The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2020

Sadly, though, the reality is that millions of Americans — in rural and urban areas alike, and including many underrepresented minorities — lack the reliable broadband connections needed to access postsecondary and K-12 education in a nation that remains in partial lockdown. Most college leaders are doing the best they can.

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The Web20Classroom

MARCH 26, 2010

Over the weekend I was traveling through rural southern Virginia and Tennessee and saw signs encouraging law makers to consider legislation "encouraging" providers to expand broadband networks and heard a story out of southern Kentucky about students in distance learning programs were struggling because of the lack of access to high-speed Internet.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Tracy Smith, Parkland’s assistant to the superintendent for operations, spoke with EdTech about the district’s strategies and best practices for improving digital equity and shared her hopes for bringing broadband to every home in the Lehigh Valley region. . Education now is 24/7. Parents are a critical partner in this.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 29, 2022

The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), part of the Infrastructure Law, provides eligible households with a $30 monthly subsidy for affordable broadband at home. To find out how you can plug into the Massachusetts digital equity coalition or launch a broadband adoption campaign in your state, contact us. Wins for Apartment Wi-Fi.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2020

And among those who do have access, not all have a broadband connection. Although the federal government makes funding available to schools and libraries in the form of E-Rate, that money can’t be used to pay for students’ home access or even solutions like Wi-Fi-equipped school busses parked in neighborhoods.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2021

After a grueling and prolonged pandemic, the days of stacked education conference calendars spanning the globe and events pulling in thousands of attendees might almost seem like a relic of bygone era. An annual conference for the Association for Middle Level Education in Louisville, Ky., in October. the following month.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2024

When pueblos in New Mexico looked into running fiber into Jemez Day School, a K-6 school run by the Bureau of Indian Education, they were launching a complicated process. Broadband — high-speed internet — is critical for learning. And the pandemic focused attention on inequitable access to broadband services in education.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2019

Senate introduced a bill that would invest hundreds of millions of dollars to expand broadband access in communities that currently lack it. It’s time to close the digital divide and focus on making sure communities with broadband access have the skills and knowledge to take full advantage of the internet. Patty Murray (D-Wash.),

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

But Bredder can’t give students the tool he considers most indispensable to 21st-century learning — broadband internet beyond school walls. They’re building their own countywide broadband network. This is an equity issue,” said Bredder. “If The hardware on the towers then blasts that connection about 10 miles into the valley below.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

With billion-dollar fundraises on top of billion-dollar valuations , it’s no mystery that the education technology industry is attracting top dollars from investors. The latest proof point is Mystery Science , a provider of elementary-grade science curriculum, which has been acquired by Discovery Education.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Even after service providers launched discounts for broadband services during the pandemic — often targeting online learning — Black Americans across the South saw little change in their access to broadband services. But nowhere is the digital divide larger than in the Black rural South. Add the bill’s $14.25 Add the bill’s $14.25

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 11, 2014

EducationSuperHighway applauds the Chairman and the Commissioners for ensuring that every school can connect to high-speed broadband, every classroom to Wi-Fi, and every student to a brighter, more connected future. billion per year to account for growing bandwidth demand.

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Tom Murray

MAY 23, 2018

Across the country, librarians are supporting those in need by promoting the great work and connectivity often available at local libraries. Second, students in need can ask friends or educators for nearby locations and collaboration can support access in the community. Collaborate and Promote Your Local Library!

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2021

According to a report by the Pew Research Center, roughly 31 percent of women have worried about paying their broadband bill during the pandemic. Every issue is a gender issue, even broadband access. Now is the time to spread the word about this program in our communities so that schools and libraries can apply.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2021

In its annual E-rate Trends Survey , E-rate compliance services firm Funds For Learning takes a look at the federal E-rate funding landscape and analyzes how the funding stream supports learning in schools and libraries. The past two school years have showed us that school communities depend upon broadband access and network security.”.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2018

boast broadband access these days, and plenty of assignments require the internet, when students head home, their connections are not quite in lockstep with schools. schools to high-speed broadband nears completion. schools to high-speed broadband nears completion. One is “SmartSpot,” a portable Wi-Fi hotspot for education.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. Maia Sharpley’s career in education includes serving in executive positions with the New York City Department of Education, Kaplan and Charter Schools USA. Our higher education system formed around libraries.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

It’s intensified the long-standing desire to deliver a truly inclusive education system. 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.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In Port Orford, Oregon, it’s a quick walk from the elementary and middle school building to the town library—the two buildings are right down the street from each other. In fact, the town library and school are linked by more than geography, since the school district’s two libraries became part of the Port Orford library system in 2017.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2020

We educators understand online learning, probably have taken classes this way, but we haven’t yet wrapped our brains around how to make it work in OUR classes. These aren’t comprehensive, just what I’ve heard as most of us are only one-two weeks into this challenging education opportunity. San Diego Virtual Zoo.

