge for schools is ensuring the safety of both the students and school staff.
Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 Misinformation
If you’ve been browsing the internet you’ve likely come across misinformation about the coronavirus. It's key for government leaders to prevent the spread of rumors.
What are Strike Teams and how do they Minimize COVID-19 Hot Spots in Communities?
Most states have rapid response units tasked with responding to community outbreaks of COVID-19 and minimizing the impact of the virus. While not all rapid response units are assigned the title of “strike team”, they all do much the same thing - albeit on different scales.
Why It’s Important to Check-In on Your K-12 Employees
As the globe struggles to adapt to the changes caused by the coronavirus pandemic, keeping mental health front of mind is extremely important.
Will We See Alyssa’s Law in the State of New York?
Alyssa's Law would require some kind of silent panic button or alarm in all public schools with a direct link to law enforcement agencies.
Managing Mental Health Remotely For K-12 Schools
In response to the international outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), K-12 schools across the country canceled classes and moved learning online. Teachers have readjusted to their new normal, sending virtual schedule and prerecorded links for videos. Districts are distributed laptops and internet hotspots to those in need, and meal pick-up locations remain open in
Best Practices for Business Communications during the Coronavirus Outbreak
Organizations that implement best practices for business communications during the coronavirus outbreak will be better equipped to adapt to rapidly changing environments - giving them a better chance of surviving the disruption and recovering quicker.
How State and Local Governments can Enforce Social Distancing Policies and Better Protect Employees in the Community
While the U.S. remains behind most of the world in terms of the number of confirmed coronavirus infections per 100,000 citizens, state and local governments have an opportunity to take advantage of communication solutions in order to enforce social distancing policies and better protect employees in the community. Last Friday, the New York Times published
