E&I Returns a Record $8.7 Million to Members; Announces New Board Directors
June 2022 | 2021 Financial and Performance Results Presented During Annual Stockholders’ Meeting
Supplier Spotlight: Amazon Web Services’ 4 Pillars of Digital Transformation for Education
An Interview with Raechelle Clemmons, Leader, Higher Education Business Development and Strategy at AWS We sat down with Raechelle Clemmons, Leader, Higher Education Business Development and Strategy at Amazon Web Services (AWS) to discuss the 4 pillars for education and how they have helped E&I members. AWS is available through E&I’s contract with Carahsoft Technology […]
Printing Sustainability
4 Tips for Eco-Friendly Printing This blog originally appeared on the Staples blog. Did you know that 350 million ink and laser cartridges go to landfills every year? Introduce sustainable printing to your home, school, or business with these helpful tips that include recycling ink cartridges and making ink last longer. You know that empty […]
E&I Cooperative Services Announces 13th Annual Business Partner Award Winners
April 2022 | Grainger, Wayne’s Roofing, Patterson Dental, Staples, Mythics, and Enterprise Honored for Exceptional Contributions
Modern Seating Solutions for the Future of Education
Five Characteristics of a Future-Focused Lecture Hall, Auditorium or Classroom This blog was originally posted on the Sedia Systems blog. When you hear the word future, what comes to mind? For most, the future evokes a sense of optimism. We view it with hope. We see it as a frontier full of opportunities. We believe […]
Esports: Creating Spaces That Turn Gaming Fun into Learning
It’s Much More Than Child’s Play This post originally appeared on the Smith System blog. The meteoric rise in high school esports shows it’s much more than child’s play. Esports has blossomed into a hot topic of conversation, spanning from K–12 to higher ed. How popular is Esports? As of early 2020, 17 states and […]
Supplier Spotlight: Carahsoft on Open Source Software
An Interview with Rich Savage, Sales Director at Carahsoft We sat down with Rich Savage, Sales Director at Carahsoft to discuss open source software, it’s role in education, and software trends and technologies to keep an eye on in the near future. What is open source software and why is it important to education? Open […]
It’s Time for Your School to Embrace STEAM-powered Learning
Prepare Your Students for Their Future in Technology Markets This blog originally appeared on Connection’s Connected blog. 2020 brought many challenges to learning, and now districts across the country are working to address what has been termed “learning loss”—or the term I prefer “unfinished learning.” Some of the funding that schools are using to help […]
CMMC: What It Is and Why It Is Important
Breaking Down the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is a security framework implemented by the US Department of Defense (DoD) to improve protection of the defense industrial base. Like other security frameworks, the CMMC has a collection of controls for processes and practices with the goal of achieving a certain […]
How Schools Can Negotiate Global Marketplace Challenges
Two Steps to Addressing These Ongoing Issues In the wake of COVID-19, the global marketplace is currently facing a number of supply chain and logistic challenges. Pandemic-related labor disruptions in the manufacturing industry have created shortages of raw materials such as plastics, computer chips and nickel, while a surge in consumer demand has strained the […]
