2016 Broadband Digital Divide Learning 
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
The program was first announced in 2016, and the launch is expected this summer—though it was delayed early this year because of a lack of critical workers. During the pandemic, broadband access became more pressing than ever for education, as schools and colleges suddenly shifted most teaching online.
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
The plan was first released to fulfill the Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994 and last revised in 2016. These reports, some observers believe, mark a thoughtful step toward ensuring digital equity. The plan separates technological divides — barriers that block some students from full participation — into access, design and use.
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Edsurge
JUNE 11, 2021
They just weren’t ready for distance learning, and a big part of that was that too many students lacked adequate WiFi access to get to virtual class. Then, there are states that lacked laws prior to 2020, but began responding to the at-home learning requirement with new legislation for future needs. Cases like 2020’s Cayla J.
Neo LMS
JULY 12, 2018
A counterpoint to these figures, is also the finding that 70% of teachers assign homework requiring broadband access. 4 Examples of the best digital access initiatives. Between September 2016 and May 2017 the program donated 1,600 computers and 870 4G mobile hotspots to low-income families in Denver, Colorado. EveryoneOn.
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.
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.
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
Kajeet, a provider of safe mobile student internet connectivity, has launched its 2016 campaign to highlight the “real action heroes” in school districts working to close the Homework Gap for their students. To learn more about the Homework Gap and the Real Action Heroes, visit [link].
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