http://media.govtech.net/Anthony/CDW-G_The_Efficient_Agency_Report.pdf?elq=315d9fd45ac04c06a494ac30b5e632c2&elqCampaignId= The need to drive effi...

http://thejournal.com/articles/2012/03/06/10-tips-for-easing-the-burden-of-it.aspx?=THEIN Some great MtM tips from Wesley Watts (Prince George's Coun...

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/09/us/for-texas-schools-a-year-of-doing-without.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha23_20120409 The effects of...

http://www.aasa.org/uploadedFiles/Policy_and_Advocacy/files/Weathering_the_Storm_Mar_2012_FINAL.pdf “Weathering the Storm” is based on a ...

http://www.infoworld.com/t/green-it/study-going-green-does-pay-itself-187595 Citing a new study conducted by O'Keefe and Company and sponsored by CDW...

http://www.schoolcio.com/Default.aspx?tabid=136&EntryId=3899 This blog offers some thoughts to defining budget needs and expressing the value of ...

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7869233/68391470/552874/0/ What district executives really want to know is the value of technology and related in...

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/02/14/details-of-obamas-proposed-70b-for-education/ The 2.5% proposed increase is significant in light of a lower ove...

http://campustechnology.com/articles/2012/02/01/succeeding-in-the-new-normal.aspx While focused at higher education, this article offers some great p...

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_edwatch/2012/02/state_ed_agencies_make_cuts_but_protect_key_areas.html Twenty-six of 37 states, plus the Distric...

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/cio-insights/think-the-cloud-will-cut-your-it-costs-not-so-fast-say-cios/105?tag=nl.e101 This is a brief reminder to...

http://www.datacenterjournal.com/it/developing-a-rapport-between-facilities-and-it/ Facilities maintains HVAC and power, and pays utility bills. Col...

http://www.edexcellence.net/publications/the-costs-of-online-learning.html This is an insightful white paper for those considering implementing virtu...

http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2012/01/11/6-predictions-green-it-2012 Improving the efficiency of IT tops the list for enterprises as they go into 201...

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/12/22/how-to-tap-corporate-philanthropy-in-support-of-ed-tech/ Deborah Ward provides some tips to seek out and levera...

http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2011/12/06/companies-shifting-cloud-computing-save-energy-cut-waste?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_cam...

http://www.getapp.com/blog/understanding-tco-for-cloud-software/?utm_source=gplus&utm_medium=sm&utm_campaign=blog-guide This short article pr...

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/us/several-efforts-under-way-to-measure-effect-of-states-budget-cuts-on-schools.html?emc=tnt&tntemail1=y From T...

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/12/06/as-budgets-get-stretched-schools-turn-to-free-digital-tools/ This article references sources for digital media ...

http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2011/12/open-source-total-cost-of-ownership-20/index.htm This article references a study done by LSE...

Article by Michael Simkins in California Association of School Administrators Leadership Magazine Written to be understood by school administrators, ...

At the recent SIIA EdTech Business Forum, Richard Sims, Chief Economist of the National Education Association, stated his views on school funding issu...

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222249/Is_Cloud_Computing_for_You_Five_Points_to_Consider?source=CTWNLE_nlt_wsmgnt_2011-12-01&utm_source=f...

http://www.nga.org/files/live/sites/NGA/files/pdf/FSS1111.PDF 2011 fall survey conducted by National Governors' Association and National Association ...

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2011/11/school_districts_fear_slashed.html?cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS2 Prepare for a reduction of 7.8% in the feder...

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/11/03/five-tips-for-erate-success/ E-rate application season is upon us - Don't give up on priority 2. Check out thes...

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/11/07/hosted-voip-a-better-call/ Moving hosting of VoIP off premis into the cloud may save money when using E-rate pr...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/24/schools-fear-worst-budget-cuts_n_1028054.html?utm_source=DailyBrief&utm_campaign=102411&utm_medium=em...

http://nttcom.tv/on-the-wire/articles/year/lots-to-consider-in-calculating-cloud-tco/ If you're considering moving applications to the cloud, or dete...

http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3569&emailView=1 Some state statistics on this year's school budgets - 37 states are providing l...

http://www.bcg.com/documents/file82603.pdf Education is positioned for transfomative change to enhance student learning, but is trailing other indust...

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/08/28/fcc-ruling-brings-e-rate-funding-to-more-applicants/ If you submitted a priority 2 E-rate application, there is...

http://www.convergemag.com/paper/Capturing-ARRA-Funding-in-K-12-Education.html The September 30 deadline for capturing stimulus funds is only a month...

