The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2020

Nearly 12 million students in 2017 didn’t have broadband internet in their homes , according to a federal report. On Monday, Rose learned the student’s father had died. Some have banded together to call for providing internet hotspots and Chromebooks to millions of students who cannot get online or access lessons.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

According to a 2021 report from the think tank New America, 1 in 8 children from low-income families don’t have a computer at home, while 1 in 7 lack access to broadband internet. In 2017, he left teaching to work in education technology at Clever, a digital platform for schools. The homework gap isn’t new.

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Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

Via Techcrunch : “ FCC votes to negate broadband privacy rules.” ” Via Real Clear Education : “ K–12 Predictive Analytics : Time for Better Dropout Diagnosis.” Via Campus Technology : “ Augmented and Virtual Reality Spending to Double in 2017.” ” More via The New York Times.

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Still in its early stages, this ambitious project relies on a little-known public resource – a slice of electromagnetic spectrum the federal government long ago set aside for schools – called the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). ” Contests and Awards. ” This Week in Betteridge’s Law of Headlines.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

” Just as we’ve seen in recent years, there was some faculty pushback to online education in 2017 at various institutions , notably at George Washington University, which was sued last year by a handful graduates who claimed that their online education was inferior to what was offered on campus. broadband privacy rules.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Via Pacific Standard : “Why Is the FCC Considering Cutting Broadband Access for Students?” ” Via The Economic Times : “Startups in student-lending sector see dropouts, but some score too.” link] — Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) December 11, 2017. ” More on the bill via Inside Higher Ed. .”

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