Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2018

But the tea leaves for E-Rate are pretty positive actually. 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. Early in his tenure, Pai revoked an Obama-era progress report praising E-Rate modernization.

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E-rate Broadband Digital Divide Libraries 107

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition). Tagged on: April 24, 2017 Office 365 ProPlus updates | Office Blogs → If you've purchased Office 2016 (or earlier) perpetual licenses from Microsoft, their ability to connect to Office 365 services will expire in 2020. Tagged on: April 24, 2017 Uber’s C.E.O.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition). Tagged on: April 24, 2017 Office 365 ProPlus updates | Office Blogs → If you've purchased Office 2016 (or earlier) perpetual licenses from Microsoft, their ability to connect to Office 365 services will expire in 2020. Tagged on: April 24, 2017 Uber’s C.E.O.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2019

Approximately 71 percent of K–12 teachers allowed students to use the internet to research subjects in class, according to a 2017 University of Phoenix survey. Seventy percent of U.S. teachers also assigned internet-based homework last year, according to the Pew Research Center. In March, a bipartisan group of U.S. by Erin Brereton.

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Broadband E-rate Mobility Smartphone 370

Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

CIPA requires schools and libraries to install measures to protect children from obscene or harmful content in exchange for discounts offered by the E-rate program. .” In 2000, the FCC created the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA).

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EdTech Common Core Chromebook iPad 176

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

For more than 20 years, the Federal Communications Commission has directed the multi-billion dollar E-rate program, which provides taxpayer-supported construction and service discounts that districts and libraries can use toward internet costs. A quarter of respondents rated the system neither easy nor difficult in the 2017 survey.

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E-rate Broadband Survey Analysis 94

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 and 29 Combined Edition). Tagged on: July 23, 2017 ED warns schools of another widespread ransomware attack | Future of Ed Tech e-Newsletter → In light of a recent widespread ransomware attack, the U.S. Strong opinions may be weakly held. I dislike fraudulent courses.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2017

Textbooks and blackboards have become a thing of the past in K-12 schools as educators collaborate with IT teams to shape a full digital core curriculum as part of their educational strategy for 2017 and beyond. billion in 2017. Next page: How schools are currently using E-Rate for digital success).

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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 31, 2017

In 2014, the Federal Communications Commission modernized the E-rate program with the objective of closing the K-12 digital divide within five years. The impact of E-rate modernization is most evident in the acceleration of the pace of upgrades in K-12 broadband networks. Why has E-rate modernization worked so well?

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Here are five of the most important victories for K-12 connectivity in 2017. In 2017, many states around the U.S. Thanks to E-rate, School Internet Costs Dropped to an All-Time Low. School Internet costs have been steadily dropping since E-rate’s critical modernization in 2014.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Funds are available through the Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), E-rate program, and federal COVID relief funds like the CARES Act. However, schools are limited in how they can spend this money and often have to make tough decisions about priorities.

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Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 196

Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Thanks to — or because of — technology change happens at a faster rate than ever before, and education makes no exception. As the Executive Director of ICWE , Rebecca Stromeyer has been a champion of e-learning for decades, organizing some of the world’s most popular education events: OEB Global and eLearning Africa. Rebecca Stromeyer.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Connected Nation bases the analysis in its “Connect K-12 2020 Executive Summary” on FCC E-Rate application data for the 2020 federal fiscal year. One takeaway since the last time the Census was done in 2017 is that for the first time, online video viewing dominates screen activity of kids ages 0-8.

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Broadband Report Video EdTech 203

eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Common Sense, SETDA unveil toolkit to help states, schools apply for billions in federal aid under the E-rate program modernization. A new E-rate funding toolkit from Common Sense and SETDA explains the changes to the federal program, available funding, and best ways to apply for it.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

In 2017, EducationSuperHighway’s annual “State of the States” report declared 94 percent of U.S. District technology leaders, she adds, couldn’t fathom that internet service providers would come out and deliver fiber to their schools, much less at affordable rates. The education community could have seen this coming.

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Broadband E-rate Advocacy Industry 141

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2019

And e liminating early decision just got harder. percent) in 2017. More selective colleges are more likely to offer an early-decision plan (see figure 1) , but much of the growth in early decision has occurred at schools with high acceptance rates (see figure 2 ). . percent of four-year, nonprofit colleges) in 2012 to 179 (12.4

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E-rate Meeting Report Analysis 109

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

But there’s another side to the story of print vs. digital , one that is at the core of why 2015 e-book sales dropped in the United States and the UK. 2017 research shows that while students may read digital books faster, they don’t read them as closely , meaning they don’t get as much out of them.

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eBook Khan Academy Tablets Chromebook 187

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

This handy free Google Docs add-on tracks things like: time spent writing, spelling-grammar-and punctuation error rates and pulls it into a clear graphical view in your teacher dashboard. Tuesday, October 10, 2017. It also incorporates rubrics so teachers can provide meaningful, qualitative feedback to encourage the writing journey.

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Google Twitter Data Tools 322

Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2021

With the movement for no-tuition community college gaining momentum in more states and earning top billing in President Biden’s education agenda , experts in college access and affordability advise caution about using that potent four-letter word: f-r-e-e. There’s no free-and-reduced lunch at college.

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E-rate Policies Study Accessibility 159

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 4, 2018

She watched the series and then built an entire curriculum around it (content rated TV-MA means the course is only open to juniors and seniors). Revere High School’s adjusted four-year graduation rate rose from 71.5 percent in 2017. The school’s four-year adjusted graduation rate rose from 71.5 percent in 2017.

