CoSN Issues Statement on White House Criticism of Distance Learning
CoSN CEO Keith Krueger today issued the following statement on the recent criticism of distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic by Trump Administration senior officials: “During this COVID-19 emergency,…
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Addressing the Homework Gap through Public-Private Partnerships
According to a 2018 report from the Pew Research Center, approximately 15% of households with school-aged children do not have Internet access, and nearly 20% report not being able to…
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CoSN Welcomes COVID-19 Stimulus Package’s E-Learning Down Payment
CoSN CEO Keith Krueger today issued the following statement in support of the Education Stabilization Fund provision of the U.S. COVID-19 stimulus package released by Congress: “CoSN applauds…
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CoSN (Consortium for School Networking) and MindRocket Media Group Launch New Podcast Series to Support K-12 EdTech Leaders in the Digital Age
CoSN and MindRocket Media Group today launched The CoSN Podcast, designed to digitally support K-12 school district technology leaders with timely insights from recognized experts in the field. The first…
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Adventures In Accessibility
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to lead a 90-minute workshop on Digital Equity at the CAST’s Annual Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Symposium. In preparation for the…
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1:1 Program Designed to Create Equitable Learning
Each year, CoSN’s Withrow CTO Award recognizes the extraordinary contributions of district Chief Technology Officers whose leadership has helped to transform their system. This year’s recipient, Phil Hintz from Gurnee…
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CoSN Applauds New Digital Equity Bill Introduced in the Senate
Keith Krueger, CEO of CoSN, issued the following statement on today’s introduction of the Digital Equity Act of 2019 in the U.S. Senate: “This new digital equity bill constitutes a…
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New Bill Stands Up for Digital Equity in America’s School Districts
Keith Krueger, CEO of CoSN (the Consortium for School Networking), today issued the following statement on the bipartisan bill introduced this week by U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) and U.S.…
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Report Reveals Surprising Data About Mobile Broadband Usage in Schools
A recent Mobile Beacon report analyzing mobile broadband usage by non-profit organizations, including schools, finds that schools utilizing Mobile Beacon’s 4G LTE internet service indicate that the ability to supplement…
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Tips for School Leaders in a Post-Net Neutrality World
On December 14, 2017, the FCC voted to rescind the fairly young Net Neutrality protections put into place two years ago. The purpose of these rules was to prevent Internet Service…
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