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St. Louis Schools Adopt App-Driven Student Transport Tech
Saint Louis Public Schools (SLPS), which operates public schools in the City of St. Louis, Mo., has inked a three-year transportation contract with Zum, a provider of student transportation services that feature data-driven routing, driver tracking, and app-driven updating functions through a mobile app.
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  1. 911 Michigan Lawmakers Push for Panic Alert System in Schools
    Two Michigan lawmakers, Sens. Michael Webber and John Damoose, are proposing legislation that would implement mobile panic alert systems throughout the state’s public and nonpublic schools to ensure real-time coordination between schools, 911, law enforcement, and first responders.
  2. GAO May Take White House to Court Over Funding Freeze
    Gene Dodaro, comptroller general of the United States and head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), told lawmakers this week that his agency is preparing to potentially take President Donald Trump to court over his efforts to freeze Federal funding for programs that Congress has already approved.
  3. Ohio Completes Highway Patrol Aviation Technology Expansion
    Law enforcement across the state of Ohio now has access to enhanced aviation downlink technology. The new technology allows Ohio State Highway Patrol’s (OSHP) Aviation Unit to transmit live feeds of aerial video footage to command staff on the ground during active, evolving criminal investigations and emergencies.
  1. Sacramento Using Bus-Mounted Cameras to Improve Safety at Bus Stops
    The Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) is working with the City of Sacramento to launch a Bus Stop Enforcement Program that is aimed at improving safety and accessibility for riders and SacRT employees.
  2. NYC Selects T-Mobile as Carrier for City Operations
    New York City has selected T-Mobile as the carrier network to support city operations.
  3. New York State Missing Thousands of IT Devices Due to Waste, Lax Security
    A new audit from the New York State Comptroller’s office found that the state’s Office of Information Technology Services’ (ITS) has lost thousands of devices due to waste, inventory mismanagement, and lax security.
  4. Ohio’s Human Trafficking Data Dashboard Centralizes Data Sources
    The Ohio Department of Public Safety has created a new human trafficking dashboard that combines data from several state agencies into a centralized location to increase accessibility for the public, policy makers, and researchers.
  1. Old Dominion University Launches AI Platform for Students and Faculty
    Old Dominion University (ODU) has launched MonarchMind, a secure, university-hosted generative AI platform designed for faculty and staff.
  2. Arkansas Bans Student Smartphones During School day
    Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed the Bell to Bell, No Cell Act into law. The legislation bans smartphones and other personal electronic devices like smart watches from all public schools in Arkansas. The legislation will go into effect at the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year. 
  3. Judge May Rule This Week on OMB Funding Freeze Injunction
    A Federal judge on Friday heard arguments about whether to further block the Trump administration from freezing trillions of dollars in Federal grant and loan programs.
  4. Princeton University Donates Laptops to Correctional Facilities
    Princeton University has donated 52 laptop computers to the New Jersey Department of Corrections to support higher education and digital literacy.
  5. StateRAMP Rebrands as GovRAMP, Cybersecurity Mission Stays the Same
    The cybersecurity nonprofit StateRAMP will transition to GovRAMP. The organization said the rebrand reflects its “ongoing mission to unify cybersecurity frameworks across all levels of government, including state, local, tribal, and educational institutions, while continuing to bridge the public and private sectors.”
  6. Oregon Opens new 911 Software Testing Lab
    Oregon’s State 911 program announced that it has opened a new 911 testing lab which will allow for the testing of new 911 system capabilities in a simulated environment before deploying them in live settings.
  7. Maryland Launches Resource Website for Displaced Federal Workers
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has launched the Maryland Public Servants Resource Website that aims to serve as a centralized hub for programs and resources to support Maryland’s Federal employees and contractors impacted by Federal workforce layoffs, firings, and changes to Federal funding due to the Trump administration’s recent executive orders and policy changes.  
  8. California Dashboard Tracking Fire Recovery, Connecting Survivors
    California has launched a new dashboard on the CA.gov/LAfires website to track recovery efforts for Los Angeles, including data on people helped, debris removal, schools, water systems, and air quality.
  9. New York Launches ‘Tree Tracker’ Tech
    The state of New York has launched a new website and interactive tree tracking tool that will help document progress towards the state’s goal of planting 25 million trees by 2033.
  10. Oregon Dept. of Ed. Launches Online Report Card
    The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) has launched the Online Report Card, which will make K-12 public education data more accessible for students, families, and community members.