Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

That was the message by state higher ed leaders who gathered this summer at the Reagan Institute Summit on Education in Washington, D.C. Leaders noted that although these aren’t totally new concerns, the health crisis exacerbated them—as did, they argued, years of weak state funding for higher education. she asked. “If

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

In my time as a classroom teacher, principal and superintendent, I became professionally and emotionally vested in leading and supporting a vision for educational equity, which is shared by many of my colleagues. students still lack the broadband capability necessary for digital learning.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

I welcome the opportunity to change our education system to meet the needs of all children. Because the truth is while the pandemic may have exacerbated the existing issues within our education system, it certainly did not create them. Why on Earth should we go back to pre-COVID education policies and systems?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2021

In the months that followed, many states and school districts mobilized, using federal CARES Act funding, broadband discounts and partnerships with private companies to connect their students and enable online learning. Policy should enable bulk purchasing with transparent, affordable pricing and digital inclusion support,” the authors argue.

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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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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2020

And among those who do have access, not all have a broadband connection. If the coronavirus keeps schools shuttered into the fall, it may be better to start improving the country’s physical broadband infrastructure as a way to ensure lasting connectivity. Department of Education’s Office of Education Technology. “We

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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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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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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 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. The policy, known as redlining, fueled racial segregation and long-term disinvestment in Black communities. “It’s

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Private equity and venture funds have invested record sums into the global education sector—$30 billion in the past five years across K-12 and workplace learning. Here are five key trends to consider as education enters a new decade: 1. In the workplace, education is the new healthcare. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.

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Neo LMS

MAY 18, 2017

Can there be a loftier topic than the future of education? When considering that technology is playing an ever-increasing role in education, specifically the use of online learning tools, what the future of education looks like is a question many educational historians ponder. When students have alternative options to HE.

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Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2020

We are thankful for those who broadcast the news and the broadband providers that have opened their networks, lifted data caps and fees, and promised not to discontinue service. Broadband providers are facing unprecedented pressure to deliver reliable connectivity as more of our economy shifts online. These are positive things.

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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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Neo LMS

JANUARY 4, 2018

Technology is transforming education, the change is as inevitable as that which the printing press brought to education. I personally believe that technology-enhanced education is and should be an organic process, where students themselves are the driving force in the adoption, development, deployment and design of ed-tech.

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

Gamino, New York City’s Chief Technology Officer, in an interview with EdSurge earlier this month, noting his office’s desire to close the “homework gap” caused by lack of broadband connection in homes. And about 62 percent said they were not aware of tools created to help them manage their internet use and request bandwidth upgrades.

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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

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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Neo LMS

JANUARY 9, 2018

We also know that schools that can afford these types of initiatives, and which have the policy frameworks and supporting networks in place to enable seamless tech integration are few and far between. Change is happening at a far slower rate across “ordinary” schools. 59% of teachers feel the digital tools they use frequently are effective.

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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Many states are taking innovative steps to address this challenge, implementing targeted funding initiatives to bring affordable broadband to low-income communities. million in broadband infrastructure, funded by the Treasurys Capital Projects Fund, prioritizing low-income and multi-family housing. Connecticut Investing $40.8

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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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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2018

million students who lack internet access, the nonprofit is also looking ahead to the future, when 1 Mbps per student becomes the new broadband benchmark. students with access to at least 100 kbps of broadband has increased from 4 million to 44.7 Last year, when 94 percent of districts had access to high-speed broadband and 6.5

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “ In America ,” former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan often says, “ your zip code or your socioeconomic status should never determine the quality of your education.

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eSchool News

JULY 18, 2024

It will also allow the FCC to gather and analyze data on which cybersecurity services and equipment would best help K-12 schools and libraries address growing cyber threats and attacks against their broadband networks. Additionally, the U.S. First, schools must make cybersecurity a priority.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2017

For over a decade, North Carolina has been the site of one of the most sustained, successful initiatives in education: giving all students in all schools access to broadband internet with WiFi in every classroom by 2018. They had seen previous top-down initiatives fizzle with little progress to show in actual schools.

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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 Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2020

If university and college officials were worried that some of their students might not come back once they were moved from real-world classrooms to online education, the experience so far seems to suggest the opposite. “It Related: Subscribing to college and other visions of higher education’s future.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2018

After conducting a survey in 2015, district leaders found that while a surprising number of students have access to broadband, the biggest obstacle to technological access rural students face is the lack of devices. They work closely with the district’s IT department to implement the policies. Others live in familiar American suburbs.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2023

Tailwinds: An Enabling Ecosystem A baseline enabling condition for game-based learning is access to computers and broadband. COVID has also accelerated funding for broadband in underserved neighborhoods. COVID has also accelerated funding for broadband in underserved neighborhoods. Audience engagement poses another conundrum.

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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. Department of Education.

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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. Department of Treasury Capital Projects Fund (CPF) grant.

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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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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. million broadband connections, according to the FCC. Subscribe today! The homework gap could worsen for millions of U.S.

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 20, 2024

In the quest for universal broadband service, state broadband offices have a critical role to play, especially in administering funds through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. Established by the Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act (IIJA), the $42.5 BEAD NOFO, Section I.B.1)

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 24, 2020

Congressional lawmakers this week started working on the next coronavirus stimulus package, which will have major funding implications for K-12 education. The post Congress Debates New Stimulus, With Money for Education – and Potentially Broadband – In Mind appeared first on Market Brief.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 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. Issues around broadband affordability disproportionately affect low-income, Black, and Latinx communities. However, 28.2

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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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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 1, 2017

students equal access to a robust, modern education, regardless of their socioeconomic background. Having high-speed Internet is not just about meeting standards, however: it’s about offering students equal access to a robust, modern education, regardless of their socioeconomic background or geographic location. or geographic location.

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