eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2016

A new report details the importance of state advocacy in connecting schools, students to broadband internet. A new report from SETDA and Common Sense Kids Action focuses on K-12 broadband and wi-fi connectivity, state leadership for infrastructure, state broadband implementation highlights, and state advocacy for federal broadband support.

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Report Broadband E-rate Advocacy 40

SETDA Says

DECEMBER 21, 2017

SETDA engaged members, affiliates, private sector partners, and partner organizations around federal and state advocacy efforts and provided national leadership for broadband, digital instructional materials, and data interoperability. Below are highlights from the work of 2017.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 7, 2018

Questioning the quality of instructional materials isn’t new to the digital education era. Thus, there is the potential for more disparity in the quality of materials from school to school. State leaders need to make sure they are giving educators the tools they need to select the best materials for the classroom.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 19, 2019

During a tour of updates to SETDA’s Digital Instructional Materials Acquisition Policies for States (DMAPS) , which showcases state policies in support of digital materials, Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director for SETDA, discussed new features like professional development information.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 15, 2021

What the Pandemic Revealed: Policy-Level Challenges. There were already systemic factors at play that tested teachers and demonstrated an urgent need for improvement at the policy level. All students, Krehbiel emphasized, should have universal access to broadband internet.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Refocusing classrooms around up-and-coming digital materials requires more than just adding a new tech-based product or two as many processes for reviewing and purchasing instructional materials are still built around print textbooks. “We saw that our code was only looking at the adoption of textbooks,” said DeLeón.

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Instructional Materials Case Study Policies OER 40

edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

SETDA’s latest research, Navigating the Digital Shift 2018: Broadening Student Learning Opportunities , highlights how state policies are supporting the transformation to digital learning. Many states provide guidance for the implementation of digital materials in districts to help ensure that they are available to all learners.

Digital Learning 40

Digital Learning Instructional Materials Learning Policies 40

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Recent publications and projects include Navigating the Digital Shift, Digital Instructional Materials Acquisition Policies for States, OER Case Studies: Implementation in Action, The Broadband Imperative and From Data to Information. Christine’s background includes experience in education and consulting.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

From broadband to devices to skills to technical support and inclusivity of digital tools and platforms, the country made significant strides, Song says. Many schools are already strapped for revenue, says Weade James, K-12 policy director for the think tank the Center for American Progress.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

But some of them, like the explosion in startups offering private student loans, suggest something is happening quite contrary to the narratives of “free and open,” not to mention to a tradition of publicly funded education or the policies of federal financial aid.

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