School website accessibility is a shared responsibility. Half of the responsibility lies with school webmasters and content creators. The other half rests with the developer of the content management system (CMS) that the district is using to create their website.
In an era of school choice, how can schools stand out from the crowd? For Schuylerville Preparatory High School in the Bronx, a great website is a key component of their recruiting strategy. They've experienced accelerated growth since implementing their eChalk site in 2017.
The FTC recently fined Google $170 million for violations of children’s data privacy on their popular YouTube platform—but they are far from the only offender. Thousands of websites and education apps commonly used in classrooms are collecting, using and even selling student data. Here’s what schools can do to protect student data privacy.
Many school webmasters are turning to third-party plug-in tools like WAVE and Siteimprove to evaluate the accessibility of their websites. But how easy is it for non-experts to interpret these reports—and how consistent are they?
Class webpages contain some of the most important information that students and parents need to fully participate in the day-to-day life of the school. Here are six easy steps teachers can take to make their class pages more accessible for visitors with disabilities.
Many districts are turning to third-party website accessibility providers to bring their sites into compliance with ADA and Section 508 standards. What do these add-on solutions actually do? And do you really need a third-party accessibility tool on top of your school website CMS?