Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2020

SIIA also created an “incubator” program in 2006 to support early-stage education companies, long before the idea became popular in the edtech industry. Broadband internet access and cloud computing made it easier to distribute educational software once sold on floppy disks and CD-ROMs.

Industry 157

Industry Conference EdTech Student Data Privacy 157

Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2018

Rather, it's centered in the popular E-Rate program, which has provided billions of dollars in broadband discounts and infrastructure upgrades to schools and libraries. billion has been committed for 2017. Overall, broadband costs in Rawson’s home state of Mississippi have dropped from $50 per megabit in 2006 to $.50

E-rate 91

E-rate Broadband Digital Divide Libraries 91

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Fueled by an explosion of broadband access, education software and, of course, the irresistible allure of financial returns, investors across the world want a slice of the U.S. Dreambox, a provider of online math materials, dates back to 2006. Through the first three quarters of 2017, U.S.-based edtech industry.

EdTech 84

EdTech Broadband Company Software 84

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

With support from former Governor Bev Perdue, North Carolina’s schools got access to broadband internet through a statewide education network that connected public schools, universities and community colleges. In 2006, North Carolina education leaders were intrigued by how virtual learning could help all its students.

Digital Learning 87

Digital Learning Learning Broadband STEM 87

Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

edtech startups in 2017. based provider of an online K-8 math product has been around since 2006, but last year enjoyed a 40 percent increase in district adoption, according to John Rogers, who leads education investments for Rise. Last year, U.S. education technology companies raised $1.45 billion raised by U.S.

EdTech 152

EdTech Company Industry Edmodo 152

edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2020

One of the first challenges rural districts face is broadband access. Now, they are employing creative methods, such as expanding the reach of the school’s broadband so students can do work from the parking lot or in the surrounding area, having off-duty patrol cars become hotspots across the district.

BYOD 55

BYOD Broadband EdTech Elementary 55

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2017

The message, from Zach Leverenz, founder of the nonprofit EveryoneOn, attacked the Educational Broadband Service (EBS), which long ago granted school districts and education nonprofits thousands of free licenses to use a slice of spectrum — the range of frequencies that carry everything from radio to GPS navigation to mobile internet.

Broadband 91

Broadband Mobility Digital Divide Learning 91