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New E-rate rules could narrow the homework gap

eSchool News

For an update on the 2025 E-rate, register for an eSchool News webinar featuring expert insight. Over the years, the program has been modernized to focus support on bringing high-speed broadband to and within schools and libraries.

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Bridging the Digital Divide for Chicago Residents: The Neighborhood Broadband RFP

Education Superhighway

An estimated 23% of households that make up the broadband affordability gap are MDU residents. Recognizing this critical gap, Chicago’s Digital Equity Council prioritized connecting MDUs in its latest Neighborhood Broadband Request for Proposals (RFP). This partnership began with our response to an RFI issued in 2022.

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Compudopt Connectivity Fund RFI demonstrates that $10/month internet service is within reach for MDUs

Education Superhighway

Broadband affordability is the number one barrier to universal connectivity and has become a national priority. In early January 2025, Governor Hochul of NY announced that the first round of funding through the Affordable Housing Connectivity Program had been awarded to Flume Internet to expand its service footprint in New York.

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Addressing the digital divide’s effects on education and the workforce

eSchool News

million Americans who don’t have access to broadband internet. The digital divide refers to the gap between those who have access to modern information and technology that support info-sharing and those who have little to no access. million American employees will be working remotely by 2025.

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Mission (Almost) Accomplished: Nonprofit EducationSuperHighway Prepares to Sunset

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Instead, EducationSuperHighway is sunsetting because, well, that’s what Marwell always intended it to do—once the organization reached its expressed goal of connecting 99 percent of K-12 students to high-speed broadband. So seven years ago, knowing little about school broadband, he dove in. We’re almost to the end.”

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Kajeet Private 5G™ Platform Launched, Enabling Private Wireless Networks For All

eSchool News

Deploying a private wireless network provides substantial benefits to organizations, especially when using 5G technology. Private networks built on 5G technology deliver high bandwidth, ultra-low latency, and carrier-class security. patents in mobile technologies. Kajeet holds 40 U.S.

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Funding School Services in the Midst of Multiple Crises

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There are also Education Stabilization Fund – Rethink Education Models (ESF-REM) grants, and they also can be used to provide broadband access as part of a new education model. Susan Gentz is a partner at K20Connect, a consulting consortium of experts focused on education leadership, technology and policy. About the Presenters.

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