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Governments often struggle with massive new IT projects

10 months 1 week ago
Idaho’s state government was facing a problem. In 2018, its 86 state agencies were operating with a mix of outdated, mismatched business systems that ran internal processes like payroll and human resources. Some of the programs dated back to the 1980s, and many were written in programming languages they don’t teach in engineering schools anymore. […]
Paige Gross

Alton School District Adopts New Way of Communicating with Parents

10 months 1 week ago
ALTON - Parents, administrators and teachers at Alton Community Unit School District #11 are using a new method of communication. ParentSquare, a new app that allows school districts to communicate directly with parents, is the newest tech tool adopted by ACUSD11. Superintendent Elaine Kane explained that the app aims to increase the district’s communication with parents and community stakeholders while decreasing the district’s reliance on social media. “We were relying on social media to communicate, but yet it was ineffective because people are submersed in social media and our messaging was getting blurred,” Kane said. “ParentSquare allows two-way communication with all of our followers without having people who aren’t actually connected to the district interfering with our communication platform.” Parents and community members can use ParentSquare to communicate with teachers and administrators. They can also see announcements

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Sultan: Designer dorm décor is a sign of changing times

10 months 1 week ago
Aisha Sultan writes: It’s hard to fight the temptation to buy fancy things they really don’t need because we are anxious about letting go. And, it’s even harder when you immerse yourself in a subculture of competitive dorm decor.
By Aisha Sultan St. Louis Post-Dispatch

AT&T Has To Settle Over Another 911 Outage, This Time For $950k

10 months 1 week ago
As a “trusted ally” in the government’s vast and unaccountable domestic surveillance programs, AT&T receives oodles of government favors. From broad and often mindless deregulation and massive deployment subsidies to $42 billion in tax breaks in exchange for doing absolutely nothing, the U.S. government adores slathering its patriotic partner with cash. Which makes it all […]
Karl Bode