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 Issues Updated Toolkit to Tackle Nation’s “Homework Gap”
CoSN today released an updated version of its digital equity toolkit, titled “Supporting Students & Families in Out-of-School Learning.” The resource, which provides school leaders with strategies to help…
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What You Need to Know About the Homework Gap
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Statement on the U.S. Department of Education’s ‘Homework Gap’ Study
Keith Krueger, CEO of CoSN (the Consortium for School Networking), issued the following statement on the new student home digital access report published today by the Institute of Education Sciences’…
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EdTech’s Staffing Crisis: How Schools Can Bridge the IT Talent Gap
The Consortium for School Networking’s (CoSN’s) 2024 EdTech Leadership Report, released last April, stated, “EdTech leaders cite the inability to hire skilled staff as a top challenge, ranked second behind…
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Trump FCC Stops Lifeline Broadband Program to Low-Income Families – Blow to Homework Gap
Official CoSN Statement Acting FCC Chairman Ajit Pai correctly identified America’s digital divide as one of the “most significant” issues we face. Despite this important acknowledgement, the FCC made the…
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CoSN Applauds the Unanimous, Bipartisan Approval of the $7 Billion Program to Address Homework Gap
For over two decades, CoSN’s advocacy efforts have focused on ubiquitous broadband access for K12 students to support equitable educational opportunities. Most recently, CoSN has advocated for emergency federal funding…
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K12 Risk Assessments – What have We Learned?
In 2020, CoSN partnered with Security Studio (S2) to develop a free, entry-level risk assessment designed explicitly for K12 schools. This blog highlights what we have learned between May 2020…
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Digital Access
Student access to robust digital tools is key to their success as 21st-century citizens. Yet, many students have limited access to these tools, both at school and home. CoSN is…
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The EdTech Debate: A Call for Balance
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