EdTech Magazine
JUNE 24, 2019
When Tulare City School District officials wanted to provide Google Chromebooks to every student, they knew the wireless network wasn’t up to the job. E-rate , which helps schools and libraries obtain affordable high-speed internet access , last underwent big change in 2014. E-Rate Improvements Support Easier and Faster IT Upgrades.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 14, 2022
According to a 2021 report from the think tank New America, 1 in 8 children from low-income families don’t have a computer at home, while 1 in 7 lack access to broadband internet. Inside Castlemont’s media center in May 2021, Chromebook carts are completely empty. The homework gap isn’t new. Nothing was coordinated,” Thomas said.
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Edsurge
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
In 2014, Starbucks and Arizona State University pioneered a new kind of partnership. Broadband penetration in K-12 schools reached over 98 percent , while low-cost computing devices like Chromebooks have proliferated in classrooms. Schools spent a decade buying technology. Now they want it to work.
techlearning
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
The Student Access to Digital Learning Resources Outside the Classroom Report , by the Department of Education, identified the three main causes of digital inequity as access and cost of high speed broadband and the lack of understanding by school families as to the importance of internet to support their students’ education.
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 22, 2015
In 2015, nearly 80 percent of surveyed elementary students reported using a tablet regularly compared with 66 percent in 2014. Nearly 70 percent of middle school students in the survey used a tablet regularly in 2015 compared to 58 percent in 2014. Elementary and middle school students most enjoy doing schoolwork on tablets.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 21, 2017
Extra money has allowed these wealthier districts to invest heavily in Chromebooks and iPads, state-of-the-art robotics programs, computerized blackboards, and high-end 3-D printers. In 2014, the district solicited grant money from the federal government to install fiber optic networking that has allowed for better internet connections.
Hack Education
OCTOBER 14, 2016
.” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. ” That’s after paying £4,327 in UK taxes in 2014. Or something.
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