Federation as a Service Model from GEANT to serve smaller NRENs
At the 2014 Technology Exchange in Indianapolis, Valter Nordh presented the approach that The GÉANT project is taking on assisting NRENs (normally smaller) that yet don't have a federation.
The technical solution also works for K12.
See the webinar on Federation as a Service at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAcb-Tm3ocY&list=PLELuOn8jN3IK3UY9zVLjuPY6byW_tP_0A
See Slide Presentation on Federation as a Service (PDF)
Read about K12 Federation in Sweden (this site is in Swedish)