Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2021

A State-wide Approach When school closures began in spring 2020, Carey Wright, state superintendent of education for Mississippi, seized the opportunity to address the digital divide in the state. To receive the devices, districts had to match 20 percent of funds received and submit a digital learning plan to the MDE by September 1, 2020.

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SETDA Says

JUNE 29, 2020

It is difficult to believe that it has been 13 years since SETDA’s 2008 journey in developing and publishing the Class of 2020: Action Plan for Education. At that time, the critical topics that bubbled to the top were broadband access, […]. This project included a Student Bill of Rights and a series of white papers (below).

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The key takeaways from this study are relevant beyond the context of Puerto Rico as well: Teachers need to have a stable environment–namely, broadband and device access–to use technology effectively in their classroom practice.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Broadband access and the ever-growing equity gap are among K-12 IT leaders’ top concerns, according to CoSN’s annual IT Leadership Survey. Efforts to expand broadband access outside of school have increased dramatically. Concerns about digital equity have increased.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2020

A health crisis running headlong into an education crisis: Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year. Even with a device, data indicated some 39 percent of our students lacked reliable (or any) broadband service in their homes. It is a moral imperative that we address this equity gap in access to technology and high-speed broadband.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

As teachers develop lesson plans, they also face lingering questions, in Maine and nationally, over the possibility of a return to remote learning and concerns about ensuring all students have access to the devices and high-quality broadband they need to do classwork and homework. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Maine.

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eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2021

The report finds that since March 2020, programs to enable distance learning during the pandemic reduced the number of students without access to broadband service by 20 to 40 percent and reduced the number of students without access to an e-learning device by 40 to 60 percent.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 8, 2020

Offering two months of free service to new Access customers who order by April 30, 2020. $5/mo Starting April 3rd, Verizon is making a new broadband discount program available to new Fios Internet customers who qualify through the Lifeline program. $20 GET IN TOUCH. Home Internet Offers. Waiving all home Internet data overage fees.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

A recent analysis of federal government data by Jeff Seaman of Bayview Analytics shows that enrollment in on-campus courses fell nearly 11 percent in the past decade and almost 30 percent from 2020 to 2021. or in disadvantaged countries abroad that lack robust broadband options depend on mobile devices to participate online.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2020

One notable change is the FCC made permanent the Category Two budget approach it adopted in 2014, extending the trial period an extra year through the 2020 funding year. Incentivizing state support for “last-mile” broadband connections. The application process is underway for the 2020 funding year.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2020

One notable change is the FCC made permanent the Category Two budget approach it adopted in 2014, extending the trial period an extra year through the 2020 funding year. Incentivizing state support for “last-mile” broadband connections. The application process is underway for the 2020 funding year.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

One notable change is the FCC made permanent the Category Two budget approach it adopted in 2014, extending the trial period an extra year through the 2020 funding year. Incentivizing state support for “last-mile” broadband connections. The application process is underway for the 2020 funding year.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 31, 2019

One notable change is the FCC made permanent the Category Two budget approach it adopted in 2014, extending the trial period an extra year through the 2020 funding year. Incentivizing state support for “last-mile” broadband connections. The application process is underway for the 2020 funding year.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 31, 2016

According to a report released by the Pew Research Center, approximately 5 of the 29 million households with school-aged children lack access to high quality broadband internet while at home. In the spring of 2016, the FCC voted to modernize the program to include broadband services for low income families.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Schools across the country were forced to rapidly shift to distance learning last spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and as the 2020-2021 school year began in the fall and teachers and students were still trying to adjust to this “new normal,” those in the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools program had an advantage.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

Cases like 2020’s Cayla J. Then, there are states that lacked laws prior to 2020, but began responding to the at-home learning requirement with new legislation for future needs. Finally, there are states that had some version of a law prior to 2020 and proceeded to add provisions to better address the needs of distance learning.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

public school students in grades 3-8 between fall 2020 and spring 2021 and found: On average, students across most grades and subject areas made learning gains in 2020-21, but at a lower rate compared to pre-pandemic trends. 2020-21 outcomes were lower relative to historic trends. million U.S.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Today’s students, teachers, and administrative staff are facing unprecedented connectivity challenges as the 2020 school year brings more and more distance learning options. Today, more than 9 million students lack proper access to reliable broadband internet at home, which creates obstacles for both the students and teachers.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 31, 2018

2020 is just around the corner. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how K–12 districts are trying to bolster access to broadband in schools! Is K–12 Education Ready for 5G? eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 10/31/2018 - 12:13. That’s when experts predict that 5G wireless will be broadly available. . How Does 5G Differ from 4G?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

. “As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, communities now have a much deeper appreciation for the significant role that broadband communication plays in educating students and connecting our citizens. ” Key 2020 report findings include: 1.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2021

Attendance is capped at 500, about half the number that attended in early 2020. Attendees won’t have to make such fraught choices at the annual Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition conference in Arlington, Va.—scheduled “I actually really feel like we are practicing what we preach in the field with a hybrid conference.”