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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Libraries have always played a critical role in accelerating digital adoption. A report by the American Library Association (ALA) states that 88% of all public libraries offer formal or informal digital literacy programming to community residents.

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Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

It’s now time to get down to brass tacks and figure out how the implementation of the Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA) can best be leveraged by state and local officials to improve educational outcomes for children and youth.

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 7, 2016

“Technology has transformed education, but the initial focus was to equip schools with high-speed Internet access and students with devices. While there is still work to do (as you can see in this report from Education Superhighway ) progress is being made. That internet connection just sits there unused.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Digital learning not only plays a crucial role in preparing today’s students for the jobs of tomorrow, it also has an important role in providing equity and access to education, especially in smaller and remote school districts. Broadband’s Big Picture. This edWeb broadcast was hosted by SETDA and sponsored by ENA. About the Presenter.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 22, 2014

.” Unfortunately, there is a wide gap between the number of under-skilled Rhode Islanders and the number of adult education openings available through the state. Even if there were enough adult education services to help each person, some adults are unaware of which skills they need.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

While E-rate remains a crucial program for schools and libraries to ensure connectivity, the COVID-19 pandemic brought attention to the need for increased flexibility and funds for off-campus learning. ” Key 2020 report findings include: 1. Off-campus internet is an ascendant issue for schools, communities and parents.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

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. The education community could have seen this coming. Department of Education and the White House.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Although digital technologies hold great promise in the realm of education, access remains limited for many communities worldwide. One such company, Information Equity Initiative (IEI), is working to bridge the digital divide so that all students have access to educational information. households didn't have broadband access.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2022

To further the mission of closing the Digital Divide for students across the United States, each grant recipient will receive up to $25,000, which they may use for any combination of Kajeet Education Broadband solutions, including WiFi hotspots, school bus WiFi, LTE-embedded Chromebooks and routers.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2022

This funding opportunity will allow K-12 schools and districts, colleges and universities, and public libraries to connect students to safe, reliable internet outside of the classroom. “At and Canada lack home broadband access, putting a staggering number of school-aged children at a serious learning disadvantage. and Canada.

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More Verbs

APRIL 26, 2016

Our work, then, and the work of other educators, is to help explore and define the role of technology within each of these 5 components, and provide good exemplars, as well as professional learning and support in adopting these strategies.

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More Verbs

APRIL 26, 2016

Our work, then, and the work of other educators, is to help explore and define the role of technology within each of these 5 components, and provide good exemplars, as well as professional learning and support in adopting these strategies.

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Broadband Libraries Professional Learning Accessibility 150

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2020

It’s no secret that the coronavirus pandemic poses many dangers to American higher education. Last year, my organization, the American Council on Education , released a report showing that while communities of color have made tremendous educational headway over the last several decades, substantial and pervasive inequities remain.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2019

In Albemarle County, Virginia, where school officials estimate up to 20 percent of students lack home broadband, radio towers rise above an apple orchard on Carters Mountain, outside Charlottesville. Higher Education. Tom Rolfes, education IT manager for the Nebraska Information Technology Commission. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

There’s a simmering sense of anticipation about how far educators have come with technology, and its potential to enhance student learning. “I Prepping for the new school year, Narumi Wigandt, an educational technician, unpacks chargers and cords for the new Macbooks that line the shelves next to her, on Aug.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 9, 2018

In 2015 they released a interesting report titled What Educators Want from Digital Instructional Tools 2.0 , that sought out 3100 educators to establish the state of technology integration across K12. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation fund a series of research reports called Teachers Know Best.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. 7, districts and libraries had requested $6.4 million broadband connections, according to the FCC. Subscribe today!

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