People are talking about tech in Richmond City Public Schools.

You've seen the K-12 “techlash” headlines.Here's what's happening on the ground. FYI

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Technology offers incredible promise in education and can also do incredible harm. Our goal is neither to promote or advocate against it, but to make this moment legible to parents, educators, technologists, and the general public.

Conversation intensity, last 90 days, 0 to 100

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District report

Richmond City Public Schools

Virginia · about 20,819 students

LivelyRank 70 of 730 districts above zeroHigh confidence · 4 signals in 2 events

Where the volume comes from

Pulling back · 42Leaning in · 0

Public voice 45% · Formal action 55% of the volume

Top signals

Oct 22 · National newsRichmond Public Schools hit by cyberattack; ransom-style notes on laptopsPulling back · Strength 3/5
Oct 22 · Local newsRichmond schools run tech-free for second day after cyber incidentPulling back · Strength 3/5
Oct 21 · Local newsRichmond Public Schools offline after cybersecurity incidentPulling back · Strength 2/5
Oct 21 · District noticeRPS posts divisionwide network outage noticePulling back · Strength 2/5

Topics

Data privacyGeneral edtechScreens and devices

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