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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E-rate Broadband Digital Divide Digital Learning 82

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 25, 2024

It’s no surprise that by high school, nearly 75% of students report negative feelings – tired, stressed, and bored– about school (Moeller, Brackett, Ivcevic & White, 2020). “ In the last three years, workplaces have changed more rapidly than in the previous three decades — and the rate of change is only going to accelerate.

UDL 195

UDL E-rate Blended Learning Classroom 195

Neo LMS

APRIL 8, 2021

At Kansas State University, academic integrity violations jumped from 97 cases in the 2019 fall semester to 238 cases in the online-only 2020 spring semester. At University in Florida, compared to the 2019 spring semester, academic integrity violations increased by 65% in the 2020 semester.

E-rate 228

E-rate LMS Learning Assessment 228

Education Superhighway

APRIL 8, 2020

EducationSuperHighway is working to address this homework gap by partnering with organizations to connect students at home, and to share resources with school districts to help them get their students online. Doubling the data allotment from 10 GB to 20 GB per month through June 30, 2020.

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Resources E-rate Mobility Smartphone 105

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Prior to the pandemic, students participating in College Connect gathered at a local school after school to access applications and resources while receiving support from staff, including the superintendent. Following interviews and selection, the board member—a middle school student—acts as the voice for the district’s student population.

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Advocacy E-rate Digital Divide Meeting 418

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

A critical finding is that school districts that are meeting the 1 Mbps per student goal are also getting access at a much lower rate than those districts not meeting that benchmark,” said Emily Jordan, Vice President of Education Initiatives, CN. “In Key takeaways from this year’s Connectivity report include: 74 percent of all U.S.

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Meeting E-rate Digital Divide Comparison 115

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

Cases like 2020’s Cayla J. Overview of Tech and WiFi Provisioning Laws From state to state, laws vary in how they currently address (or don’t address) distance and hybrid learning resource needs—and no two sets of laws are alike. Perhaps most insidious, though, is the issue of equitable resource distribution.

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Broadband Digital Divide E-rate Policies 159

Neo LMS

MAY 28, 2020

A version of this post was originally published in the April 2020 E-Learning Supplement of Education Today. Of course, evaluating all resources and deciding how to make the most of them is also important. Another thing that is proved to both student engagement rate, is the use of gamification. Challenging.

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LMS Learning E-rate Gamification 334

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

And as video dominates online instruction, more educators need easy-to-use resources for video creation. It estimates another 4,300 districts could be upgraded in the 2020-21 academic year. 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.

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Broadband Report Video EdTech 188

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 2, 2024

This can be a valuable resource for your students or children, helping them understand the myriad benefits of embracing a new language. Bialystok, E. Bialystok, E. Bialystok, E., 2020) – “Does Bilingualism Protect Against Dementia?” Craik, F.I.M., Green, D.W., Gollan, T.H. Anderson, J.A.E.,

E-rate 120

E-rate Study Analysis Assessment 120

eSchool News

JULY 24, 2019

Education leaders expect school internet needs to increase over the next several years, highlighting the need for increased bandwidth and resources to support the growing demands on school networks. Related content: 5 school and library applicants weigh in on E-rate.

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E-rate Broadband Libraries Trends 69

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2020

In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. New resources on student data privacy. This summit will focus on shaping decision-makers’ opinions about the future of E-rate, student data privacy, ed tech appropriations and the homework gap.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. New resources on student data privacy. This summit will focus on shaping decision-makers’ opinions about the future of E-rate, student data privacy, ed tech appropriations and the homework gap.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. New resources on student data privacy. This summit will focus on shaping decision-makers’ opinions about the future of E-rate, student data privacy, ed tech appropriations and the homework gap.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. New resources on student data privacy. This summit will focus on shaping decision-makers’ opinions about the future of E-rate, student data privacy, ed tech appropriations and the homework gap.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. New resources on student data privacy. This summit will focus on shaping decision-makers’ opinions about the future of E-rate, student data privacy, ed tech appropriations and the homework gap.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. New resources on student data privacy. This summit will focus on shaping decision-makers’ opinions about the future of E-rate, student data privacy, ed tech appropriations and the homework gap.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. New resources on student data privacy. This summit will focus on shaping decision-makers’ opinions about the future of E-rate, student data privacy, ed tech appropriations and the homework gap.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. New resources on student data privacy. This summit will focus on shaping decision-makers’ opinions about the future of E-rate, student data privacy, ed tech appropriations and the homework gap.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference Advocacy 150

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

When the unemployment rate spiked during the spring of 2020, jobs that required a college degree declined more than those that didn’t, and new college graduates were hit the hardest. percent in fall 2020, and overall undergraduate populations shrank by 4 percent. With two-thirds of U.S. First-year student enrollment fell by 16.1

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Training Company E-rate Software 195

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

caption here Chart from "Understanding Equity Gaps in College Graduation," Urban Institute, January 2020. Black Virginians were more likely to have grown up in poor neighborhoods and attended elementary, middle and high schools with other poor students, less experienced teachers and fewer resources.

