From “As Real As It Gets” to AP Classrooms: How Muscatatuck Is Shaping America’s Cyber Talent Pipeline
Tucked into Jennings County, Indiana, the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center (MUTC) is one of the most unique training environments in the country—1,000 acres of urban and rural terrain designed to…
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Turning Evaluation Into Value: Cybersecurity as a Strategic Investment
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a reminder that protecting digital learning requires more than technical safeguards—it requires strategy, leadership, and measurable value. We will highlight two examples in this blog.…
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AI Threats and K–12: People Matter Most
By now, we are all too aware that K-12 schools are a frequent target for cyber attacks. Ransomware encrypts and locks confidential data, forcing schools to decide whether to pay…
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Bridging the Business Continuity Gap with AI for K-12 School Districts
In today’s fast-paced world, the unforeseen can strike at any moment, from natural disasters to cyberattacks. Preparing for such events with robust business continuity and incident response plans is crucial…
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CoSN TLE Spotlight: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
CoSN TLE Spotlight: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools The North Carolina Department of Instruction joined CoSN’s TLE State Partnership Program to provide TLE applications and student data privacy supports to all…
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Building a Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign in 30 Days
This year our district, Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95, took on a challenge: build a districtwide cybersecurity awareness campaign in just thirty days. My goal wasn’t to create…
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Fred Rogers and Technological Opportunity
Fred Rogers and Technological Opportunity This past summer, while working on the 2025 Blaschke Report, I had the opportunity to visit the Fred Rogers Center in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Alongside my…
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EdTech Professional Development
EdTech Professional Development Introduction The successful implementation of educational technology (EdTech) tools in classrooms is dependent on educators having a nuanced understanding of the resource they will use, its pedagogical…
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Preparation and Progress
Preparation and Progress Introduction K-12 schools are designed for social AND professional induction. They aim to teach concrete skills that can be used in the workforce while simultaneously fostering socio-emotional…
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A Digital Childhood
A Digital Childhood Introduction Children in the United States are growing up in a media ecosystem that is drastically different than that of most adults. This generation of kids have…
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