Heartland School Solutions has acquired School-Link Technologies Inc., a privately-held provider of K-12 school nutrition and point-of-sale solutions. Heartland’s suite of front- and back-of-the-house K-12 school nutrition and POS technology solutions automate and streamline inventory management and menu planning, as well as track purchases and manage Free and Reduced Meal Applications, among other things. Parents […]

The University of Baltimore and campus card service provider CardSmith announced the launch of a new multi-functional ID card for the university’s downtown Baltimore campus. The new Bee Card will offer students convenient, cashless access to a wide range of campus facilities and services including the bookstore, campus offices, copy center, parking services & shuttle […]

From universities to primary schools, campus cards offer several ways for institutions to raise the level in automation and efficiency. Administrators can do away the manual tasks and piles of paperwork. According to Zebra Technologies, campus card technology serves as a foundation and provides support for an array of school amenities including campus security, point-of-sale, […]

AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the fall 2011 issue of Regarding ID. The interactive feature enables a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were on the desk in front […]

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools are in the process of moving to a unified card system, combining the district-issued city bus pass, school library card, student ID and lunch number all into one. According to The Tennessean, the district just entered a five-year contract for $60,000 worth of machines, software and licensing and an additional $6,000 […]

The Washington County School District in Florida is adding biometric identity authentication systems to all of its school buses in an effort to better keep tabs on students’ whereabouts, according to a WJHG News article. The original decision to bring the new systems on board came from reported inconsistencies in attendance recording. Among the challenges […]

Gauge Mobile has teamed up with Newad to launch a series of NFC-enabled advertising displays on college campuses across Canada. Based on Gauge’s Scanvee platform, the solution enables users to simply tap their NFC-enabled smart phone on a Newad display to instantly receive discount coupons, enter contests, provide feedback or purchase products. According to Gauge, […]

It seems like it should be a story out of the Onion, but it’s not. John F. Kennedy High School in La Palma, Calif. has started a student ID program that classifies and separates students based on their test scores. According to the Orange County Register, students must carry ID cards in one of three […]