edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

First, districts need to address the digital divide/homework gap in meaningful ways. Another aspect of the digital divide includes teachers. What’s needed to address the digital divide for all is sustainable, dedicated funding that allows districts to meet the needs of the community.

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System Digital Divide E-rate Education 54

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

." Tagged on: March 19, 2017 Technology switch leaves some upset | Columbia Daily Tribune → Battle High School students and teachers have had iPads since the school opened in 2013. The partnership aims to bridge the digital divide in Pittsburg by offering parents refurbished computers free of charge.

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EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

Wheeler had been a “champion” of net neutrality and E-rate reform, according to Education Week at least, but his replacement, Trump appointee Ajit Pai, seems poised to lead the agency with a very different set of priorities – and those priorities will likely shape in turn what happens to ed-tech under Trump.

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E-rate Digital Divide Broadband Libraries 49

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010.

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Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145