The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2021

This year, the Green Lake Parent Teacher Association paid about half that much to cover the cost of the elementary school’s vocal teacher and a portion of a full-time counselor’s salary, among other supports for students. About 3 in 4 students at Rising Star Elementary qualify for subsidized meals. Double click image to enlarge.

Elementary 145

Elementary Education Report Groups 145

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.

Broadband 98

Broadband Digital Divide Chromebook Libraries 98

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

He first carried out this vision as an elementary and middle school teacher before later becoming the principal of a high school on the east side of Indianapolis. Because when you have upheaval like this without leadership, things just happen on their own, and the new policies, new thoughts, new uses, new pedagogies all need to emerge.

Classroom 523

Classroom Tools Data Twitter 523

The Hechinger Report

JULY 25, 2023

I believe there are three mechanisms that district equity leaders and educators can reimagine to advance student equity, whether equity officers’ mission is supported or not: funding, policy design and collaboration. Designing an equitable policy would involve considering broader questions: Why aren’t the children reading at grade level?

System 96

System Policies Digital Divide Outcomes 96

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Related: How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students. Illinois joins a handful of other states including Washington, Colorado and Texas that have some form of policy mandating media literacy in schools. It’s their job to set education policy priorities, and they’re doing it.”.

Digital Divide 131

Digital Divide Advocacy Policies Report 131

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2021

During a forum hosted by public policy think tank New America to discuss this new data, Jessica Rosenworcel, the acting FCC Chairwoman, called the homework gap “an especially cruel” part of the digital divide that existed long before the pandemic. Related: They helped all schools get good internet, now they’re focusing on homes.

Broadband 119

Broadband Survey Digital Divide Accessibility 119

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2022

Rather than focusing on single policies and programs aimed at narrow aspects of community renewal, it’s crucial that we start with an understanding of schools — both physically and metaphysically — as a bedrock of community life. Achieving this means getting around politics, policies and practices that often block collective planning.

Digital Divide 113

Digital Divide Broadband Policies System 113

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2020

The organizations collaborated to articulate 10 principles for reopening that include listening to students, closing the digital divide, addressing basic needs, moving away from one-size-fits-all instruction and evaluation and creating an inclusive curriculum. To date, though, the district hasn’t changed its policy, she said.

Survey 145

Survey Policies Groups Report 145

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

The policies and infrastructures are in place to deliver. Elementary students are not immune to serious student safety issues. COVID-19 highlighted that the digital divide was not exclusive to rural areas, as many families in urban areas cannot afford internet connectivity. Collin Earnst, CEO, LearnWell.

EdTech 145

EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 145

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Doing so also runs the risk of furthering the digital divide between those who have and can afford another piece of expensive technology and those who don’t, Platt added. In a policy brief earlier this year, she explored how to bring the best educational practices into the metaverse as it’s being created.

Education 142

Education Digital Divide EdTech Company 142

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 29, 2022

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) allocated over $45 billion to states for broadband deployment through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) and Digital Equity Act (DEA) programs. To join, email Scott Quinn, Director of Government Affairs and Policy, at scott@educationsuperhighway.org.

Broadband 52

Broadband Digital Divide Advocacy Policies 52

eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

As many experts will point out, DEI initiatives are prone to fail when they aren’t getting at the crux of the issue—existing systemic processes and challenges that prevent promising solutions and DEI-focused policies from being successful. And this creates a digital divide between those who can afford it and those who cannot.

Chromebook 124

Chromebook Robotics Elementary Accessibility 124

Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

Prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools ® , I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director. Organization: International Association of K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL).

Future Ready 100

Future Ready EdTech Advocacy Data 100

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It’s all part of Verizon’s commitment to help close the digital divide. Here are 5 TimePod Lessons to try (elementary, middle, and high school). Lesson: Junior Explorers (lower elementary) – In this activity, students will investigate the concept of exploration. See: Copyright Policy.

STEM 86

STEM Digital Divide Elementary iPhone 86

edWeb.net

JUNE 2, 2021

billion went to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER). Districts must use the money on evidence-based programs that help stem learning loss, close the digital divide, and address social and emotional learning needs. education policy and politics, and a leader in Future of Work strategies.

Education 98

Education Industry STEM Digital Divide 98

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2020

Administrators at Dorchester School District Two in suburban Summerville, South Carolina, were well aware of the digital divide when they decided to give students both paper and online resources after shuttering schools because of coronavirus. This story also appeared in PBS Newshour.

Digital Divide 145

Digital Divide Resources Policies Study 145

The Innovative Educator

MAY 10, 2020

They chose not to figure out ways to bridge the digital divide for the most vulnerable families and students. The United States Office of Civil Rights addressed the issue with this Supplemental Fact Sheet: Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Preschool, Elementary and Secondary Schools (PDF) What next?

