Insurance for Student Devices

Rob Dickson is the Chief Information Officer for Kansas’ largest school district, Wichita Public Schools (WPS). He also started and currently oversees Education Imagine Academy, a virtual school. This blog…
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Lessons Learned from a Cyber Incident Part 1: The Incident & The Aftermath

Part of a blog series from the CoSN’s Cybersecurity Committee in preparation for and tied to Cybersecurity Month.  As the Director of Technology, I have recent, first-hand experience managing the…
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Leveraging the K-12 Gen AI Readiness Checklist: A Guide for District Leadership

The rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology present both incredible opportunities and significant challenges for educational settings. Whether or not a school district is considering leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI),…
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CoSN’s Digital Equity Dashboard

CoSN’s new Digital Equity Dashboard is an essential tool for school and community leaders to ensure that all students have equitable access to devices, connectivity, and other digital resources. This…
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10 Key CoSN Back-to-School resources for Ed Tech Leaders

1) Digital Equity Dashboard  CoSN’s Digital Equity Dashboard is an innovative and practical tool designed to help school districts and communities leverage data to close digital equity gaps. This powerful…
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Stagger System for Purchasing Devices 

Kelly May-Vollmar, Ed.D. serves as superintendent of educational and technology services for Desert Sands Unified School District in La Quinta, California. This blog post describes a system that would allow…
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Women in IT Leadership – ASU/GSV’s Brave New World

CoSN’s EdTech Leadership Survey Report of 2022 noted an upward trend of women in IT leadership from the previous report. In 2020, 25% of IT leaders were female while the…
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Leveraging Technology to Reduce Teacher Stress

Part of a Blog Series from the Emerging Technologies Committee Leveraging Technology for Improving School Wellness and Safety Teacher stress and dissatisfaction in the workplace is at an all-time high(1).…
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School Safety Technologies

Part of a Blog Series from the Emerging Technologies Committee Leveraging Technology for Improving School Wellness and Safety School leaders are looking for ways to make their schools safer, and…
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Epic Penalties for Epic Privacy Violations

While many of us were preparing for the winter holidays, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was busy preparing its version of a holiday gift for Epic Games, Inc. the developer…
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