E-rate Sparks Low-Cost Connectivity, Better Digital Learning
EdTech Magazine
OCTOBER 2, 2017
By EdTech Staff Once schools receive E-rate funding, innovating learning can develop.
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EdTech Magazine
OCTOBER 2, 2017
By EdTech Staff Once schools receive E-rate funding, innovating learning can develop.
Digital Promise
JANUARY 8, 2019
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Neo LMS
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In July, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the use of E-rate funds to loan Wi-Fi hotspots that support students, school staff, and library patrons without internet access. For an update on the 2025 E-rate, register for an eSchool News webinar featuring expert insight. It is 2024 in the United States.
EdTech Magazine
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According to the group, 98 percent of public schools have next-generation fiber infrastructure, and 96 percent have enough connectivity to support online and digital learning. . million students and 1,356 schools lack basic infrastructure needed for digital learning, according to the report. . That’s the good news.
Digital Promise
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One of those programs is the Universal Service Program for Schools and Libraries, better known as E-rate. E-rate helps schools and libraries get affordable Internet access by discounting the cost of service based on the school’s location – urban or rural – and the percentage of low-income students served.
EdTech Magazine
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School Districts Take Advantage of E-Rate’s Category One Funding. Once its existing WAN provider wanted to charge significantly more for the same bandwidth speed, Midlothian Independent School District administrators began shopping for a faster, more affordable network — and they got one this summer with the help of E-rate fund s.
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Every year, schools and libraries have access to billions of dollars of funding through the FCC’s E-rate program. In this post I’ll break down the importance of E-rate, how it works, and the types of technologies it makes available that are crucial to education. The importance of E-rate.
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OCTOBER 24, 2022
The federal E-rate program continues to provide expanded access to technology, including edtech tools, digital learning resources, and high-speed internet access, to schools, according to an annual report that takes stock of the program’s progress. E-rate remains a dependable and necessary program for education.
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This was an extremely big deal five years ago and ultimately gave us an edge in terms of the many successful initiatives we rolled out including Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and digital learning across the curriculum. That means that 2 out of every 3 students do not have the high speed internet access they need in their schools.
Education Superhighway
OCTOBER 31, 2017
In 2014, the Federal Communications Commission modernized the E-rate program with the objective of closing the K-12 digital divide within five years. As a result, 35 million more students have been connected to digital learning and educational opportunity. Why has E-rate modernization worked so well?
Edsurge
OCTOBER 2, 2018
At that speed, Marwell said, “digital learning” takes on a whole new meaning. At 100 kbps, you can have a few teachers here and a few there at any given time using digital learning in the classroom. It’s really about the pervasiveness and frequency of use,” he said. “At
EdTech Magazine
MAY 5, 2020
For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.
EdTech Magazine
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In education, software programs lend a helping hand just about everywhere, from device management to digital learning. Content Monitoring Tools Help K–12 IT Officials Patrol Internet Boundaries. eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 10/03/2018 - 08:56. Some schools even rely on software to save lives.
Education Superhighway
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She is the current Digital Access Coordinator for the Learning Technology Center of Illinois (LTC) and an Illinois State E-rate Coordinator. Moreover, Mindy serves on several state and national associations such as the State Education Technology Directors Association (SETDA) and State E-rate Coordinator Alliance (SECA).
Digital Promise
APRIL 29, 2019
One of the most straightforward ways that technology contributes to equity in schools is ensuring that every student has access to learning materials, even outside of the classroom. Resources to help you use technology to increase equity in schools: Learn more about the Digital Learning Gap and how we’re working to close it.
EdTech Magazine
JUNE 14, 2018
In Illinois, Cicero Public School District 99 was able to utilize E-rate funding to provide individual Chromebooks to students as part of its one-to-one education program. . No matter what stage districts or schools are at on the journey to digital learning, this guide will help them move forward,” state the authors of the report.
Education Superhighway
APRIL 1, 2020
On April 1, 2020, the FCC announced extensions of several key E-rate deadlines to provide relief to program participants affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. These extensions have been put in place to alleviate administrative burdens while most public schools have closed and are transitioning to remote learning.
Education Superhighway
JANUARY 2, 2020
In addition, teachers were adding more devices and the instructional technologists were planning to integrate new technology for digital learning. Kim and the district leadership team began strategically using E-rate Category 2 funds for the Wi-Fi network upgrade. . Digital learning in every classroom, every day.
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Education leaders expect school internet needs to increase over the next several years, highlighting the need for increased bandwidth and resources to support growing digital learning demands on school networks. Related content: 5 school and library applicants weigh in on E-rate.
