The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2021

We need to look at this like any other utility,” said Christopher Rush, the director of educational technology for the U.S. The authors also found that between 2015 and 2021, the proportion of lower-income families who are under-connected has hardly changed. Twelve percent of families still have no computer at home. “We

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edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

The 2021 Driving K-12 Innovation report released by CoSN selected the most critical Hurdles (challenges), Accelerators (mega-trends), and Tech Enablers (tools) that school districts are facing with personalized learning, innovation, and digital equity. By Eileen Belastock. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. Tech Enablers.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Her current research involves the deployment and study of emerging information technologies supportive of digital inclusion and resiliency.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Just a few days away, our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Her current research involves the deployment and study of emerging information technologies supportive of digital inclusion and resiliency.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Just two weeks away, our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Her current research involves the deployment and study of emerging information technologies supportive of digital inclusion and resiliency.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

This means help with the nontuition costs of college: books, laptops, housing, childcare, transportation, broadband and more. According to a June 2021 report by the Center for an Urban Future, thousands of CUNY students drop out each year because of financial barriers that make attending classes untenable.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning. Equity remained front and center, too, raising issues of inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. Well, it did–but it also didn’t. — Babak D.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

After a moment of disruption – of major disruption – the conditions are ripe for accelerating innovation,” says Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education. “We Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education. © 2021 The Christian Science Monitor.

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Learning Accessibility Personalized Learning Digital Divide 141

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools this year, and equity remained front and center, too, continuing conversations around inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. To be intentional and thoughtful to what technology can provide for teachers and students.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2022

The pandemic-era jump for elementary school students was even larger: from under half to 84 percent. That was the case of Birmingham, Alabama, where a 1:1 initiative was imposed by the city government in 2008 with virtually no support for professional development, technological infrastructure, curricula or repair.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In Port Orford, Oregon, it’s a quick walk from the elementary and middle school building to the town library—the two buildings are right down the street from each other. contracted COVID-19 between the start of the pandemic and early August 2021.). SERIES: How to reopen schools safely. Library partnership and community.

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Libraries Data Broadband Report 106

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” Via Multichannel News : “Trayvon Martin Attorney Parks Targets AT&T Over Alleged Broadband Redlining.” Via Campus Technology : “ Pearson Expands Textbook Rental Program.” million from Morningside Technology Ventures, University Ventures, and Silicon Valley Bank. percent from 2017 to 2021.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Still in its early stages, this ambitious project relies on a little-known public resource – a slice of electromagnetic spectrum the federal government long ago set aside for schools – called the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). ” Via NPR : “ Advanced Placement Exam Scores In Alabama On The Rise.”

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

It also means supporting better online curricula, higher quality broadband for families that need it and creative staffing plans that allow the most vulnerable teachers the safest possible return. That’s the hardest truth of all.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

But there is one essential that has always been scarce in this part of the country and that she couldn’t stock up on: Broadband access. Perry’s home isn’t wired for broadband access. Only 13 percent of New Mexico’s population has access to a low-price internet service plan, according to Broadband Now, a research group.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2021

In January, Rosa Bermudez brought home a colorful worksheet from Stansbury Elementary School, meant to guide her “power plan” for a safe, healthy relationship to technology. By early 2021, they had no insurance to pay for health care, no work permits to make ends meet. This story also appeared in Telemundo. I couldn’t.

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