News

  • E-Rate
    Friday, August 21, 2015
    The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), administrator of the California Teleconnect Fund (CTF) program, has recently adopted changes to the CTF program.

  • K12HSN
    Thursday, August 13, 2015

    We are excited to announce a new funding opportunity for schools and districts throughout California!


  • E-Rate
    Thursday, June 4, 2015
    Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) has issued two waves of funding for the 2015–16 funding year as of June 1, 2015.

  • K12HSN
    Friday, May 15, 2015

    As you may already know, California’s governor set aside funding to assist schools with inadequate connectivity as they prepare to administer online assessments. The process began last summer with the identification of poorly connected school sites. Bids were received to serve these sites in accordance with E-rate requirements and contracts have been awarded.


  • K12HSN
    Thursday, May 14, 2015

    Cost Analysis for Last Mile Upgrades. In order to estimate the cost of upgrading the last mile infrastructure of all K-12 public schools in California to a specified level, a cost estimator tool was created. This tool can be used to estimate the costs of external transport circuits and associated core equipment. The tool consists of an array of formulas that allow for calculations to be carried out in spreadsheet format to generate cost values based on input numerical values of key assumptions as described below.


  • K12HSN
    Friday, April 17, 2015

    The supplement to our report released February 27, 2015, Connecting California’s Children 2015: Findings and Observations is being released today. The report can be found at this link.


  • K12HSN
    Tuesday, February 17, 2015
    K12HSN released its Connecting California's Children Report. The report was designed to help stakeholders in California better understand the issues related to network connectivity for our schools, especially as we move toward statewide computer-based assessment.

  • K12HSN
    Friday, August 29, 2014

    In response to Governor Brown’s direction and funding to address critical infrastructure needs, the California Department of Education has released information on the Broadband Infrastructure Improvement Grant program (BIIG). Click here for a link to the announcement.


  • K12HSN
    Friday, May 16, 2014

    Episodes of the Infinite Thinking Machine are now available on Brokers of Expertise!
    http://mydigitalchalkboard.org/go/content/name/itm

    K12HSN


  • K12HSN
    Wednesday, April 2, 2014

    The California K-12 High Speed Network (K12HSN) is pleased to share its latest Program Update, where you'll find more information about the most recent network upgrades, the release of our 2013 Annual Report, as well as the FCC's recent Public Notice seeking more focused comments on E-rate.

    You will also learn more about a couple of new content providers available in CaliQity, and the upcoming release of a new mobile interface, which will allow users to access CaliQity on all devices including tablets, phones, etc.