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Analysis: Is Higher Ed Ready for the Tech Expectations of the Teens of 2022?

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However, this lag began to erode when the rise of cloud computing made it possible for edtech startups to flood the market with educational applications, the expansion of broadband internet gave those apps an easy distribution channel into campuses, and an increasing number and variety of mobile devices provided them an in-school abode.

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Some rural states are cutting higher ed. One state is doing the opposite

The Hechinger Report

It could also help stem the region’s brain drain and alleviate a teaching shortage that has forced the school to hire a growing number of career changers, she added. When the Grand Hotel burned down, in 2015, a sense of resignation settled in, Glaser said. Others lack access to broadband internet or can’t afford it.

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What's Happened in North Carolina With Statewide Support for Digital Learning

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It was among the first in the nation to draft a Digital Learning Plan , published in 2015. “We With support from former Governor Bev Perdue, North Carolina’s schools got access to broadband internet through a statewide education network that connected public schools, universities and community colleges.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via Pacific Standard : “Why Is the FCC Considering Cutting Broadband Access for Students?” ” This stems from a protest at the University of Connecticut. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ Private Colleges Had 58 Millionaire Presidents in 2015.” ” The Business of Student Loans. .”

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Schools lead the way to zero-energy buildings, and use them for student learning

The Hechinger Report

Arlington is a fast-growing district, and Discovery Elementary opened in 2015 as part of an ongoing school-building program (it shares a campus with a middle school with a trailer park to accommodate its overflowing student population). RELATED: A school district is building a DIY broadband network. RELATED: Psst!

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via CNET : “ Trump signs laws to promote women in STEM.” Via Techcrunch : “ FCC votes to negate broadband privacy rules.” Via The Atlantic : “The STEM Superhero of Sesame Street.” The funding actually occurred in November 2015 but was not disclosed until required by law.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “A state-court jury in Connecticut on Thursday sided with a fraternity whose house was closed by Wesleyan University in the fall of 2015 after the fraternity, Delta Kappa Epsilon, resisted complying with a university mandate to admit women.” ” Contests and Awards.