eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2017

A free tool from nonprofit EducationSuperHighway is intended to help district technology leaders compare broadband and connectivity information with other districts nearby and across the nation. Next page: District success stories and highlights of the new tool).

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The plan was first released to fulfill the Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994 and last revised in 2016. There are some attempts to plug the cavernous hole that would leave in funding broadband advances. January’s update was published alongside guidance concerning the use of technology for helping students with disabilities.

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eSchool News

MARCH 12, 2018

A recent Mobile Beacon report analyzing mobile broadband usage by non-profit organizations, including schools, finds that schools utilizing Mobile Beacon’s 4G LTE internet service indicate that the ability to supplement and/or extend existing school networks is the greatest benefit of the service.

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

With the new year now upon us, listed below are six edtech resolutions for 2016. Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “ From weight loss and debt reduction, to spending more time with family, 2016 has brought with it millions of New Year’s resolutions.

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Neo LMS

JULY 12, 2018

A counterpoint to these figures, is also the finding that 70% of teachers assign homework requiring broadband access. Some studies have shown that enabling such households with mobile, rather than broadband, internet creates a more flexible solution, as these types of households tend to relocate more frequently.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 31, 2018

Organized by AMERIND Critical Infrastructure Manager Kimball Sekaquaptewa, this fiber build project will ultimately help Native American students in these Pueblos access high-speed broadband and gain essential skills through the power of technology. The Vision: A high-speed broadband network for pueblo schools and libraries.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

And today, the organization that helped Hering’s district reach its bandwidth goals released Compare & Connect K-12 , a new free tool that CEO Evan Marwell says will help provide high-speed broadband at lower costs for school leaders looking to amp up students’ digital access. “We They turned to E-rate, the $3.9

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Broadband E-rate Tools Data 60

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2019

As much as 50 percent of employees in the country could be working in roles that require programming or software skills by 2030, according to estimates in a 2016 report by the National Broadband Network and the Regional Australia Institute. Trilogy’s worldly ambitious extend beyond Australia.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 1, 2016

For instance, over the last few months, I’ve had a lot of fun discussing Don and Alex Tapscott’s new book, Blockchain Revolution , with educators associated with the ISTE Games and Simulations Network as part of their book club (and presented on blockchain technology at the 2016 ISTE conference).

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 12, 2017

Today marks the release of our second annual “State of the States” report on the state of broadband connectivity in the nation’s K-12 public schools. took bipartisan action to upgrade their schools in 2016 – with 5 states connecting 100 percent of their students to high-speed broadband. 35 million students. million teachers.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2017

The data comes from the second annual State of the States report from the nonprofit EducationSuperHighway , which analyzed 2016 FCC E-rate data representing 10,499 school districts and more than 38 million students. Next page: Better broadband affordability). Thirty-four governors across the U.S. Thirty-four governors across the U.S.

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Broadband Report Accessibility E-rate 40

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Check out what your local school pays for broadband here. In 2016, that edtech figure looks like it will be closer to $1.03B. And 2016 saw plenty of companies stumble, from literacy tools to assessment products. 2016 was an eventful year—politically, culturally, educationally.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

In 2017, the same survey reported 44 percent of respondents found the EPC portal “difficult to use,” compared with 50 percent in 2015 and 2016. In fact, some applicants are still waiting on funding they applied for back in 2016. It’s a lack of understanding of broadband systems that’s creating these problems.” 1 target date.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Her district of Garfield County has provided a computer to every student since 2016. And yet, reliable broadband is far from guaranteed in this region of towering plateaus, sagebrush valleys and steep canyons. That’s why district leaders are eager to pilot an ambitious, statewide broadband initiative.

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Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 92

Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2018

Rather, it's centered in the popular E-Rate program, which has provided billions of dollars in broadband discounts and infrastructure upgrades to schools and libraries. Additionally, broadband cost per megabit is dropping across the board, and schools are receiving more bids from telecom providers, making pricing more competitive.

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Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2020

They were looking to license their tools, or acquire them, or simply see what new ideas startups were coming up with,” says Karen Billings, who ran SIIA’s education technology division from 2002 to 2016. Broadband internet access and cloud computing made it easier to distribute educational software once sold on floppy disks and CD-ROMs.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Fueled by an explosion of broadband access, education software and, of course, the irresistible allure of financial returns, investors across the world want a slice of the U.S. That sum equals the total raised during all of 2016.) edtech industry. Through the first three quarters of 2017, U.S.-based

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

The nonprofit publisher of K-12 curriculum launched in 2016 expecting an audience for its digital offerings. For some students who lack access to broadband and digital devices, and for some schools that can’t handle the logistics of a device for every student, print remains the most accessible way to learn.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Here are five key trends that CTOs will be watching and reacting to in 2016: The modernized E-rate program. Krueger, CEO at CoSN – the Consortium for School Networking , said the fact that the modernized E-rate hones in on broadband and more robust networks is a net positive for K-12 IT departments and their CTOs. Broadband equity.