Digital Promise
JULY 20, 2020
We’ve found in our national survey, Learning in the 21st Century: How the American Public, Parents, and Teachers View Education Priorities and How to Achieve Them , that only half of teachers rely on research to inform their practice. What do you think could be the reason they rate it lower than peers and instinct?
EdTech Magazine
MAY 12, 2020
For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.
EdTech Magazine
MAY 9, 2020
For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.
EdTech Magazine
MAY 7, 2020
For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.
EdTech Magazine
MAY 7, 2020
For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.
EdTech Magazine
MAY 6, 2020
For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.
EdTech Magazine
MAY 6, 2020
For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.
Hapara
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Education Superhighway
JANUARY 23, 2019
One of the most important features of E-rate is that it set an annual target of $1 billion annually to help schools upgrade their internal networks and implement Wi-Fi in every classroom. That amounts to $150 in E-rate Category 2 funding per student, to deploy a robust LAN / Wi-Fi network.
Doug Levin
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
Especially important is a strategy to align digital learning plans to participation in the E-rate program and any state programs designed to meet similar ends (including those beyond K-12 education that support broadband build out to universities, hospitals, libraries, or public safety institutions).
SETDA Says
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
SETDA and CoSN commend the Wireline Bureau for opening an emergency E-rate filing window to help schools address their higher than expected on campus bandwidth demands.
Education Superhighway
OCTOBER 11, 2017
Both have had long careers at Brevard and have worked closely to implement technology into the schools’ digital learning programs. Overcoming Obstacles to Digital Access. Mr. Fitzgerald saw an opportunity to plan ahead and set the schools up for future digital learning success. Shifting Their Strategy.
Edsurge
JANUARY 7, 2019
In the survey, school district representatives also answered questions about E-rate, broadband connectivity, cloud computing and data interoperability. In the survey, just over 3 percent of respondents said their school buses have Wi-Fi, but another 16 percent said they would consider it if it were E-rate eligible.
Education Superhighway
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
As the largest education technology program in the country, the Schools and Libraries program (E-rate) has transformed Internet access in our nation’s schools. In 2014, AASA played a lead role in modernizing the E-rate program, advocating for key changes such as: A policy update to make the program broadband-centric; and.
eSchool News
JUNE 21, 2024
. “This pilot program represents a crucial step in providing the resources necessary to safeguard sensitive information and maintain secure, reliable access to digital learning tools. In the 2023 survey, over 100 applicants shared their individual opinions about the need for cybersecurity.
American Consortium for Equity in Education
OCTOBER 10, 2023
The report sheds light on the progress, challenges, and prospects of the program that empowers schools and libraries across the United States with vital funding for internet connectivity and digital learning Funds For Learning, the nation’s leading E-rate compliance services Keep Reading Funds For Learning Releases 13th Annual ‘E-rate Trends (..)
Education Superhighway
JANUARY 7, 2019
In the past few years, concerted efforts like E-rate modernization and various statewide initiatives have helped bring digital learning opportunities to students across the nation. Let’s look at three examples of how digital learning is changing the face of today’s classroom learning.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
That schools rely on the mega-rich to fund their digital learning at all—and that those funds could dry up at any time—illustrates some of the fundamental problems with K-12 technology spending: It is inconsistent, pieced together haphazardly, and as a result impacts student technology access in disproportionate ways.
Education Superhighway
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
As a result of their efforts, teachers have seen far greater opportunities to marry critical thinking with digital learning in their classrooms. Merritt solicited the support of its E-rate consultant, Julie Watson, who provided invaluable advice on how to fund an upgrade. The Path to a Successful Upgrade.
Neo LMS
FEBRUARY 13, 2018
Thanks to — or because of — technology change happens at a faster rate than ever before, and education makes no exception. As the Executive Director of ICWE , Rebecca Stromeyer has been a champion of e-learning for decades, organizing some of the world’s most popular education events: OEB Global and eLearning Africa.
Education Superhighway
JUNE 20, 2018
Last week, the Washington state legislature appropriated $900,000 to further leverage funding from the federal E-rate program, which will bring greater connectivity to schools across the state and make available K-12 digital learning access grants.
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 22, 2016
The FCC’s historic E-rate modernization in 2014 paved the way for districts to expand their high-speed broadband and wi-fi and increase digital learning opportunities for students. “We were able to do a lot of this because of E-rate funding,” Dickerson said. Could your district do the same?
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