For help planning your 2021 E-Rate Budget, download our short checklist. In 5 minutes you'll be better prepared to make strategic technology investments for your school.As we've covered in a recent blog post, the next 5-year cycle of E-Rate funding is coming soon....
Are You Prepared For Phase 3?
March 2020 seems like a decade ago. We’ve certainly accumulated about a decade worth of experience when it comes to virtual learning in just the past few months. While learning plans were mostly built for a Michigan living in Phase 4, a surge in COVID cases has...
The Next E-Rate Funding Cycle
It’s time for some good news! The next E-Rate Funding Cycle is upon us and the timing has never been more perfect. We’ve all learned some important lessons during COVID. One of those lessons is that IT infrastructure is mission-critical to modern education. Many...
Count Day During Coronavirus
*Due to continuously evolving legislation, some of these requirements and calculations may change. We will update the post as more information becomes available.* Count Day is just around the corner, on October 7, 2020, and with deadlines quickly approaching we're...
Device & Internet Access Disparities
Over the last 20 years the growing use of, and reliance on, technology has triggered a sort of “tech race” in education that has left some behind. Many schools and districts have been able to phase in one-to-one computing, exposing students to rigorous tasks requiring...
Technology for Virtual Learning
It’s crunch time. Many private or charter schools have already started their fall semester and most public schools resume classes the day after Labor Day. With the daily COVID numbers fluctuating above what the state considers a safe number, the vast majority of...
2020 Detroit Powerschool Summit
RESCHEDULED:The 2021 Summit has been rescheduled for January 28 & 29, 2021 PowerSchool is the leading provider of K-12 education application technology. Their cutting-edge Student Information System empowers thousands of educators to deliver an outstanding...
Different Types of Back-To-School Plans
Every state, city, and school district is in a mad dash to decide what school will look like this fall. Will students learn in person? Will they learn virtually? A hybrid model? And then there are the questions about the effect of each style of instruction for...
5 Cost-Saving Ideas for Your District
The Coronavirus dealt a massive financial blow to Local, State, and Federal governments. With that comes the tough consequence of shrinking budgets, even for education. The 2019/2020 Foundation Allowance Funding was $8,111 per student for most school districts. With...