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Education Superhighway

MAY 30, 2019

In 2016, EducationSuperHighway worked with the Virginia Department Of Education (VDOE) to hire an E-rate and school technology specialist. She’s a big advocate for expanding broadband access and digital equity, and she has become a key strategic planner for school Internet in Virginia. ESH was the spark that lit the flame.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2017

In a 2016 survey conducted by the Consortium for School Networking (COSN), 90 percent of IT administrators at K-12 schools expect that curricula will be at least 50 percent digital over the next three years. billion in 2017.

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 27, 2017

In the effort to ensure that all students have equal access to the broadband they need for digital learning, there are challenges and triumphs every year. The FCC Announced Rural Broadband Month. For the first time, the FCC designated August as Rural Broadband Month. showed that commitment through their broadband initiatives.

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Broadband E-rate Digital Learning Accessibility 63

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Such students have fewer informal science opportunities and limited broadband Wi-Fi access at home and attend schools in districts that receive, by one estimate, $1,200 less in funding per student. They also have fewer hours of science instruction.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

Hakeem Bey, a parent-leader and canvasser for Oakland REACH, a nonprofit that helps parents understand school data In a search for answers, Zuberi came across and joined The Oakland REACH , a grass-roots parent organization started in 2016 that canvasses in high-needs areas in the city. Such efforts are critical, as an estimated 22.8

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Data Laptops Meeting Report 138

Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2017

The San Francisco-based nonprofit’s most recent report, 2016 State of the States , is one part of that process. E-Rate , an FCC program that provides funding to help schools and libraries build fiber infrastructure and expand their wi-fi and broadband networks. And it has some big numbers to share, starting with 34.9

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Education Superhighway

JULY 8, 2019

As the State E-rate Director, Milan Eaton has been working on the Arizona Broadband for Education Initiative since it began in 2016. What experiences led you to become passionate about expanding broadband access? What were the biggest challenges when you began working on the Arizona Broadband for Education Initiative in 2016?

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

— Digital Promise (@DigitalPromise) February 9, 2016. About 30 percent of households don’t have high-speed broadband, with a higher concentration of those households in minority and low-income communities, according to a brief by the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education. OcFbxT9ygG pic.twitter.com/QuZSJy3xw1.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 22, 2016

A committed leader in closing the digital learning gap , Devin and his team actively develop innovative ways to provide 24/7 connectivity to students, including hosting conversations with housing developers to advocate for equipping new units with broadband. AASA will announce the Superintendent of the Year in February 2016.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2019

He offered online live and video classes through broadband and satellite to teach students beyond the centers’ walls. Meanwhile, India witnessed a dramatic increase in the number of people with access to the internet, which had risen to 409 million (about 31 percent of the country) in 2016.

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Company Video Broadband Report 128

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Back in late 2013, Barack Obama and the White House launched the ConnectED Initiative , an effort to bring almost $2 billion worth of high-quality broadband, technology and professional development to schools and districts across the U.S. In 2016, Mary Jo was named to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list in education.

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Adobe Broadband E-rate Future Ready 60

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2022

Related: OPINION: How targeted federal action could finally chip away at the broadband racism faced by Black students. This was achieved in Austin, Texas, after the city created its Equity Office in 2016. It means giving community members a meaningful voice at the table and prioritizing their deep engagement.

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The Principal of Change

JANUARY 5, 2017

I was interested by this: The president took that chance to tout some of his education initiatives such as investing in preschool education and a push to connect classrooms to broadband internet. October 18, 2012 Let’s Figure This Out July 6, 2016 “…many kids are learning how to be good at going to school.”

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2016

A new report details the importance of state advocacy in connecting schools, students to broadband internet. A new report from SETDA and Common Sense Kids Action focuses on K-12 broadband and wi-fi connectivity, state leadership for infrastructure, state broadband implementation highlights, and state advocacy for federal broadband support.

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Education Superhighway

JULY 20, 2017

At some schools, they were paying in the neighborhood of $30 per Mbps, about four times more than the 2016 national average of $7 per Mbps. The consortium’s path to better digital access took a positive turn in August 2016. As a member of the K-12 broadband steering committee, Salyards was eager to learn more. THE TURNING POINT.

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Groups Broadband E-rate Accessibility 53

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

Efforts by the national nonprofit EducationSuperHighway to publicize how much districts pay for broadband have allowed many school systems to negotiate bandwidth deals to get greater capacity for a fraction of the cost. By comparison, in February 2016, Lawrence School District in Kansas got a discount of nearly 24 percent that dropped a $4.1

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iPad Broadband Software Company 95

Tom Murray

JUNE 8, 2016

Assess and understand current infrastructure and broadband capabilities. Awarded the Best of CES in 2016 , this 2 in 1 tablet has set a new standard in functionality and use in the tablet market. For districts or higher ed institutions looking for full functionality, this 2 in 1 device rises to the top.

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Chromebook Tablets Broadband Assessment 100

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2018

In a search for answers, Zuberi came across and joined The Oakland REACH , a grass-roots parent organization started in 2016 that canvasses in high-needs areas in the city. percent of households don’t have internet subscriptions, according to the 2016 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. (In

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