CoSN recently released the first monograph from its forthcoming four-part 2010 Compendium.  The monograph titled Weathering the Storm provides insight from district and regional school leaders on how to respond to budget constraints related to the economic crisis, without cutting vital technology services. The Compendium monograph details eight approaches for dealing with the economic crisis, as shared by ten chief technology officers (CTOs) and superintendents from school districts across the nation.

For an executive summary of the monograph click on Download below. For a full copy of the report, you must be a member of CoSN. Please logon to  mycosn in the upper left navigation bar. Please refer to a private all-member email sent 3/18/10 for more details.

“Nationwide nearly every district has been affected in some way by the economic downturn,” said Keith Krueger, CEO of CoSN. “What this monograph provides are strategies for successfully navigating this terrain. We think the best kind of insight we can provide CTOs and other school leaders are the approaches that their peers have employed and the lessons they have learned in the process.”

The Federal Communications Commission delivered to Congress a National Broadband Plan setting an ambitious agenda for connecting all corners of the nation while transforming the economy and society with the communications network of the future -- robust, affordable Internet.

 “The National Broadband Plan is a 21^st century roadmap to spur economic growth and investment, create jobs, educate our children, protect our citizens, and engage in our democracy,” said Chairman Julius Genachowski. “It’s an action plan, and action is necessary to meet the challenges of global competitiveness, and harness the power of broadband to help address so many vital national issues.”