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Microsoft to Use TV White Space to Put Wi-Fi on Rural School Buses

EdTech Magazine

At Coachella Valley Unified School District in rural Thermal, Calif., Since then, the district has seen high school graduation rates go up from 70 to 80 percent. The district will keep a log of how many students are on the bus and using the service. To address this, the district put Wi-Fi on all 18 of its buses.

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Ensuring Access and Opportunity; Supporting At Home Connectivity

Tom Murray

Samsung’s paper on “ Bringing Internet Home: Pervasive Digital Education Requires Pervasive Access ” is a dynamic resource for district leaders working to tackle the issue. For more on how your district can support students’ at home access, visit FCC.gov. Districts Leading the Way. Coachella Valley Unified District, California.

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Why districts need to think creatively–inside the box

eSchool News

Scott Bailey, Superintendent for Desert Sands Unified School District (CA), didn’t let the pandemic get in the way of his team’s plans. The district primarily serves five communities in the central Coachella Valley: Bermuda Dunes, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, and Palm Desert.

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Leading Educators Take the Stage to Ignite Change in Education

Digital Promise

Representing 73 districts, 33 states, and 3.2 Mark Ray , Chief Digital Officer of Vancouver Public Schools , spoke of transforming the role of librarians in his district to support students in becoming “future ready.” Through the vision of the district, librarians are deeply integrated in the learning experiences of students.

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Answering the President’s Call for #CSforAll

Digital Promise

In response to the President’s call for commitments to computer science education for all , 37 school district across the country — from Vermont to Alaska — ­have committed to offering high­ quality computer science (CS) and computational thinking curriculum to over one million students. Coordinating with the private sector.

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The New National Education Technology Plan: What’s in it for Me?

Tom Murray

The webinar conversation included the purpose, key areas and themes, practical examples of districts leading the way, and advice on how school leaders can best take advantage of the nationwide guidance provided in the NETP. All for the kids we serve, Director of Innovation. Future Ready Schools. Source: tech.ed.gov/netp.

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6 Edtech New Year’s Resolutions

Tom Murray

From Providence, Rhode Island to Phoenix, Arizona, I’ve had the privilege to travel and work with over 2,300 district leaders from almost 500 school districts over the past year through the Future Ready Initiative. Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “

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