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E-rate Data Policies Report 104

Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 14, 2017

One of the most important features of E-rate is that it allots $3.9 This is a critical resource now, because schools need robust Wi-Fi to keep up with rising digital learning demands, including 1:1 device policies and multimedia learning programs. To date, only 50% of that available E-rate funding has been utilized.

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E-rate Digital Learning Policies Tools 72

eSchool News

JULY 17, 2020

The program includes access to over 120 digital resources, including instructional videos and digital labs, and is also available in an all-digital FLEX Lite version. Teachers are vital to the student’s success and FLEX provides teachers with extensive resources to be successful with remote learning.

E-rate 131

E-rate Video Company Resources 131

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

They may intend to earn two years’ worth of general education credits at more affordable rates before transferring to a four-year college or university. To successfully hand students off from one campus to another also takes effort and resources from the colleges that students hope to transfer to: institutions that grant bachelor’s degrees.

Policies 180

Policies Course E-rate Examples 180

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 31, 2023

Marraccini, an associate professor of school psychology at UNC’s School of Education Now, as the rate of young people experiencing mental health distress climbs, with in-patient mental health hospitalizations rising by more than 120 percent between 2016 and 2022 according to one measure, the need for school support programs has grown.

E-rate 116

E-rate Report Libraries Accessibility 116

Digital Promise

MAY 27, 2020

We continue to just stretch our brains creatively about how to, in a very safe way, get those students access to resources.”. Crosthwaite said, “[Lynwood is] a community with very limited resources, completely underserved. Sitka School District prepares for meals on April 7, 2020.

Digital Divide 274

Digital Divide Education Accessibility E-rate 274

Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2021

Before the 2020 pandemic, relatively few students attended hybrid, or fully virtual, schools. Public education offers Amazon access to a unique resource—the consumers, and employees, of the future, along with their user behavior, preferences and countless other data points.

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Education Company E-rate Industry 218

Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

billion-per-year E-rate program resources to fulfill this promise. Here are three steps we can all take to close the connectivity gap by 2020: Bring more affordable Internet access to school districts not meeting the minimum connectivity goal. But there are still 6.5 million students that need our help.

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Report E-rate Digital Divide Broadband 40

edWeb.net

JUNE 18, 2021

99% of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, but the district’s graduation rate is now over 90%, exceeding the state and national averages. Elementary students participate in groups such as Girls Who Code and a Lego League, while middle school students can join e-sport leagues or do work as “medical detectives.”

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E-rate Professional Learning Elementary Robotics 86

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 10, 2022

in library, archival, and information science from The University of British Columbia in 2020. She is certified through the IAPP as a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), Privacy Management (CIPM), and US and EU Privacy Law (CIPP/US, CIPP/E) and as a Data Privacy Solutions Engineer through ISACA. She completed her M.L.I.S.

Libraries 85

Libraries Conference Data E-rate 85

eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2021

The seed funding will expand educator support to keep pace with rapid growth and establish a resource network for users to share ideas and successes. Custom rates are available for enterprise-level groups with up to 50 participants per space and an unlimited number of hosts. Educator Testimonials.

Video 98

Video Education E-rate Company 98

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 4, 2022

in library, archival, and information science from The University of British Columbia in 2020. She is certified through the IAPP as a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), Privacy Management (CIPM), and US and EU Privacy Law (CIPP/US, CIPP/E) and as a Data Privacy Solutions Engineer through ISACA. She completed her M.L.I.S.

Libraries 71

Libraries Conference Data E-rate 71

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2020

The Class of 2020 is graduating from a distance. The Universal Service Fund program known as E-rate helps K-12 schools and public libraries address technology infrastructure needs, which includes providing onsite broadband access to students and patrons. But we have to gird ourselves for the possibility that might not happen.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Libraries 116

ExcelinEd

AUGUST 3, 2020

P rovide s additional funding for schools serving communities with higher poverty rates ; and . They are also working on a platform to offer a similar service for remote dyslexia instruction as a part of Texas Home Learning 3.0 , which will be a vailable in the 2020-21 school year and beyond. . Bridging the Digital Divide.

Digital Divide 28

Digital Divide E-rate Laptops Assessment 28

eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2016

With approximately 114,000 students and 14,000 staff across more than 100 campuses and service centers, CFISD plans to utilize this robust fiber optic network to improve access to web-based educational resources while enhancing learning and collaboration.

E-rate 40

E-rate Broadband Smartphone Mobility 40

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Education leaders expect school internet needs to increase over the next several years, highlighting the need for increased bandwidth and resources to support growing digital learning demands on school networks. Related content: 5 school and library applicants weigh in on E-rate.

E-rate 80

E-rate Mobile Learning Mobility Broadband 80

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. By leveraging AI technologies, educators can overcome the limitations of time and resources, offering a level of personalization that enhances the learning experience for each individual student. Today, over 2.9

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 144