Tips to Plan a Successful Funding Initiative
Now is the time to start planning for voter-approved funding proposals such as bonds and levies. These funding vehicles can be leveraged to raise funds for large technology upgrades and…
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Interoper-What?
It can be difficult for IT Leaders to explain the importance of interoperability to education leaders who don’t have a technology background. Yet, interoperability has an enormous impact on teaching…
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CoSN Launches Completed Interoperability Toolkit for School Districts
CoSN today launched its full Toolkit to help school districts improve their interoperability — the seamless sharing of content and services between systems and applications. Interoperability has grown in importance…
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Interoperability and Peninsula School District (WA)
I’m Kris Hagel, Chief Information Officer of a suburban school district about 45 minutes south of Seattle. We’ve struggled at times with funding for technology, but it feels like…
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Interoperability and Raytown Quality Schools (Missouri)
I’ve had a strong relationship with CoSN and have supported its goals for quite some time. I’m a founding member and chair-elect of CoSN’s Missouri state chapter and was one…
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CoSN & AASA Launch Partnership to Bolster Digital Learning Environments in America’s School Systems
AASA, The School Superintendents Association, and CoSN, the Consortium for School Networking, have launched a partnership committed to building a community of engaged superintendents and other school system leaders who…
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Texas’ Leander ISD Earns High Mark for Student Data Privacy
Leander Independent School District (LISD) has earned CoSN’s national Trusted Learning Environment (TLE) Seal, which recognizes school systems for demonstrating strong student data privacy practices. Serving more than 40,000…
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edWeb and CoSN Partner to Help Leaders in Rural School Districts Make More Effective Use of Technology
edWeb and CoSN will be launching an online community and series of edWebinars titled, “Tech for Rural Districts.” The program will leverage CoSN’s expertise and network of district leaders to…
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Securing IoT Devices on School Networks
As technologies evolve, the number of internet-enabled devices connected to school networks increases exponentially. Many of these devices, however, were not designed with strong cybersecurity protections. This includes devices that…
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How Vancouver Public Schools Designed their 1:1 Program with Access in MInd
Three years ago, CoSN created the Community Leadership Award for Digital Access to encourage, promote, and honor districts working to reduce inequities resulting from the Digital Divide. As an organization,…
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