eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

It’s that time of year again–the federal E-rate program is getting underway, and with program updates and refreshes in recent years, you might need a primer on this year’s program. At the end of 2014, the Federal Communications Commission voted to increase funding to the federal E-rate program by $1.5

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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Prior to the 2014 Modernization Orders that transformed the E-rate program, all up-front, non-recurring costs over $500,000 had to be amortized over the life of the contract including items like construction costs for new fiber-optic circuits.

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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. As a result, 35 million more students have been connected to digital learning and educational opportunity. Why has E-rate modernization worked so well?

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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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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 26, 2018

School Districts Take Advantage of E-Rate’s Category One Funding. Once its existing WAN ­provider wanted to charge significantly more for the same bandwidth speed, Midlothian Independent School District administrators began shopping for a faster, more affordable network — and they got one this ­summer with the help of E-rate fund s.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 31, 2018

We saw how increased broadband speeds in our schools can play a transformational role for education and set a new paradigm for Indian education.” The Funding: E-rate opportunities for K-12 schools. This project would not have been possible without the E-rate program. million will be funded by E-rate.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2017

It’s that time of year again–the federal E-rate program is getting underway, and with program updates and refreshes in recent years, you might need a primer on this year’s program. At the end of 2014, the Federal Communications Commission voted to increase funding to the federal E-rate program by $1.5

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Doug Levin

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Benjamin Herold of Education Week has put together a real cracker of a series on the challenges of ensuring school broadband access in rural communities – and how E-rate (pre- and post-modernization) is helping to address the situation.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Common Sense, SETDA unveil toolkit to help states, schools apply for billions in federal aid under the E-rate program modernization. A new E-rate funding toolkit from Common Sense and SETDA explains the changes to the federal program, available funding, and best ways to apply for it.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 5, 2018

Per the 2014 E-rate Modernization Orders, the FCC’s long term bandwidth goals are 1 Mbps per student for Internet Access and 10 Mbps per student for WAN circuits. The Form 470 and resulting procurement process are the parts of the E-rate application cycle that cause the most trouble for applicants.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 2, 2024

Positive Impact on Cognitive Aging : Bilinguals show better performance in later-life cognition, including general intelligence and reading, even for those who acquired a second language in adulthood (Bak, Nissan, Allerhand, Deary, 2014). Bialystok, E. Bialystok, E. Bialystok, E., Craik, F.I.M., Green, D.W., Gollan, T.H.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2019

Most Americans agree that education is a national priority. public education system falls in the middle of international quality rankings. But let’s be clear: the problem with education in America is not lack of excellence. Education researchers and neuroscientists are learning more about how people learn.

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 21, 2019

Photo by Hence The Book on unsplash Today I was notified that this blog has been listed in the top ten of the UK's most influential education blogs by Vuelio for 2019. There are thousands of blogs dedicated to education in the UK, and many of them have great content that can inspire, inform or challenge. Learning Spy - David Didau 4.

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eSpark

APRIL 13, 2022

So, why is edtech so slow to catch on in rural education? In 2014, Alabama received a D- on a Digital Learning Now state report card , a grade that was partially based on students’ access to high-speed internet and learning devices in school and at home. Edtech is a necessity for rural education.

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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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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2023

This educational video compares the advantages and disadvantages of a progressive tax versus a flat tax system so students can decide which they believe is fairer. This clip from the 2014 film Selma shows Annie Lee Cooper, played by Oprah Winfrey, attempting to register to vote. More information is available at poptential.org.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2024

Reflecting on this evolution, I’m struck by the radical changes that have shaped the educational environment, particularly in this early part of the 21st century. These reflections are not just an academic exercise but a practical one, aimed at understanding and adapting to the evolving dynamics of education.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 14, 2018

Just as all teachers want their students to keep improving over time, school administrators are driven to continually build upon their systems , giving educators and students the greatest resources possible. . Thu, 06/14/2018 - 09:27. When it comes to creating a successful improvement plan, however, good intentions are not enough.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2021