Digital Divide 70

Digital Divide Learning Guidelines Secondary 70

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2023

A significant challenge for Delta communities is the ever-growing digital divide. Spending in Mississippi’s highest-poverty districts is 55 percent below the estimated “adequate” level and 18 percent below adequate in the state’s wealthiest districts, according to the Database.

Broadband 132

Broadband Digital Divide Report Guidelines 132

EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

We used to hear about the digital divide. Instructional time can be lost while figuring out how to get multiple types of devices connected to the same resource Online testing not compatible with all devices (ex: iPad) Eanes ISD will post a copy of their BYOT policies to their website along with the presentation link.

BYOD 60

BYOD Poll Everywhere Mobility Laptops 60

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund follows the same formula as Title I, so it can be used to help bridge the digital divide for students from low-income families. Susan Gentz is a partner at K20Connect, a consulting consortium of experts focused on education leadership, technology and policy.

EdTech 98

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 98

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

Federal funds help narrow the digital divide. The benefits of digital equity go far beyond education. With JumpStart, says Ms. Nearman, “all of our students could have the same access to programming and not have to worry about, well, my parents can’t afford it.”. Millions of students still face access issues.

Learning 144

Learning Accessibility Personalized Learning Digital Divide 144

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 1, 2017

With 100% connectivity throughout the state, more Arkansas students can partake in virtual opportunities like speaking with students across the globe or participating in lessons from NASA scientists, as Beebe Elementary School students were able to do. The meeting will address policies aimed to bridge the digital divide.

Broadband 58

Broadband Accessibility Digital Learning E-rate 58

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

But a few pioneering districts have shown that it’s possible, and Albemarle County has joined a nascent trend of districts trying to build their own bridges across the digital divide. Read more about the Digital Divide. The hardware on the towers then blasts that connection about 10 miles into the valley below.

Broadband 102

Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 102

MindShift

APRIL 24, 2020

Mulgrew says opening New York City’s elementary schools first might make sense, because they are more likely to be within walking distance for families, and because those students are normally with one main classroom teacher, meaning fewer changes to existing scheduling and staffing. Different attendance policies.

Digital Divide 69

Digital Divide Groups Broadband Policies 69

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Here’s what they had to say: Text-based AI interfaces provide an opportunity to help close the digital divide…and avoid an impending AI divide. Lindsay Dworkin, SVP of Policy & Government Affairs, NWEA The pendulum has swung quickly toward the Science of Reading. Diane Myers, Ph.

Trends 144

Trends EdTech Industry Data 144

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

Libraries 50

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 50

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 1, 2017

With 100% connectivity throughout the state, more Arkansas students can partake in virtual opportunities like speaking with students across the globe or participating in lessons from NASA scientists, as Beebe Elementary School students were able to do. The meeting will address policies aimed to bridge the digital divide.

Broadband 40

Broadband Accessibility Digital Learning E-rate 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

Libraries 48

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

Libraries 45

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 45

ExcelinEd

AUGUST 3, 2020

When COVID-19 disrupted the traditional model , Commissioner Mike Morath and his team quickly created policies to help ensure students would not fall through the cracks. . A llow s elementary schools the flexibility to add additional instructional days (up to 210 days); . Bridging the Digital Divide.

Digital Divide 28

Digital Divide E-rate Laptops Assessment 28

edWeb.net

JULY 26, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed and, in many ways, worsened the digital divide and other inequitable aspects of America’s education system. However, it also created opportunities to develop more equitable outcomes, based on the widespread switch to digital learning experiences and new education models. She earned a B.A.

Technology 69

Technology Education Professional Learning Outcomes 69

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

Libraries 48

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Also, make sure theses extras align with the District AUP (Acceptable Use Policy). What are the ramifications with any insurance of the devices in relationship to policies in, or not in, effect? As the Coronavirus has changed the landscape of education, I have become more and more aware of inequity and the digital divide.

Blended Learning 192

Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

However, the rise of edtech also brings challenges, including concerns about equity, privacy, and the digital divide. Additionally, safeguarding student data in a digital age is critical, requiring stringent policies and protections. What is the definition of educational technology? Teachers can also use Kahoot!

Technology 52

Technology Education LMS Adaptive Learning 52

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here’s what they had to say: Text-based AI interfaces provide an opportunity to help close the digital divide…and avoid an impending AI divide. Lindsay Dworkin, SVP of Policy & Government Affairs, NWEA The pendulum has swung quickly toward the Science of Reading. Diane Myers, Ph.

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 7, 2023

Make sure your tech stack is set up to support fundamentals such as student data privacy, emerging challenges like AI policy-making, and ongoing critical mental health and safety concerns. 10:22 And then trying to balance that out when high school kids do they follow their schedule elementary. Thank you. 0:58 Hello, welcome everyone.

EdTech 52

EdTech Learning Survey Data 52

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. The partnership aims to bridge the digital divide in Pittsburg by offering parents refurbished computers free of charge.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook iPad Laptops 170