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E-Rate Improvements Support Easier and Faster IT Upgrades

EdTech Magazine

With support from the Universal Service Schools and Libraries Program, commonly known as E-rate , TCSD was able to upgrade the entire district in two years — and with an 85 percent equipment discount. “We E-rate , which helps schools and libraries obtain affordable high-speed internet access , last underwent big change in 2014.

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5 Best Practices for STEM Education Spaces

EdTech Magazine

Makerspaces — a key element of STEM education — are popping up in classrooms and libraries across the U.S. Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. He is a regular contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines.

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Leading American Educator And Journalist, Esther Wojcicki, Joins Award-Winning Edtech Startup Pressto Ai

eSchool News

As Chief Academic Advisor, she will be guiding pedagogy, building a teacher task force, and creating a library of exemplary lessons for students. She is also the author of Moonshots in Education (2014). “We ABOUT PRESSTO AI Pressto AI was founded in 2021 by Daniel Stedman, the co-founder of Brooklyn Magazin e and Northside Media.

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The FCC Announced E-Rate Program Updates. Now What?

EdTech Magazine

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.

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The FCC Announced E-Rate Program Updates. Now What?

EdTech Magazine

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.

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Popular Ebooks and Audiobooks Keep Students Reading All Summer Long

eSchool News

Since its creation in 2014, Sora Sweet Reads has proven to be a highly successful, global program in encouraging students to read. OverDrive Education, a division of OverDrive, offers the industry’s largest catalog of ebooks, audiobooks, digital magazines and other content for over 53,000 K-12 schools and millions of students worldwide.

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The FCC Announced E-Rate Program Updates. Now What?

EdTech Magazine

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.

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