Blog: Category Archives: K-12
Experts Review Developments in Federal Funding Landscape at CENIC 2026 Conference
At the 2026 CENIC biennial conference, The Right Connection, attendees heard from top policy analysts stressing that building and sustaining relationships with representatives and agencies in D.C. remains as important as ever in the current federal funding climate.
The Venue is the World: CENIC Helps SFJAZZ Share Music with Everyone
Learn how Mount Allen shares musical experiences with the public through his role at San Francisco Jazz (SFJAZZ), which uses CENIC infrastructure to livestream performances to classrooms and libraries across the state.
Adaptive Teaching and Learning: Artificial Intelligence in the K-12 Environment
VCOE's Julie Judd and Dana Thompson address using AI in the K12 classroom at CENIC's Biennial conference "The Right Connection," touching on adaptive teaching, administration, and privacy.
Wireless on the Edge: Connecting Hard-to-Serve Areas
Hard-to-reach areas may require wireless edge networks to connect to a middle-mile backbone. Tradeoffs in frequency, license status, and power can make it challenging to determine the best solution.
Responding to disasters: the CENIC community’s role in response and recovery
Fires, floods, earthquakes, and now pandemics have become part of the landscape for Californians in this second decade of the 21st Century.
The Broadband Infrastructure Grant (BIG) Identifies and Connects Schools to CalREN
The Broadband Infrastructure Grant (BIG) Identifies and Connects Schools to CalREN
Val Verde School District Broadband Network Provides Case Study for Closing the Digital Divide
A public-private partnership to provide internet connectivity for residents in the Val Verde Unified School District (USD) serves as a model case study for broadband deployment to hard-to-reach populations.
Network Traffic Analysis Shows Changing Activity Patterns During COVID-19 Pandemic
Even as campuses, schools, libraries, and cultural institutions have closed amid stay-at-home orders, CENIC’s networks have remained a vital part of the Internet ecosystem for online learning and community engagement, remote access to research data and specialized computing facilities, academic medicine and clinical care, and work-from-home operations.
Understanding Network Impacts of Increased Online Learning
While COVID-19 is creating unprecedented uncertainty, Research and Education Networks such as CENIC's CalREN will play an important role in supporting our educational institutions as they increasingly move to online learning. CENIC has prepared this information as a resource for members who have moved to, or are contemplating moving to, online instruction.
The Kids Are Online — and Alright: Unexpected Benefits of Broadband Access
Teens, especially in underserved areas, benefit from Internet access in terms of physical and mental health, and social and political connection. CENIC’s conference served as a valuable venue for Camille Crittenden to incubate her ideas, present preliminary concepts, receive valuable feedback, and gauge community interest.