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FCC adopts $200M cybersecurity pilot program

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Through the pilot, the FCC aims to learn how to improve school and library defenses against sophisticated ransomware and cyberattacks that put students at risk and impede their learning. This is a landmark moment for schools and libraries across the nation.

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E-rate insight protects school technology infrastructure

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Since then, the program has transformed to help schools and libraries connect to high-speed broadband. Today, nearly three-quarters of K-12 school districts provide internet bandwidth at a minimum rate of 1 megabit per second, according to the 2023 Report on School Connectivity.

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35 edtech innovations we saw at FETC 2023

eSchool News

Here’s just a glimpse of what we learned about during FETC 2023: AVer Information Inc. Kajeet introduced Kajeet Private Wireless, its next-gen, cloud-based, private 5G and LTE platform delivering fast, secure, and reliable broadband connectivity for students in remote areas and communities underserved by public wireless options.

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Predictions of Print Textbooks’ Death Remain Greatly Exaggerated

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billion by 2023. In a 2018 survey of college students, the trade publication Library Journal found that 75 percent say that reading print books is easier than e-books. From 2011 to 2014, U.S. spending on PreK-12 instructional technology steadily ticked upwards, from $2.6 billion to $3.3 Gartner projects that spending on U.S

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Funds For Learning Commends FCC Approval of Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program

eSchool News

— On June 6, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to approve the Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program. This three-year initiative aims to bolster the cybersecurity defenses of school and library broadband networks by providing up to $200 million in Universal Service Fund support.

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Educational Technology Innovations: The Hurdles, Accelerators, and Tech Enablers

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In the edLeader Panel, “ Leading and Implementing Educational Technology Innovations: Hurdles, Accelerators, and Tech Enablers ,” three superintendents who served on the committee that developed the Driving K-12 Innovation 2023 report discussed those hurdles and accelerators and identified which are the top tech enablers on that list.

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Partner Spotlight: United Way of Greater Cincinnati

Education Superhighway

In September 2023, EducationSuperHighway convened twelve FCC ACP outreach grantees from across the country to participate in an ACP Learning Cohort. We also work in partnership with the state’s broadband office, Broadband Ohio.

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