The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

But Bredder can’t give students the tool he considers most indispensable to 21st-century learning — broadband internet beyond school walls. If some kids can go home and learn, discover and backfill information, while other kids’ learning stops at school, that’s a huge problem.”. This is an equity issue,” said Bredder. “If

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 93

Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

EducationSuperHighway today released its annual State of the States report highlighting the major progress that has been achieved to connect nearly every public school classroom to high-speed broadband. At the same time, the report cites the urgent need to close the digital divide for 2.3 million students and 2.6

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Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Report 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2017

Nearly nine out of 10 school districts meet the federal government’s minimum standard for internet connectivity – a significant increase from 2013, when only 30 percent met that level, according to a report released Tuesday by a California-based nonprofit organization. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Absolutely.

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Meeting E-rate Broadband Blended Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

When administrators in Ohio’s Mentor Public Schools were buying MacBooks during the 2015-16 school year, the local Best Buy was offering a lower price than Apple, even after the company’s standard discount for school districts. Photo: Jessica Huseman for The Hechinger Report. The market research firm IDC estimates that $4.9

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iPad Broadband Software Company 82

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

I have a bit more to say about some of these topics, so stay tuned… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye these past two weeks – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Been quoted in an article on ransomware in K-12 education. Unified gets a $3.26-million

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EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Sanfelippo is pictured here in 2015 recording a #gocrickets podcast with his daughter Alena, then a third-grader. Since 2015, the district’s teachers have used #mashpee on Twitter to show off student achievement and to post classroom announcements, including homework reminders. Read more about Blended Learning.

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Social Media Broadband Twitter Facebook 40

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

About 30 percent of households don’t have high-speed broadband, with a higher concentration of those households in minority and low-income communities, according to a brief by the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education. . – Kylie Mollicone, third grade teacher. They showed some trepidation. A Sustainable Path Toward Equity.

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 132