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OPINION: Historically underserved school districts in Mississippi were hit hard in the pandemic and need immediate help  

The Hechinger Report

percent, of households in the Black Rural South do not have broadband of at least 25 Mbps — the minimum standard for broadband internet. billion surplus of state revenue in 2023 , legislators finally have the means to fully fund the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) for the first time since 2008.

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Digital Divide 2.0: a few facts and figures

Neo LMS

Unless you’ve been living on the moon for the last decade you will also know that mobile is booming: the statistics bare this out with a 20% year-on-year increase in the uptake of mobile broadband (data) subscriptions. As of 2008, 100% of U.S. Income vs. Access: The Digital Divide in the US. Source: LEE RAINIE ). Digital Divide 2.0.

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Class of 2020: Action Plan for Education ~ 13 Years Flew By 

SETDA Says

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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CoSN 2018: How Your District Can Prepare for an E-Rate Audit

EdTech Magazine

When Dickerson was audited, she had to show files that were from 2008 and 2009, way before she started with the district. CoSN 2018: Broadband and Cybersecurity Are Top IT Concerns. Cruzan suggested keeping a copy of the filtering invoice on hand. In fact, Dickerson and Cruzan said documentation with E-rate is vital. Customer Focused.

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The Past Decade Forecasts a New Wave of Economic Opportunity in Education

Edsurge

But computing power, device adoption, pervasive broadband and exponentially networked collaboration platforms of the past decade have already moved us to a world of information abundance. From 2008 to 2019 we have witnessed a 4,000-plus percent expansion in the number of funded edtech startups, and the best startups can become unicorns.

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“Our Kids Are Worth It”: How A Florida District Amplified its Digital Learning Opportunities

Education Superhighway

Fitzgerald knew that in order to offer students the best possible digital learning opportunities on a long-term basis, they needed a broadband model that was “structured and load-balanced.”. In 2008, Brevard’s technology and facility services staff teamed to develop future school renovation design standards. Shifting Their Strategy.

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North Carolina’s Digital Success Story

Edsurge

For over a decade, North Carolina has been the site of one of the most sustained, successful initiatives in education: giving all students in all schools access to broadband internet with WiFi in every classroom by 2018. Full disclosure: Entangled Solutions, where I am a principal consultant, helped prepare the report.)

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