In 2014, when Tennessee unveiled a statewide scholarship to cover tuition expenses at community colleges, the program was praised for making higher education possible for more people. It even inspired President Obama to pitch a similar federal program. There’s no free-and-reduced lunch at college. Free For Whom?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

When the unemployment rate spiked during the spring of 2020, jobs that required a college degree declined more than those that didn’t, and new college graduates were hit the hardest. But as my colleague Ryan Craig likes to say, no one has ever gone broke betting against the pace of change in higher education. With two-thirds of U.S.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

And as video dominates online instruction, more educators need easy-to-use resources for video creation. Well, that was at the Federal Communications Commission’s 2014-15 short-term target of 100 Kbps per student for using tech in the classroom. The broadband gap isn’t only a problem for remote learning. That Broadband Gap Bar?

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

Secretary of Education Richard W. Yet, understanding this history is crucial to understanding the meandering path we are on with respect to determining the best and appropriate future role for the federal government with respect to educational technology – a task I have set out for myself in a series of posts on this very topic.

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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

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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techlearning

JUNE 26, 2018

In order to provide direct feedback to the FCC and understand how E-rate funding can best serve applicants, Funds For Learning releases its annual E-Rate Trends Report. Applicant survey results reveal that schools and libraries remain reliant on E-rate funding to provide and sustain broadband connectivity.

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 27, 2017

In December, Colorado’s education leaders found that through their Kids Link Colorado Initiative , statewide school bandwidth doubled by 200%. Thanks to E-rate, School Internet Costs Dropped to an All-Time Low. School Internet costs have been steadily dropping since E-rate’s critical modernization in 2014.

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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

The E-rate Category 2 program has been a game changer for school districts across America looking to upgrade their internal networks. Since 2015, 83% of school districts nationwide have received federal E-rate Category 2 funding — a dramatic increase from 14% between 2011 and 2014. Current program set up.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

School closures in all 50 states have sent educators and parents alike scrambling to find online learning resources to keep kids busy and productive at home. In 2002, federal education law began requiring schools to spend federal dollars on research-based products only. Video: Sarah Butrymowicz. But they are all misleading.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2017

This month’s election surfaced the angry divide between urban and rural America, and education is one of these tension points. Ashmore is only one example of a rural town where the summer learning loss issue is very real.The Brookings Institute recently stated, “Rural schools are America’s forgotten educational institutions.”

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2021

Seven percent of freshmen in fall 2018 were Black, down from 10 percent the year before and 13 percent in 2014. Flagship universities are among the most prestigious public universities in the country, financed in part by tax dollars, and their missions include providing affordable and high-quality education to residents of their states.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2017

Graduation rates are up, teen births are down and the percentage of children with health insurance coverage has increased in recent years, according to a new report from KIDS COUNT, a project of the nonprofit Annie E. Kentucky had the lowest rate in the Southeast, at 60 percent. Casey Foundation.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2018

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Tuesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Our kids who live in the country are not getting the same educational opportunities as kids who are living in the city.”.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2017

November's election surfaced the angry divide between urban and rural America, and education is one of these tension points. Ashmore is only one example of a rural town where the summer learning loss issue is very real.The Brookings Institute recently stated, “Rural schools are America’s forgotten educational institutions.”

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2017

November's election surfaced the angry divide between urban and rural America, and education is one of these tension points. Ashmore is only one example of a rural town where the summer learning loss issue is very real.The Brookings Institute recently stated, “Rural schools are America’s forgotten educational institutions.”

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In December 2010, The Journal –“t he leading Technology based education publication for K-12 and higher education”– published an article with a 5-prong prediction for the following year. Billion has been invested in US K-12 education technology companies since 2010. Will the cloud continue to reign? Indeed, $2.3

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 3, 2018

Here are three key funding sources that can help: The FCC’s federal E-rate program provides public schools and libraries with funding for Internet services. When a state provides funding for school broadband construction, the E-rate program can provide up to an additional 10% in funding to that school district.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

In February of 2014, Obama rounded up technology donations worth more than a $1 billion from U.S. But as Betsy Corcoran outlined in her July 2014 article , some companies had yet to deliver on their promise of clearly outlining how educators could apply for those products and services. corporations, from Apple to Adobe.

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