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The Challenges of Broadband Access in Rural Schools

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Rural school districts face many unique trials, and access to educational technology is no different. During the edWebinar “ Technology in Rural Schools: Leading with Why,” the presenters discussed how they overcame challenges and helped the community understand the value of tech in schools.

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Three Things We Learned at Khan Academy Over the Last Decade

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This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. I made three assumptions back in 2010 that still hold sway today. I think we all knew, even back then, that technology could one day deliver on the long-held dream of helping teachers to differentiate instruction for every student.

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Where Diversity, Inclusion and Education Meet: A Conversation With Black Girls Code Founder, Kimberly Bryant

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Gender is just one part of the diversity problem confronting many technology companies today. So Bryant signed her up for a game development camp at Stanford in 2010, only to learn that Kai was one of the few girls—and the only student of color—in the group. I absolutely think that technology should be taught in K-12.

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Funding Edtech with the E-Rate Program and Grants

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As schools and districts strive to meet their existing technology needs and prepare for the future, access to federal and state funding, along with other grants, is making a major difference in whether students engage in 21 st century learning or are left behind. Sheryl Abshire, Ph.D., Cynthia Schultz, Esq.,

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“Tired of fighting that fight”: School districts’ uphill battle to get good deals on ed tech

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Miller is one of many vocal critics of the wide disparities in education technology pricing, which he and others contend is becoming an increasingly pressing problem as more devices and software enter U.S. Related: In Mississippi schools, access to technology lacking, uneven. classrooms. There’s much less wiggle room with Apple.”.

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A New Definition For Equity In Education

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When discussing equity, there are so many convenient handles–race, gender, language, poverty, access to technology, but there may be a larger view that we’re missing when we do so. Design learning models that are inherently inclusive regardless of access to technology. The Scale of Equity. This never stops.

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Homework in a McDonald’s parking lot: Inside one mother’s fight to help her kids get an education during coronavirus

The Hechinger Report

She was making ends meet by working as a cashier at a local gas station, until an injury took her off the job. Widespread lack of broadband access complicates learning. Since 2010, five rural hospitals have closed in Mississippi alone, and almost half of the state’s rural hospitals are at risk of closing. Credit: Terri Johnson.

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