Doug Levin
NOVEMBER 19, 2015
Benjamin Herold of Education Week has put together a real cracker of a series on the challenges of ensuring school broadband access in rural communities – and how E-rate (pre- and post-modernization) is helping to address the situation. We should demand more of our political leaders and from our education advocacy organizations.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 14, 2021
As online schooling plays an increasingly large role in education, researchers say more work needs to be done to understand and address why some families have a harder time accessing the internet. The policy, known as redlining, fueled racial segregation and long-term disinvestment in Black communities. “It’s
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Education Superhighway
JUNE 28, 2023
This month, Maine became one of the first states to share their draft Broadband Action Plans and companion Digital Equity Plan as part of the $42.45 Their strategies and initiatives are organized into four categories 1) access and adoption, 2) innovation and investment, 3) digital literacy and skills, and 4) accountability and transparency.
eSchool News
MAY 27, 2019
State leadership can have a powerful impact on broadband best practices in K-12 schools–and a new report highlights success stories and strong policies supporting broadband connectivity. ” Key elements in broadband best practices. ” Key elements in broadband best practices.
edWeb.net
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
Digital learning not only plays a crucial role in preparing today’s students for the jobs of tomorrow, it also has an important role in providing equity and access to education, especially in smaller and remote school districts. Broadband’s Big Picture. Links to Local Learning. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
Even after service providers launched discounts for broadband services during the pandemic — often targeting online learning — Black Americans across the South saw little change in their access to broadband services. But nowhere is the digital divide larger than in the Black rural South. Add the bill’s $14.25
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
The plan separates technological divides — barriers that block some students from full participation — into access, design and use. Ultimately, some hope this plan will move the conversation beyond what access students have to tech and toward discussion about how effective that tech actually is in learning.
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