Education Superhighway

MAY 9, 2018

We are thrilled to share that Governor Bill Walker and the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) launched the Alaska K-12 Broadband Initiative today. Some key actions will include: Supporting the planning of broadband and internal network upgrades. Sharing best practices for E-rate Request for Proposals strategy.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

100 kbps per student may have been sufficient bandwidth when there were only 520 students and few devices, but as the student population and technology use grew, so did the district’s need for more robust broadband.

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 21, 2017

Last May, EducationSuperHighway partnered with Darby School District to connect all students to high-speed broadband so they can take advantage of digital learning in school year 2017. Leveraged E-rate modernization, which allowed them to pay for the non-recurring costs of the upgrade over a four-year period.

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 21, 2017

Last May, EducationSuperHighway partnered with Darby School District to connect all students to high-speed broadband so they can take advantage of digital learning in school year 2017. Keeping digital learning goals in mind, Darby completed a cost analysis for all bids through the Broadband Upgrade Consulting Program.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2017

In late 2015, Education SuperHighway received a $20 million grant from the Chan-Zuckerberg Foundation, the charitable group of the chief executive of Facebook and his wife, a pediatrician. Do you think schools are using the new transparency provided by E-rate to negotiate better deals? Absolutely.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

Please consider liking our Learning Revolution Facebook page (it''s not our primary method of communicating or organizing, but we think it will help bring awareness to what we and our partners are doing). Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. Learn more and register here.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Politics and Policies FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced Connect to Compete , a new non-profit initiative that brings private industry and the non-profit sector together to help expand broadband adoption and promote digital literacy. Launches Rated JPG reports that beloved toy-maker LEGO is building its own social network.

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