The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

Edgenuity boasts that the first case study in its long list of “success stories” shows how 10th grade students using its program “demonstrated more than an eightfold increase in pass rates on state math tests.”. But it logged growth starting in the 2013-14 school year, two years before the school introduced Edgenuity.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Well, that was at the Federal Communications Commission’s 2014-15 short-term target of 100 Kbps per student for using tech in the classroom. Connected Nation bases the analysis in its “Connect K-12 2020 Executive Summary” on FCC E-Rate application data for the 2020 federal fiscal year.

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Broadband Report Video EdTech 172

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

“We live in a very rural state and our fiber connectivity is not comparable to what you would have in some large populous states,” said Tom Hering, Director of Information Technology at Great Falls Public Schools in Montana. “We They turned to E-rate, the $3.9 But all of that data was kept private.

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Broadband E-rate Tools Data 60

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Dan is a respected authority in educational technology and artificial intelligence. As Director at Edufuturists, he is committed to shaping the future of education through technology and innovation. Dan holds an M.A. from Durham University, a PGCE from UCL, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Design Thinking & Innovation from MIT.

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Classroom Tools Data Twitter 425

eSchool News

JULY 25, 2018

The 2014 E-rate modernization helped a majority of schools meet the FCC’s short-term connectivity goal of 100 Mbps per 1,000 students, according to CoSN’s relaunched Digital Equity Initiative toolkit.

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E-rate Strategy Accessibility Data 52

Edsurge

JUNE 22, 2017

Amazon has become one of the most valuable companies in the world—with a current market value of $475 billion —based on its domination of e-commerce (holding an astounding 50 percent share of all online retail sales); its leadership in the cloud computing business ; and the strength of its software algorithms. Similarly, the U.S.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

The results also detail the impact of changes to the E-rate program, as well as the growing issue of digital equity for technology access outside of the classroom. Yet school system technology leaders face many challenges as they plan their education networks for the future. Impact of E-rate Changes.

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Education Superhighway

MAY 13, 2016

Fiber is the only network infrastructure technology that can scale cost-effectively to meet growing bandwidth needs. According to our data, however, nearly 12% of U.S. public schools still lack access to high-speed fiber connections. Learn more about our Fiber Consulting Program.

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E-rate Broadband Comparison Digital Learning 40

Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2017

Understandable, but not equitable when data shows that rural areas have slightly higher poverty rates than urban areas. The 2014 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) states poverty rates are 18% in rural areas compared with 15% in urban areas. Have high school graduation rates increased in rural counties?

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E-rate Education Outcomes Accessibility 60

Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2017

Understandable, but not equitable when data shows that rural areas have slightly higher poverty rates than urban areas. The 2014 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) states poverty rates are 18% in rural areas compared with 15% in urban areas. Have high school graduation rates increased in rural counties?

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E-rate Education Outcomes Accessibility 60

Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2017

Understandable, but not equitable when data shows that rural areas have slightly higher poverty rates than urban areas. The 2014 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) states poverty rates are 18% in rural areas compared with 15% in urban areas. Have high school graduation rates increased in rural counties?

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E-rate Education Outcomes Secondary 60

Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

In a stark contrast spanning three centuries, technologically futuristic images and large screen technologies were projected onto, and embedded within, the fabric of the 230 year-old building, and this melding seemed for all the world like a metaphor for education. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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E-rate Smartphone Conference Trends 32

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Thanks to E-rate, as well as other state and local policy efforts, the education community has largely achieved the original 1997 goal of connecting every classroom to the internet. In most school systems, education technology leaders have focused time, energy and funding on at-school access.

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E-rate Broadband Survey Digital Learning 40

eSpark

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Integrating new technology into a classroom can be intimidating. Many teachers worry that they will need to spend hours learning how to use new technology before being able to successfully implement it in the classroom. At Piedmont City Schools in Alabama, simplicity is key to the success of the district’s 1:1 iPad program.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Each year, K-12 schools and districts that have leveraged technology to dramatically improve the educational experiences and achievements of their students are honored through SETDA’s Student Voices program. She is a 2014 “Best of State – Principal” winner and was named as one of Utah Business’s “30 Women to Watch.”

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OER Tools E-rate Blackboard 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 23, 2017

Related: Can all students succeed at science and technology high schools? The partner was the Jeremiah E. Related: Column “Deeper learning” continues to show higher high school graduation rates. The data was also used to group and schedule students for remediation. Dr. Lindsa McIntyre is the headmaster of the Jeremiah E.

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E-rate Outcomes Strategy Assessment 54

NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

In a nutshell, CIPA requires that schools and libraries receiving E-Rate funding “block or filter Internet access to pictures that are: (a) obscene; (b) child pornography; or (c) harmful to minors (for computers that are accessed by minors).” Develop a toolkit for school leaders.

