Education Superhighway

JANUARY 31, 2018

Organized by AMERIND Critical Infrastructure Manager Kimball Sekaquaptewa, this fiber build project will ultimately help Native American students in these Pueblos access high-speed broadband and gain essential skills through the power of technology. The Vision: A high-speed broadband network for pueblo schools and libraries.

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 11, 2014

SAN FRANCISCO — December 11, 2014 — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted today to approve Chairman Wheeler’s latest proposal to complete modernization of the 18-year-old federal E-rate program. billion per year to account for growing bandwidth demand.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2021

More off-campus broadband access. Before the outbreak of COVID-19, about half of districts provided some off-campus broadband services to their students, helping connect them to the internet from their homes—most often through the use of mobile hotspots. New ways of engaging with families.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2020

One notable change is the FCC made permanent the Category Two budget approach it adopted in 2014, extending the trial period an extra year through the 2020 funding year. The FCC approved the last five-year E-Rate budget in 2014, which was also the first year of the program modernization. E-Rate Wins and Unfulfilled Wishes.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2020

One notable change is the FCC made permanent the Category Two budget approach it adopted in 2014, extending the trial period an extra year through the 2020 funding year. The FCC approved the last five-year E-Rate budget in 2014, which was also the first year of the program modernization. E-Rate Wins and Unfulfilled Wishes.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

One notable change is the FCC made permanent the Category Two budget approach it adopted in 2014, extending the trial period an extra year through the 2020 funding year. The FCC approved the last five-year E-Rate budget in 2014, which was also the first year of the program modernization. E-Rate Wins and Unfulfilled Wishes.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 31, 2019

One notable change is the FCC made permanent the Category Two budget approach it adopted in 2014, extending the trial period an extra year through the 2020 funding year. The FCC approved the last five-year E-Rate budget in 2014, which was also the first year of the program modernization. E-Rate Wins and Unfulfilled Wishes.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2024

Meeting with other education technology and instructional leaders affirmed how multi-faceted and critical digital sustainability is for school districts right now. Given our district’s size, we distributed devices to 30 or 40 schools at a time beginning in 2014/2015. In August 2023, I transitioned from teaching and learning to IT.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

And today, the organization that helped Hering’s district reach its bandwidth goals released Compare & Connect K-12 , a new free tool that CEO Evan Marwell says will help provide high-speed broadband at lower costs for school leaders looking to amp up students’ digital access. “We They turned to E-rate, the $3.9

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 30, 2019

Robust broadband that fully supports digital learning requires that each part of a district’s network be working in unison and at full capacity. If one or more of the pieces of the network is broken or underperforming, then high-speed broadband and therefore rich, digital learning content cannot reach students’ devices.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 20, 2018

The Great Prairie Area Education Agency set out to change that. Room 21C, which debuted in 2014, provides areas for collaboration, creativity, communication and contemplation. Ensure the new space has reliable broadband and ample outlets for powering equipment and recharging mobile devices. Embrace color. Content Subtype.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Private equity and venture funds have invested record sums into the global education sector—$30 billion in the past five years across K-12 and workplace learning. Here are five key trends to consider as education enters a new decade: 1. In the workplace, education is the new healthcare. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.

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Education Superhighway

JULY 20, 2015

Last week, Fort Smith Schools became the first Arkansas school district to connect to the state’s newly upgraded K-12 education network. The majority of Arkansas’ 276 school districts and educational cooperatives will be connected to higher speeds within the next year, and all but two by July 2017.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Since 2014, the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (VILS) initiative has provided every student and teacher at select middle and high schools with a device equipped with a data plan to support learning in and out of the classroom. It wasn’t a shock to continue using them. That was a huge advantage.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. Maia Sharpley’s career in education includes serving in executive positions with the New York City Department of Education, Kaplan and Charter Schools USA. Our higher education system formed around libraries.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 24, 2019

E-rate , which helps schools and libraries obtain affordable high-speed internet access , last underwent big change in 2014. Now everyone can get money for hardware expenses.”. Last summer, the FCC recommended keeping the Category 2 changes for the next five-year cycle.

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 19, 2014

This past spring, Governor Terry McAuliffe announced a partnership between the state of Virginia and EducationSuperHighway to work toward ensuring that all Virginia public schools have equal and affordable access to broadband technology. Virginia was one of two states that we selected to participate in a state broadband project in 2014.

