Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Department of Education 2024 National Educational Technology Plan really sets forth an aspirational vision for how technology could transform learning, says Keith Krueger, CEO of the nonprofit the Consortium for School Networking. There are some attempts to plug the cavernous hole that would leave in funding broadband advances.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 14, 2025

Apartment Wi-Fi Residential Retrofit About: Piloted in Greater Boston in 2023 and expanded statewide with a grant from the Massachusetts Broadband Institutes (MBI) Digital Equity Partnerships program. About: Launched in March 2024 with $22 million allocated from the U.S. Impact: As of December 2024, over $6.3

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

This year’s survey collected information from state leaders in 46 states and included questions relating to the 2024 National Educational Technology Plan that was released earlier this year by the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. 92% of respondents in 2024 reported increased interest compared to 54% in 2023.

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Education Superhighway

JULY 2, 2024

Three years later, our work has made broadband affordability a national priority, catalyzing bipartisan action at federal, state, and local levels. This included establishing the nation’s first-ever federal broadband benefit – the $14.2 billion of Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funds.

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eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2024

Since then, the program has transformed to help schools and libraries connect to high-speed broadband. In December 2024, the E-rate program’s Eligible Services List for Funding Year 2024 was issued, which includes school bus Wi-Fi equipment and services as eligible for Category One funding.

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eSchool News

MAY 8, 2024

A growing number of districts no longer provide any services to address student home broadband access–31 percent this year compared to 19 percent just two years ago. An overwhelming majority (93 percent) of districts are using technology solutions designed to address or improve student well-being.

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 28, 2023

This month, Maine became one of the first states to share their draft Broadband Action Plans and companion Digital Equity Plan as part of the $42.45 The state plan pays particular attention to tackling the broadband affordability gap , which makes up two-thirds of America’s digital divide. Maine State Broadband Action Plan, Section 2.2

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2024

If we do not have enough broadband to facilitate seamless learning experiences, our students will suffer. As we move into 2024, we know we will be challenged every day. We have also changed our model to ensure students get their original device back after repairs, which encourages them to take better care of their devices.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 10, 2024

We analyzed all NTIA-approved challenge process plans and rounded up three key recommendations for states still finalizing their Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Initial Proposals to help yield more accurate broadband maps. WHAT IS THE NEW MODIFICATION? WHY INCLUDE THE NEW MODIFICATION?

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 12, 2024

billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program and the Digital Equity Act (DEA) can achieve maximum impact by prioritizing bringing high-speed home internet to households in unserved and underserved affordable multifamily housing (MDUs). Allocations from the $42.45 households. Why Are We Submitting Challenges?

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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. The ESSR funds expire in 2024. Oakland launched OAK Wi-Fi, a broadband program, in late 2020 using $7.7 The homework gap isn’t new.

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eSchool News

JUNE 6, 2024

— 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. EDMOND, Okla.—

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eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2024

Policy initiatives are structured around CoSN’s focus on four critical policy areas: E-rate and broadband access in classrooms, educational technology funding, privacy and data security, and digital equity. As part of #CoSN2024, the Advocacy Auction raises money for those efforts.

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Oregon Cohort Through the leadership of the Oregon Broadband Office, the Oregon-based cohort has held ACP outreach events at housing authorities, libraries, CEP schools, tribal gatherings, and a local arts festival. Want to get involved in 2024? Additionally, 29 governors have indicated that ACP adoption is a priority in their state.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Right now, the ACP is projected to run out of funds in early 2024. EducationSuperHighway and our partners across the broadband space have been busy advocating for ACP renewal, and we are starting to see positive progress. The good news is that the ACP has broad bipartisan support, including in Congress.

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Iterating Toward Openness

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This is the opening section of my September 19, 2024 presentation, Why Open Education Will Become Generative AI Education. When flat-fee, high-speed broadband finally arrived, people’s usage patterns changed and the internet revolution began in earnest. Generative AI today is like the internet in the 1990s.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2023

For a number of years, she’s relied on discount options for broadband so that her own family can connect to the internet. The broadband speed is supposed to be up to 300 gigabytes — considered moderate usage for an American household — but it can run slow because everyone is using it, Tang says.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Here’s what they had to say: In the coming year, K-12 leaders will begin finalizing how they can maximize any remaining ESSER funds ahead of the deadline in 2024 and we can expect clean air solutions to be represented in those obligations. The role of schools in providing accessible and equitable education will come into focus.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Since then, the program has transformed to help schools and libraries connect to high-speed broadband. In December 2024, the E-rate programs Eligible Services List for Funding Year 2024 was issued, which includes school bus Wi-Fi equipment and services as eligible for Category One funding.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2021

billion by 2024 to address aging school infrastructure — a figure expected to grow as natural disaster events continue to increase in frequency and intensity. The compromise does provide for electrifying school buses, lead pipe removal and expanded broadband access. The report said Alaska needs to spend about $1.1

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Hack Education

MAY 26, 2017

Via Edsurge : “Possible ‘Fraud, Theft, Waste, and Abuse’: Report Questions NYC School Broadband Spending.” Via Edsurge : “OER Pioneer David Wiley Predicts All Community Colleges Will Dump Traditional Textbooks By 2024.” More on DeVos’s ed-tech investments in the research section below.

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