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E-rate Report Assessment Study 111

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

OHDELA gets an F rating from the Ohio Department of Education, receiving failing marks on measures including students’ performance on state tests, academic growth and graduation rates. They also say they are taking steps to improve retention and graduation rates.

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E-rate Pearson Company Report 137

eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2024

The Collaborative for High Performance Schools, the United States’ first green building rating program designed for K-12 schools, developed Best Practices for Low RFR classrooms in 2014 and the interdisciplinary Maryland State Children’s Environmental Health And Protection Advisory Council also recommended safer classroom technology in 2017.

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GoConqr

MARCH 10, 2017

At the end of February we reached another significant milestone at GoConqr – more than 3 million e-learning members have registered in our platform , actively participating in the creation of a social learning platform. We list the most important contributions e-learning members make every day and how everyone can benefit from them: 1.

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E-rate Learning Libraries Resources 70

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

Finally, somewhat for the sake of brevity, I have excluded consideration of the role of the E-rate (which is overseen by the Federal Communications Commission and not the U.S. Appropriations: FY 2017: (in process) (President Obama request: $500,000,000). Department of Education’s national educational technology plans.).

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Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Apple also reached out with iPad Pros and other hardware at a discounted rate. A team from the University of Washington won the 2017 competition , getting $500,000. But Christmas came early for some higher-ed institutions in the form of freebies and discounts from big technology companies. Amazon gave Echo Dots. Charitable?

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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2016

Asia has the world’s highest regional growth rate for e-learning, and an e-learning market projected to be worth $12.1 The Chinese Ministry of Education is encouraging the growth of local MOOCs, with a policy that sets targets of 1,000 from Chinese universities by 2017 and 3,000 by 2020. billion by 2018.

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Company Coursera EdTech E-rate 95

Edsurge

JUNE 22, 2017

Amazon has become one of the most valuable companies in the world—with a current market value of $475 billion —based on its domination of e-commerce (holding an astounding 50 percent share of all online retail sales); its leadership in the cloud computing business ; and the strength of its software algorithms. Similarly, the U.S.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 18, 2017

Common Sense Media Rating and Reviews. Best Apps for Teaching and Learning 2017 (AASL). I have the e-course you have been waiting for! This is the e-course you have been waiting for: the course to help you on your journey to becoming a Google for Education Certified Trainer ! © Shake Up Learning 2017. TechChef4U.

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How To E-rate Classroom iPad 78

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2021

They tend to have higher graduation rates, and their alumni networks provide powerful economic and political connections. W]e have progress to make,” University of Mississippi spokesman Rod Guajardo acknowledged in a statement. has one of the highest six-year graduation rates for Black students: 81 percent in 2019.

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E-rate Policies Data Report 145

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

As a Title 1 district with 98 percent minority enrollment and nationally known for an above-average graduation rate, UCSD leaders credit much of the district’s success to a mission for technology equity. Shmoop will offer feedback on everything: topic, coherence, organization, and even nitpicky things like sentence structure and grammar.

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 20, 2018

Last week, the Washington state legislature appropriated $900,000 to further leverage funding from the federal E-rate program, which will bring greater connectivity to schools across the state and make available K-12 digital learning access grants.

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Digital Learning Accessibility Broadband E-rate 61

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Although more than 20,000 Mississippi children age 5 and under are enrolled in Head Start, and Mississippi legislators have slowly added seats to the state’s highly-rated public preschool program, nearly half of the state’s 4-year-olds do not attend preschool at all, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Kids Count Data Center.

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E-rate Report Laptops Assessment 105

eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Then, they figured out what they needed to satisfy for required federal E-rate guidelines. For the 2017-2018 school year, Ellington trained all the teachers on the basics of digital citizenship. Step 1: Identify Goals and Requirements. Life Schools started small in the first year. First, they identified their desired goals.

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Digital Citizenship Symantec E-rate Guidelines 88

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

This handy free Google Docs add-on tracks things like: time spent writing, spelling-grammar-and punctuation error rates and pulls it into a clear graphical view in your teacher dashboard. Wednesday, October 11, 2017. It also incorporates rubrics so teachers can provide meaningful, qualitative feedback to encourage the writing journey.

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Google Digital Badges Tools E-rate 192

Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Funding: Lastly, Texas passed a $25 million state matching fund in 2017. The school district couldn’t cover the cost of non-recurring construction to build fiber to their most rural school with just E-rate. Jim worked with his E-rate consultant at VST Services to release a Form 470 and RFP for lit fiber.

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E-rate Broadband Robotics Data 60

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

During the winter of 2017, after multiple meetings, including one with the renowned mindset researcher Chris Hulleman, a professor at the University of Virginia and the director of The Motivate Lab there, Gallin began to test a run of tweaks. The required passing rate for most students is 65. Hulleman and Kenn E.

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E-rate Strategy Report Common Core 110

The Hechinger Report

JULY 15, 2018

CAST Tech, which opened in fall 2017 with 175 freshmen, is the first of three career-themed public high schools currently planned for San Antonio. The schools are the brainchild of Charles Butt, a big donor to local education causes and chairman of H-E-B, the region’s largest grocery store chain. million donation from H-E-B in 2016.

E-rate 106

E-rate Microsoft Industry STEM 106