CoSN Congratulates FCC for Unanimous Approval of Emergency Connectivity Fund Implementation Plan

CoSN CEO Keith Krueger today issued the following statement applauding the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) approval of the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program’s implementing regulations.   The more than $7 billion…
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CoSN Releases Key Findings of Breakthrough Study on Student Home Connectivity

CoSN today (May 4, 2021) released a report on the preliminary findings of a breakthrough study on students’ at-home internet connectivity and provided guidelines on bandwidth, devices and other remote…
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Student Connectivity — There is no one-size-fits all approach!

Reliable broadband connectivity like utilities needs to be a requirement and service that is available to each and every student in today’s world. Addressing the value of quality, broadband connectivity…
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CoSN, SETDA, SECA, All4Ed, SHLB and CGCS Submit E-Rate Cybersecurity Cost Estimate to FCC

CoSN, SETDA, SECA, All4Ed, SHLB and CGCS today submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) an estimate outlining the cost to provide much-needed cybersecurity protections to U.S. K-12 school districts…
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The Courage to Be New: Thinking about the Future of Education Forecasts, Imagination and Reflection

“The future is already here – it’s just not evenly distributed.” ― William Gibson Novelist No one can predict the future. We can only toggle between forecasts, imagination, and reflection…
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CoSN Issues Statement on White House Criticism of Distance Learning

CoSN CEO Keith Krueger today issued the following statement on the recent criticism of distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic by Trump Administration senior officials:   “During this COVID-19 emergency,…
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Addressing the Homework Gap through Public-Private Partnerships

According to a 2018 report from the Pew Research Center, approximately 15% of households with school-aged children do not have Internet access, and nearly 20% report not being able to…
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CoSN Welcomes COVID-19 Stimulus Package’s E-Learning Down Payment

CoSN CEO Keith Krueger today issued the following statement in support of the Education Stabilization Fund provision of the U.S. COVID-19 stimulus package released by Congress:     “CoSN applauds…
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CoSN (Consortium for School Networking) and MindRocket Media Group Launch New Podcast Series to Support K-12 EdTech Leaders in the Digital Age

CoSN and MindRocket Media Group today launched The CoSN Podcast, designed to digitally support K-12 school district technology leaders with timely insights from recognized experts in the field. The first…
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Digital Equity: You Can’t Improve What You Don’t Measure!

In Learning to Improve: How America’s Schools Can Get Better at Getting Better, the authors assert that it is not possible to make improvements at scale without first measuring the…
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