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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 31, 2017

In 2014, the Federal Communications Commission modernized the E-rate program with the objective of closing the K-12 digital divide within five years. This catalyzed a sea change in the broadband available in America’s schools. Focusing on broadband. Improving affordability through price transparency.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Since President Obama’s ConnectED announcement in 2013 in Mooresville, NC , there has been more than $10 billion committed as part of the five-year program to transform American education. These commitments are connecting 20 million more students to next-generation broadband and wireless. Here are just a few of their stories.

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eSchool News

JULY 24, 2019

Education leaders expect school internet needs to increase over the next several years, highlighting the need for increased bandwidth and resources to support the growing demands on school networks. Related content: 5 school and library applicants weigh in on E-rate.

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 27, 2017

In the effort to ensure that all students have equal access to the broadband they need for digital learning, there are challenges and triumphs every year. The FCC Announced Rural Broadband Month. For the first time, the FCC designated August as Rural Broadband Month. showed that commitment through their broadband initiatives.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update October 21st, 2014 In a gentle way, you can shake the world. We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2020

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. In 2005, Sal Khan founded Khan Academy, the online education nonprofit where is now CEO, and in 2014 he founded the Khan Lab School. This isn’t to say we’ve fixed all the infrastructural or the many other challenges in public education.

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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

As the largest education technology program in the country, the Schools and Libraries program (E-rate) has transformed Internet access in our nation’s schools. In 2014, AASA played a lead role in modernizing the E-rate program, advocating for key changes such as: A policy update to make the program broadband-centric; and.

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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Since its inception, E-rate has been instrumental in making K-12 broadband more affordable and accessible than ever. When this FCC program was amended in 2014 (through the E-rate Modernization Order), it included rules providing additional funding to match any funding the state provided for eligible “special construction charges.”

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 3, 2018

With that in mind, here’s a guide to assess school district network needs and implement affordable broadband upgrades. Through an annual application process, school districts can request funding for the infrastructure and implementation of broadband and Wi-Fi. School Network Structure.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Back in late 2013, Barack Obama and the White House launched the ConnectED Initiative , an effort to bring almost $2 billion worth of high-quality broadband, technology and professional development to schools and districts across the U.S. In February of 2014, Obama rounded up technology donations worth more than a $1 billion from U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

“We have this huge digital divide that’s making it hard for [students] to get their education,” she said. David Silver, the director of education for the mayor’s office, said people talked about the digital divide, but there had never been enough energy to tackle it. It was so much bigger than just education.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Improving network speed and capacity and increasing competition for broadband services remain significant challenges to districts as well, the survey reveals. Education is going digital. Yet school system technology leaders face many challenges as they plan their education networks for the future.

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 14, 2019

With technology playing a pivotal role in creating incredible learning opportunities for America’s students, it’s vital that every classroom has the bandwidth needed to access media-rich educational tools and implement digital learning. 2 – Plan for your school districts broadband budget. Other blogs in this series.

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

EducationSuperHighway enthusiastically agrees with the Commission’s statement that the E-Rate Category 2 Rules implemented via the 2014 Modernization Orders have resulted in “more equitable and predictable” Category 2 funding, and fully supports the Commission’s intent to make these rules permanent. . FY 2016 – FY 2019).

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

Not so fast, say education publishers and retailers. Instead, educators asked how quickly it could print out materials. From 2011 to 2014, U.S. higher education courseware in 2015, down from 50 percent the year before, according to a 2018 report from Macquarie, an investment bank and financial services company.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

As part of the campaign to celebrate educators and administrators, Kajeet created four Homework Gap Heroes to help champion the cause. The Homework Gap refers to the number of school-age children who don’t have broadband access at home and cannot complete their school assignments.

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techlearning

JUNE 26, 2018

JUNE 26, 2018 - The Federal Communications Commission soon will evaluate funding regulations for broadband internet in schools and libraries to consider how connectivity demands align with program utility and efficiency. EDMOND, OKLA. Key 2018 survey findings include: E-rate is fulfilling its mission.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Fueled by an explosion of broadband access, education software and, of course, the irresistible allure of financial returns, investors across the world want a slice of the U.S. These financiers include endowments, foundations, family offices, education companies and a sovereign wealth fund. education company.

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The Principal of Change

JANUARY 5, 2017

percent for the 2014-2015 school year” This is great news and a nice acknowledgment of schools. I was interested by this: The president took that chance to tout some of his education initiatives such as investing in preschool education and a push to connect classrooms to broadband internet.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2018

It’s no great overstatement to say that the Federal Communications Commission’s recent decision to rollback net neutrality protections has shaken the education community’s faith in open and equitable internet access for all students. The FCC’s impact on education isn't limited to net neutrality, however.

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