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T.H.E. Journal
August 2002
Ron Ricketts |
KCDA Selects Online Purchasing to Cut Costs, Increase Efficiency and Improve Productivity The King County Directors' Association is a nonprofit purchasing cooperative founded by a group of school board members in Washington state. KCDA's management realized that e-commerce could help school districts work faster and more efficiently while saving them money.   |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2008
Matt Bolch |
Remote Control School districts are catching on to software as a service, a business model that allows administrators to manage essential organizational functions and plug in to student data from anywhere with an internet connection. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2008
Matt Villano |
Point Man A district's IT efforts all revolve around the CIO, whose role and responsibilities have been transformed by the digital age. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2009
Dian Schaffhauser |
Out of Site, Out of Mind Software as a service puts burdensome administrative tasks into the hands of a web-based host. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2007
Matt Villano |
On Alert Recent events point up the need for school districts to upgrade campus security procedures. But while some have acted by adopting emergency notification systems, many don't seem to have gotten the message. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2008
Matt Villano |
Make It Count Budget crunches are elevating the need for K-12 technology leaders to demonstrate a favorable return on investment. Here's how to ensure you're getting what you pay for. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2006
Neal Starkman |
Special Section: Resource Management :: Value Judgments Are your technology expenditures proving to be money well spent? A new online total cost of ownership (TCO) tool will let you know. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2006 |
ISKME Special Series Part I >> Data Driven Savvy school administrators are using data to improve instruction district-wide. |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2003
Dave Brittain |
My Database Will Call Your Database, But Can They Talk? Currently, we face a national dilemma in how to promote a seamless technology system for tracking and reporting on our students' educational histories, achievements and needs. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2002
David Tapang |
A 21st Century Model for Maximizing Technology Purchases The author, a Microsoft marketing manager, promotes Microsoft's tool for helping educational institutions choose which operating system is right for them... |
T.H.E. Journal
June 2008
Chris Riedel |
Green Schools : The Color of Money School districts are discovering the abundant financial gains to be had by going green. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2007
Charlene O'Hanlon |
Follow the Money Federal largesse only goes so far. So to support their technology programs, districts are pursuing funding sources in the state, local, corporate, and taxpayer ranks. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2008
Rama Ramaswami |
A Tight Squeeze As government regulations mandate the long-term retention of districts' rising volume of information, K-12 IT directors are using new storage tools to put their data in its place. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2005
Williams & Krueger |
Is Your Network Safe? Why educators should care about cybersecurity - and what they should do about it. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2007
Matt Villano |
School Security Strategy--Simplified Safety is a top priority for schools, and the best way to manage the risk is to address the top IT security issues for 2007-2008, and anticipate concerns on the horizon. |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2001
Ruth Watson |
The Trumbull County Community Network Project In the early 1990s, the school districts of Trumbull County, OH were similar to most schools in the amount of technology available to teachers, administrators and students. The project that changed that situation made an organized effort to infuse technology into K-12 schools... |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2007
Matt Villano |
Data-Driven Decision Making :: The 'Other' Data Most districts know the benefits of tabulating and tracking student performance. But now many are finding there's even more to gain from number crunching by casting out a wider net. |
T.H.E. Journal
June 1, 2010
Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
A Revolution on Hold In their push toward using digital content in the classroom, many schools are stuck in second gear until basic changes to both infrastructure and entrenched habits are made. But even as school districts grapple with making those changes, policymakers have begun to move forward. |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2008
Charlene O'Hanlon |
A Savings Twofer Efforts to reduce the costs of operating the district data center are also producing positive benefits for the environment. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 1, 2010
Robert J. McGarvey |
You Want Me to What ? It's a riddle faced by virtually every IT director: how to fulfill users' desire for more muscular computing resources while still obliging administrators' commands to keep education spending down. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2008
Rama Ramaswami |
Make It Stretch As technology funding dwindles, districts must use the resources they do have to maximum advantage. |
Global Services
August 22, 2008
Paul Clayton |
Strategic Sourcing for Indirect Spend Despite a significant investment in eProcurement, eSourcing and such, not many organizations have been able to draw cost and efficiency benefits in indirect supply chains. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 1, 2010
Bridget McCrea |
It Goes Both Ways The days of using the internet as merely a one-way supplier of news are over. With social media tools encouraging a back- and-forth exchange of information, parents, alumni, and other stakeholders can participate directly in the life of their school. |
HBS Working Knowledge
December 19, 2005
Mallory Stark |
Public Education Goes to School Can the art and science of business management help public schools improve student performance? Several Harvard professors discuss how business and education might work together on the leadership and management challenges facing the education sector. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2008
Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