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EdTech4Beginners

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

In the US alone, students experiencing more than 60 minutes per week of device use achieved higher academic results through 2020, while 81% of facilitators said that having access to EdTech improved outputs considerably during the same period. The Last Word.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2021

Millions lack broadband. Above all, 2020 has taught us the wisdom in the African proverb that it takes a village to raise a child, and in the Chinese proverb that a child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark. Access to technology, we have learned, is also critical. That’s what truly matters.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Never before have educators been challenged and tested as they were, beginning in March 2020 and up until today, and never before has their resilience been more apparent. For those without fixed broadband internet access at home, this meant immediately dispersing Wi-Fi hotspots.

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Education Superhighway

MARCH 24, 2020

Here are a few ways the E-rate and broadband community is working to help connect your students during the crisis. The FCC took two steps to support schools in light of the COVID-19 pandemic: They extended the E-rate Form 471 deadline to April 29, 2020. They temporarily waived gift rules through September 30, 2020.

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Education Superhighway

MAY 24, 2022

In our work to close the broadband affordability gap for the 18 million U.S. To date, only 23% of Americans who qualify for federal broadband affordability programs have enrolled. Find out how local leaders across the nation can take action to close the broadband affordability gap. Learn more.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 14, 2020

Over the past eight years, an unprecedented coalition united behind a simple, but important, goal: to improve broadband in America’s K-12 classrooms. Funds For Learning will utilize their extensive experience with K-12 broadband data and E-rate to manage the technology platform and ensure that the data is accurate and updated annually.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

I contributed to the upcoming 2020 report. . There’s a growing understanding that disparities in home broadband internet access put students at a disadvantage — typically those who already face obstacles because of low family income or race. Here are things to know about the hurdles the 2019 board members identified. . Digital Equity.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2022

million Americans lack home broadband access. When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the world in 2020, the digital divide and the critical need for high-speed internet connectivity, especially for learning, became much clearer to many people. According to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), however, an estimated 14.5

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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 31, 2017

This catalyzed a sea change in the broadband available in America’s schools. The impact of E-rate modernization is most evident in the acceleration of the pace of upgrades in K-12 broadband networks. “We need to show the FCC and USAC how E-rate funds have made school broadband upgrades a reality for their students.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

States like my home state of North Carolina are addressing broadband access, because technology is now a basic need for students in the same way up-to-date textbooks once were. Data also shows a clear need for equity in all aspects of our education system, which includes bringing leaders of color into the rooms where policy is being made.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In 2002, a critical transition occurred when 94 percent of public schools secured always-on broadband connections, granting educators and students increased access to rich media content. Then, in March 2020, schools across the globe closed their doors, quickly pivoting to online instruction. Virtual classrooms became the norm.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. Oakland’s partnership, known as #OaklandUndivided , launched in May 2020. OAKLAND, Calif. The homework gap isn’t new.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

The murder of George Floyd in 2020 changed American culture, in part by invigorating interest in diversity, equity and inclusion. For some schools, this meant making a commitment to diversity in their mission statements, as well as creating plans intended to increase equity. It also kicked education out of its autopilot mode, he adds.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

I contributed to the upcoming 2020 report. . There’s a growing understanding that disparities in home broadband internet access put students at a disadvantage — typically those who already face obstacles because of low family income or race. Here are things to know about the hurdles the 2019 board members identified. . Digital Equity.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 15, 2020

Adams told MIND that Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) began with a district-wide survey to determine each family’s need for computers or a wired home broadband connection. May 5, 2020. March 31, 2020. March 31, 2020. March 31, 2020. Thank you for supporting and encouraging your students. Distance Learning is tough.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2019

I contributed to the upcoming 2020 report. . There’s a growing understanding that disparities in home broadband internet access put students at a disadvantage — typically those who already face obstacles because of low family income or race. Here are things to know about the hurdles the 2019 board members identified. . Digital Equity.

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