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E-rate Digital Citizenship Libraries Social Media 40

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

For more than 20 years, the Federal Communications Commission has directed the multi-billion dollar E-rate program, which provides taxpayer-supported construction and service discounts that districts and libraries can use toward internet costs. A quarter of respondents rated the system neither easy nor difficult in the 2017 survey.

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E-rate Broadband Survey Analysis 78

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

In places like Albemarle County, where school officials estimate up to 20 percent of students lack home broadband, all the latest education-technology tools meant to narrow opportunity and achievement gaps can widen them instead. Scheivert’s goal is to build the network without new money from taxpayers, and so far he’s been successful.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 19, 2015

What exactly this looks like on a daily basis in your classroom depends on the reality of your classroom: Available technology, WiFi access and bandwidth, grade level, content area, your comfort level with games, and so on. We’ve discussed before the logistics of how to teach with video games (especially for non-mobile games).

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The PL2C Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

One such district, Alamance-Burlington Schools, a North Carolina district which serves more than 23,000 students in grades PreK-12, has just begun their roll out of devices in a 1:1 setting after extensive professional capacity building since 2014 with the Friday Institute. This collaborative practice is based on the medical model or rounds.

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Learning E-rate Digital Learning Professional Learning 45

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2016

College Possible is one of many college advocacy groups hoping that technology will jumpstart the slow growth of low-income students in higher education. The last couple years have brought a renaissance in virtual guidance counseling—both new services and existing ones upping their game with mobile, social media and data analytics.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

“I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link]. 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. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update June 10th, 2014 Children want the same things we want. Tuesday, June 17th in Austin, TX CoSN - 2014 Texas CTO Clinic , The Texas CTO Clinic will bring together leaders from around the state (and beyond) to discuss crucial developments in education technology.

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Google Classroom Digital Citizenship Conference 54

Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” At least the e-cigarette company (which targets teens) offers a social-emotional learning curriculum, right? ” Via the AP : “ District of Columbia Mayor Muriel E. National) Education Politics.

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Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Via the AP : “The sponsor of one of the nation’s largest online charter schools says it’s cutting that tie, which could halt the Ohio e-school’s operations for its roughly 12,000 students within days.”

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Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

According to excerpts of speeches published by Wikileaks – stolen data – Clinton called the Common Core a “political failure” in a speech she gave to Knewton. Campus Technology reports that Davidson College is partnering with Revature to offering coding classes to its students and graduates.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

” Remind me again, all you fans of VR in education, how this technology is going to promote empathy? technologies, the registry enables job seekers, students, workers, and employers to easily search for and compare credentials, similar to the way travel apps are used to compare flights, rental cars, and hotels.”

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Education Coursera Facebook Social Media 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

But even without knowing the funding data for the month of December, I can say a lot. You can find stock market data about publicly-traded education companies at funding.hackeducation.com. I maintain a dataset of all education technology investments and all education technology investors. Why, schools of course.

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Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

million students in under-connected schools, according to a new report by the nonprofit EducationSuperHighway , which analyzes data from E-rate applications. E-rate incentives have also encouraged states to put up $200 million in matching funds for fiber in 18 states, mostly under Republican governors and state legislators.

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E-rate Report Broadband Digital Divide 72

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security.

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Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

The FCC plays a particularly important role in regulating the telecommunications industry, and as such, it has provided oversight for the various technologies long touted as “revolutionizing” education – radio, television , the Internet. What can E-rate tell us about the relationship between politics and ed-tech?

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Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

” Via Politico : “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has increased her financial stake in a ‘neurofeedback’ company that says its technology treats attention deficit disorder and the symptoms of autism. “ Should big data be used to discourage poor students from university? ” asks Chester E.

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Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

Also via Chalkbeat : “Black and white students score far apart on a new test of technology skills.” ” Here’s the WaPo headline : “Girls outscore boys on inaugural national test of technology, engineering skills.” ” More on employment data in the “research and data” section below.

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Education Pearson Report Company 46

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Senators Introduce Bill to Keep Government Research Data Publicly Available (Preserving Data in Government Act).” “5 Reasons Why e-textbooks in Egypt Would Be Inequitable” by Maha Bali. ” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” ” asks Jade E.

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Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2016

Martin had the lowest ratings possible for achievement and improvement on its state report card that year. The challenges in rural communities are very real—funding, teacher recruitment and retention, access to technology, poverty, ever-changing expectations, and professional development and support,” U.S. told The Hechinger Report.

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E-rate Course Policies Advocacy 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

” Via The Kansas City Star : “A lawyer for the largest teachers union in Kansas told the state Supreme Court on Tuesday that lawmakers’ 2014 decision to get rid of a job protection for tenured K–12 educators was unconstitutional.” Data, Privacy, and Surveillance. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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