From Gathering Information to Taking Action Four new projects herald the bold next phase of the Congress on the Future of Content. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2006
Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
A Laptop for Every...Teacher! Is the laptop program good technology policy? It depends. |
InternetNews
June 7, 2004
Michael Singer |
PeopleSoft's Standing Debated at Trial The DoJ's argument to block Oracle's takeover of PeopleSoft hinges on the Global 2000's view of competition in the ERP marketplace. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2009
Charlene O'Hanlon |
Don't Hit That 'Delete' Button! In response to new federal rules mandating organizations retain their electronic documents, districts are using outside providers to archive their in-house e-mails. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 2003
Jeff Jennings |
IT in a Time of Budget Cuts How school funding will affect the quality of education |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2008
John K. Waters |
High Maintenance Running a successful 1-to-1 program requires diligent upkeep - along with a few veteran tricks of the trade. |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2009
Charlene O'Hanlon |
Title I-- and Then Some School districts are getting creative in finding ways to finance technology purchases, blending Title I dollars with money from numerous other funding sources. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 1, 2010
Vanessa Hua |
Scare Tactics In April, as public fears about a mysterious new strain of flu grew, the Los Angeles Unified School District moved to forestall a panic. Many districts are using technology solutions to respond to emergencies such as this. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2007
Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
Service Disagreement A lack of precedence on how to charge for ongoing support for technology purchases has created an unhealthy divide between vendors and educators. |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2004
Keith Murphy |
Wisconsin Districts Collaborate on Web Development Seven school districts in Southeast Wisconsin have worked together on a Web development project that helped combine resources and meet state requirements by putting information at the disposal of parents and students. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 2006
Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
Sharing and Rewarding Your Successes, Failures The Sylvia Charp Award for District Innovation in Technology will once again honor a district for its pioneering application of technology districtwide. |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 14, 2008
Sarah Jane Gilbert |
HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina The organization New Schools for New Orleans aims to create networks of schools to receive shared support services while avoiding the dysfunctions of a large urban district. |
eCFO
September 2000
Tim Reason |
Wag the Dog Special report: Tax planning probably won't change your ecommerce strategy. But it should shape your thinking... |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2009
Paula Jacobs |
Power Grab Facilities departments combine sophisticated technologies with ordinary common-sense steps to shave dollars and kilowatts off energy consumption. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2005
Darby & Hughes |
The Evolution of Student Information Systems As PCs and the Internet have become a ubiquitous part of school districts, the education community's desire for anytime, anywhere access to data has burgeoned. Can vendors keep up with districts' changing needs? |
T.H.E. Journal
July 2008
Bailey & Moore |
High Schools : Maryland : Buying Power Supported by the federal Enhancing Education Through Technology program, library administrators organize a grassroots initiative to create a statewide purchasing consortium for the acquisition of online databases. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 2001 |
Setting Standards in Schools SchoolNet, an ASP offering Internet solutions for performance-driven schools, districts and states, is supplying tools to meet education leaders' need to utilize their abundance of data... |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2008
Andy McDonough |
More Is More No one solution can defend K-12 computer networks against the proliferation of digital threats. A multilayered strategy that addresses cyber safety on many fronts is a district's best hope. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 2004
Jennifer W. Lovitt |
Successful Strategies for Saving & Securing Technology Funding While locating funding for technology can be a challenge, financial support can often be found if a school district searches in both conventional and unconventional places. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2009 |
T.H.E. News Update :: April 1, 2009 Schools Pilot USC-Built Math Game Platform... Oklahoma District Adopts Online Student Information System... Penn State Expands Professional Development Program for School Nurses... etc. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2008
Rama Ramaswami |
Making a Comeback Lacking the resources companies have to protect their data in the event of disruptions, K-12 technology directors are devising their own backup solutions. |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2001
Mark Gura |
East Harlem's Winning School Technology Formula Tech-hungry students, generous corporate partners, central support and the determination to succeed... |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2006
Jonathan Kantor |
When Disaster Strikes The lesson to take, in Katrina's aftermath, is how a fully managed wireless broadband network, with remote turnkey support, is ideally suited for disaster recovery. |
InternetNews
September 29, 2004
Michael Singer |
Oracle Pitching More Woo to SMBs Taking a break from its PeopleSoft pursuits, the database vendor rolls new e-biz features designed for small businesses. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 22, 2010
Scott Aronowitz |
Georgia District Drives Savings Through Energy Initiative Marietta City Schools launched a competition among the schools in the district that led to energy and cost savings in every school in the district. |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2001 |
Troy School District's Integration of Media Curriculum Michigan's Troy School District recently completed the enormous task of implementing voice, video and data communications in each of its 19 school buildings and within every classroom in the district... |
