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New Report Highlights How Close Are We To Closing the Connectivity Gap

Education Superhighway

According to 2017 data from the Federal Communications Commission: 2 million students and 2.6 This is up from just 4 million students in 2013. This is up from just 4 million students in 2013. In 2013, our nation made an important promise to close the connectivity gap and level the playing field for children throughout the U.S.

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Students Collaborate on Supporting Bee Populations with Digital Tools

edWeb.net

Mountain Heights Academy in Utah, the 2017 Student Voices Award winner, encourages students to participate in the instructional design process using an OER curriculum. Although they aren’t in the classroom together, the students stay connected on their project leveraging tools like G Suite for Education or Blackboard Collaborate.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

Finally, somewhat for the sake of brevity, I have excluded consideration of the role of the E-rate (which is overseen by the Federal Communications Commission and not the U.S. FY 2013 $0. Appropriations: FY 2017: (in process) (President Obama request: $500,000,000). ” FY 2012 $0. FY 2014 $0. FY 2015 $0.

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Early Literacy Policies More Than Just ‘Retention Policies’

ExcelinEd

More than a dozen states across the nation , however, have taken steps to intervene and, through bold but sometimes politically controversial policy, turn th e s e dismal academic results around. In fact, in 2017 Mississippi was second in the nation in fourth-grade learning gains in reading. .

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State Leadership Working Towards Broadband Access for All

edWeb.net

Many times, the funding is not enough, and schools supplement from outside sources, including the E-Rate program. There are no cap limits, no throttle rates, and no chastising schools when they need extra bandwidth. Included in the new report and accompanying website are case studies of success stories.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition)

Doug Levin

Doug Levin (@douglevin) March 17, 2017. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition).

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

The Hechinger Report

In June 2017, Henry County School District in Georgia got $21,196 knocked off an Apple purchase of more than $3.2 To win the 2013 contract from the Maine Learning Technology Initiative, Apple had to meet a long list of needs relating to software as well as hardware. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. million bill to $3.15

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