CoSN Podcast Series – “Screen Time in Schools: Policy, Research, and Reality”
CoSN is pleased to offer a variety of topics in the CoSN Podcast Series which is readily available on Spotify. The most recent podcast offering was a two-part series on “Screen Time in Schools: Policy, Research, and Reality”.
The focus of Part 1 in the series is on the policies and research that is currently driving the conversations around screentime in schools. The discussion includes a review of emerging state legislation, the current debate around instructional technology, and a look at the role of technology when it comes to teaching and learning. The presenters in Part 1 include Keith R. Krueger, CoSN CEO, Evo Popov, Senior Vice President, Whiteboard Advisors, Beth Holland, Managing Director, Research & Policy, FullScale, and Jeremy Roschelle, Co-Executive Director, Learning Sciences Research, Digital Promise.
In Part 2 of the series the focus shifts to a discussion regarding the realities of effectively implementing educational technology in today’s environment. Education leaders share what is happening when screentime legislation and policies are put into action. The conversation explores how this impacts classrooms, schools and the broader school communities. The education leaders featured in Part 2 of this series include CoSN Board Chair, Dr. Stacy Hawthorne, Dr. Sydnee Dickson, Former Utah State Superintendent, Dr. Alyssa Moore, Delaware Department of Education, Michelle Soriano, Professional Learning and Implementation Specialist, CAST, Cooper Sved, Elementary Educator, Education Policy Analyst, and 2025 CoSN Blaschke Fellow, and Julia Fallon, Executive Director, SETDA.
The CoSN two part series on Screen Time as well as other CoSN Podcasts are freely available on the Spotify website at https://open.spotify.com/show/67p4rUfCQbOt1lyr4NJsJM.
CoSN Statement on FCC Review of the E-Rate program
In early June 2026, CoSN published an official statement regarding the Federal Communications Commission’s plans to review the E-Rate program. In the published statement CoSN acknowledges the critical support E-Rate provides to school districts when it comes to educational connectivity. You are invited to read CoSN’s statement to the FCC at https://www.cosn.org/cosn-news/cosn-statement-on-fcc-review-of-the-e-rate-program/.
EmpowerED Superintendent edLeader Panel Broadcasts:
CoSN and AASA co-host The EmpowerED Superintendent edLeader Panel Series on edWeb.net. The series is sponsored by ClassLink. The goal of the series is to help superintendents, school leaders and educators connect and collaborate. The series recently concluded its eighth season. Free access to previously recorded broadcasts (as well as podcast versions and articles) is available on the edWeb.net website at https://home.edweb.net/supers/
CoSN Membership: If you, your school or district would like more information about joining CoSN or getting more involved with CoSN, please contact membership@cosn.org.
