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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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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The EdTech Debate: A Call for Balance

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Three Strategies to Enhance Accessibility Using AI

Three Strategies to Enhance Accessibility Using AI Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to close achievement gaps between teaching and learning, but only if it is implemented correctly and with…
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Privacy Workshop 101: Making the Case for Data Privacy – Registration is closed.

6 July 20228 July 2022
Meets from 2:00-3:00; Q&A 3:00-3:30 PM ET for three-days July 6th, 7th & 8th, 2022 (Tue. Thus. Fri. – 3 occurrences) Note: This workshop was originally scheduled for June.  *Note:…
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CoSN Releases First-of-Its-Kind National Student Data Privacy Report

District EdTech Leaders Offer Unprecedented Look at Gaps and Opportunities in Student Data Privacy Across the Country   Washington, D.C. (March 18, 2025) – CoSN today revealed its 2025 National…
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Advisory Board Members Share 6 Trends & Surprises from the Driving K-12 Innovation Initiative

Education and technology have changed drastically over the past four years. The global pandemic has caused major disruption in education and devastating learning loss for more than half that time,…
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Creating and Leading a Professional Team of Lifelong Learners Webinar

10 October 2022
Presented by Dr. Deborah Kerr, Superintendent, St. Francis School District (WI); Dr. John Malloy, Superintendent, San Ramon Valley Unified School District (CA); and Mr. Marlon Styles, Superintendent, Middletown City School…
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Accessible Digital Instructional Materials: Meeting the New Title II Rule for All Students

Digital access has received substantial interest as part of the Driving K-12 Innovation Report for the past six years. The basic framework for digital access includes an assurance that all…
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