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...

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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...

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

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

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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...

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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...

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

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

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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...

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

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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...

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

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

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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...

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

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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...

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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...

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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...

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

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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...

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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...

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

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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...

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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...

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

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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...

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

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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...

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

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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...

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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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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...

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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...

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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...

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

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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...

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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...

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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...

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

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

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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...

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

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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...

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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 ...

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

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

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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...

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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...

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

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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

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

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

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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 ...

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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 ...

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

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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...

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

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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

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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 ...

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

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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...

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

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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...

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

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