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/08/24/01openingday_ep.h31.html?tkn=RNSFsU4Lv%2FfJXxZnJoBatbvKNGAGgXYM9npA&cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS1 As the economy ...

http://thejournal.com/Articles/2011/08/09/Closing-the-Loop-in-Education-Technology.aspx?Page=1 This article refers to a report by Boston Consulting G...

Strained Schools Face Bleak Future: Districts Foresee Budget Cuts, Teacher Layoffs, and a Slowing of Education Reform Efforts Drawing on information ...

http://campustechnology.com/Articles/2011/06/28/More-Students-and-More-Cuts-Mean-Tough-Choices.aspx?Page=1 This look at community colleges has applic...

http://schoolcio.com/showarticle/39780 The economic crisis with related budget cuts makes technology planning more critical. This is a useful guide f...

ARRA money has to be obligated by September 30, 2011. The U.S. Department of Education's June 17 ARRA Spending Report shows $1.8 billion in unobligate...

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/05/26/schools-struggle-to-recover-amid-years-of-cuts/ At least 21 states are seeking further cuts in K-12 for fiscal ...

http://www.aasa.org/uploadedFiles/Policy_and_Advocacy/files/AASAThousandCutsFINAL121610.pdf This school district superintendent survey from last Nove...

In March, to help states meet the challenge of doing more with less and to protect public schools from counterproductive cuts, the Secretary (Duncan...

APQC Education helps you do more with less.Their "Northstar" project for K-12 education includes a recent webinar,“Waste in Education,” wh...

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/04/06/server-virtualization-boosting-productivity-and-saving-money/ This eSN Resource Center consolidates articles on...

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/04/12/fy11-budget-eliminates-educational-technology-funds/ EETT funding doesn't make it in the compromise budget for ...

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/04/06/27statebudget_ep.h30.html?tkn=ZMZF0K03Uyqe90MYb2MLbUI7E%2Bo7yFtMLw9v&cmp=clp-edweek What is the stat...

http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/secletter/productivity.doc US Department of Education provides this report on dealing with the "new normal." Inclu...

This brief white paper was developed for small business, but applies well to K-12 schools.

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/02/09/20stim-tech.h30.html?tkn=NRQFZI7RdjwjsAibn26J7JRCYKMHIVWPSxvl&cmp=clp-edweek The Funding Cliff - ARR...

http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2011/02/09/02computers.h04.html This article looks at a program in Delaware for providing refurbished computers to...

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/01/24/amid-economic-uncertainty-ed-tech-leaders-do-more-with-less/? A review of CoSN's recent webinar on Mastering th...

To spark a national dialogue about educational productivity, the Center for American Progress has attempted to evaluate the return on investment (ROI)...

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2011/01/race_to_the_funding_cliff.html How much of your state's ARRA federal stimulus money has been spe...

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/01/13/16landscape.h30.html?Intc=EW-QC11-ENL Though nearly every state felt the sting of what has been called t...

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2010/12/federal_funding_for_k-12_to_st.html After Democratic leaders failed to enact a giant spending b...

The New Normal: Doing More with Less -- Secretary Arne Duncan's Remarks at the American Enterprise Institute November 17, 2010 A push to brea...

http://bellwethereducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Bellwether_Conflicting-Missions-Unclear-Results.pdf This report on ARRA spending to support...

http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/FSS1012.PDF The Fiscal Survey of States, a report released today by the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Na...

http://www.setda.org/web/guest/ARRAreportnov2010 ARRA Investments in Technology, Innovation, and K-12 Reform: The Digital Education Funding Cliff,” ...

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/11/17/duncan-ed-tech-can-help-cut-costs/ Arne Duncan and the National Education Technology Plan (NETP) are emphasizin...

Negotiating a Contract: How to Waste Less Time and Get Better Results Information is power; negotiate from strengths, treat the vendor as a peer and ...

http://www.articlemeister.com/desktop-support-desk-best-practices-the-eight-essential-kpi%E2%80%99s-for-world-class-performance/ Eight key performanc...

http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/CloudComputingExplained/206526 We have all been beseiged with information o...

http://www.readwriteweb.com/cloud/2010/08/when-k-12-moves-to-the-cloud.php Starting with consolidating email and personal productivity tools helps to...

http://blog.connectedplanetonline.com/unfiltered/2010/08/23/more-sunny-outlooks-for-the-cloud-time-for-a-reality-check/ Migrating apps to the cloud r...

http://www.idgconnect.com/idgconnect/download/4836/concib-idgc3/it-systems-management/networking-communications/voip/a-practical-guide-migrating-voip-...

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/18/business/economy/18teachers.html?_r=1&th&emc=th Faced with the prospect of continued budget shortfalls, man...

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/07/27/how-to-survive-the-school-budget-crisis/ This eSN Resource Center contains recent eSN articles related to obtai...

This year's theme is "Mastering the Moment" - Your opportunity to contribute. March 14 - 16, 2011 New Orleans, LA This year we expanded the types ...

http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2010/06/16/03negotiations.h03.html?cmp=clp-edweek This article illustrates some examples of partnering for volume p...

Strategy Guide to Branch Office Consolidation for K-12 School Districts Doing more with less: sponsored by HP and Intel. Many of today's schools ...

http://cms.lgfl.net/c/document_library/get_file?folderId=217126&name=DLFE-9501.pdf Significant savings have been shown through the use of a purch...

http://campustechnology.com/whitepapers/2010/06/microsoft_10a_cloud-computing-in-education_savings-flexibility-and-choice-for-it.aspx?pc=e130em01&...

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/05/26/33edujobs.h29.html?tkn=SQQFCfej275CIWQdVvprcNb4OqV%2FswrnkRGJ&cmp=clp-edweek Supporters say up to 30...

http://www.thedailyjournal.com/article/20100512/NEWS01/5120337/V+land++CCC+link+Internet+connections Renegotiation with service providers (Internet I...

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/21/education/21teachers.html?th&emc=th As ARRA stimulus funding winds down, 100,000 to 300,000 public school jobs ...

How America’s Public Schools Continue to Feel the Impact of the Economic Downturn seventh in a series of studies by AASA examining the impact of the ...

In the nine-page article, district and regional leaders share advice on responding to the economic downturn without cutting vital services. The mono...

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9170678/Moving_to_the_cloud_Big_savings_but_plan_ahead?taxonomyId=158&pageNumber=1 While not K-12 specific...

http://asbo.informz.net/asbo/archives/archive_734296.html The U.S. Department of Education asked for ASBO’s assistance in identifying best practices ...

http://www.techlearning.com/blogs/27896 Pass this on to your teachers; 11 ideas on how to save on software, printing, text books and more.

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/1105/journal_201002/#/0 The February edition contains an article on spending (stimulus funds) and one on saving (doin...

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/08/education/08educ.html?emc=tnt&tntemail1=y With the federal money running out, many of the nation’s schools are ...

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/02/10/21mtr_stim-tech.h29.html Part of a special report, "Schools and the Stimulus: A Midterm Report on an Unp...

http://smartest-it.stream57.com/02242pm/Default.aspx?RegID=02242pm  February 24, 2010 at 11:00AM PT | 02:00PM ET Virtualization enables a journey th...

"Under ever-increasing pressure, many CIOs are now looking at IT Infrastructure management as an effective means to drive business transformation. Whi...

Article by CoSN's TCO Project Director on understanding the role of Total Cost of Ownership as both a strategic (planning) and tactical (IT efficienci...

by Michelle R. Davis This article looks at the ramifications of delaying computer refresh cycle replacements in light of school budget cuts. Looking ...

Some insight to 2010 federal education funding. The the U.S. Department of Education at about $63.7 billion financing represents a 2 percent increase ...

How Today’s Economic Downturn Is Impacting IT Leaders and Their Organizations The economic crisis has affected private and public colleges as well a...

This is the sixth in a series of reports from the American Association of School Administrators on the impact of the economic downturn on schools. The...

A report issued by theDomestic Policy Council, Executive Office of the President in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Education October 19, 200...

As a result, Gartner's Sondergaard said, IT operations "are going to have to start to plan for the impact of increased equipment failure rates." http...

Federal stimulus funds for education are flowing to states and local school districts, but many of the dollars are simply backfilling budget holes, li...

CoSN Members - Check your July 27 email from CoSN, "EETT Funds Released to Your State Today & Guidance on Race to Top" for a concise explanation o...

By Douglas MacMillan, July 12, 2009 Educators worry that the long-term burden of tech programs will fall on cash-poor states and districts. While one...

T.H.E Journal, 7/7/09 by Goeffrey Fletcher The funds from the $270 million EETT budget were sent to the states July 1. The $650 million from the EETT...

The nearly $100 billion for education in the federal stimulus package is helping school districts staunch the bleeding as the recession gashes their o...

Nearly four months after becoming law, more than half the states – 27 to be exact – have been approved to receive the initial 67% of their State Fisca...

"K-12 Technology Tools and Trends 2009," a report that details what school and district technology coordinators and curriculum directors think about t...

In a letter to chief state school officers (May 29, 2009) Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, announced the availability of three bond funds availabl...

The United States Department of Education could make all $650 million of the EETT stimulus package funds available to states by July 1 rather than i...

While addressing the House Committee on Education and Labor in Washington, DC Wednesday, Education Secretary Arne Duncan reemphasized that the State ...

The passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has provided unprecedented levels of federal funding for education, and it has pro...

The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) today released Mastering the Moment: Technology Leadership in Times of Economic Distress, a new toolkit ...