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

JULY 8, 2019

As the State E-rate Director, Milan Eaton has been working on the Arizona Broadband for Education Initiative since it began in 2016. Tell us about your journey from working in the telecom industry to your role now as State E-rate Director for the Arizona Department of Education.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

They just weren’t ready for distance learning, and a big part of that was that too many students lacked adequate WiFi access to get to virtual class. First, there are states that lack any laws about what connectivity should be provided for education. Cases like 2020’s Cayla J. Federally, mandates do exist for schools and districts.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

As iPads, laptops and other learning gadgets increasingly make their way into K-12 schools, there’s one resource that more than 21 million students still lack access to in the United States: high-speed internet. “We billion Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program that helps 96 percent of schools get more affordable broadband.

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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. Everything was in place before the start of the 2016-2017 school year,” says Branton. Now everyone can get money for hardware expenses.”. by Melissa Delaney.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2016

A recently-approved expansion of an FCC program will grant millions of low-income households a discount on internet access in an effort to help close what is becoming known as the digital divide — the lack of reliable high-speed internet access for lower income families. I’m sure they do,” she said.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2021

Instead, we should see it for what it is: the early days of Amazon’s foray into public education. I do not think public education leaders will have much of a choice in whether or not to answer when Amazon comes to knock and deliver. Bezos, more than any other tech entrepreneur, is known to play the long game, masterfully.

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Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

It’s now time to get down to brass tacks and figure out how the implementation of the Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA) can best be leveraged by state and local officials to improve educational outcomes for children and youth. Be explicit with districts about expectations for access to technology in schools and classrooms.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 1, 2016

Recent events have crystallized my sense of the misconceptions that even blockchain advocates bring to conversations about the future of education. In the crypto-currency world, these incentives are financial (albeit largely speculative). Also disadvantaged will be those with strict data caps on their internet usage.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Here are five key trends that CTOs will be watching and reacting to in 2016: The modernized E-rate program. Krueger, CEO at CoSN – the Consortium for School Networking , said the fact that the modernized E-rate hones in on broadband and more robust networks is a net positive for K-12 IT departments and their CTOs. Broadband equity.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The CoSN Meeting the Needs of Students Without Home Internet Access webinar on September 19, 2018 reflects the growing concern and call to action for school districts, business communities and state and federal government to address what has been termed as the homework gap. 1 at the elementary level.

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

With the new year now upon us, listed below are six edtech resolutions for 2016. Commit to Ensuring Equity in Access and Opportunity. Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “ Commit to Systemic Planning – Before You Purchase.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Her district of Garfield County has provided a computer to every student since 2016. And yet, reliable broadband is far from guaranteed in this region of towering plateaus, sagebrush valleys and steep canyons. All their work is on that computer,” said Caine, “and they need that access.”.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

should be asked by all CIO’s, teachers, administrators and policymakers in this changing landscape of data access, student privacy and interoperability. Fruth describes this new data access landscape as a teeter-totter effect. The challenge, as highlighted by Fruth, is how much data should be accessible to the stakeholders.

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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. In 2013, Internet access cost a whopping $22 per Mbps.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Such closures have a disastrous impact on education in STEM subjects: science, technology, engineering and math. student of color and a past New York City public school educator, I am particularly concerned about how these closures are hurting Hispanic and Black children and those from low-income families.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2017

The mantra makes sense for someone like Marwell, whose nonprofit organization has an audacious mission: to make high-speed internet access available for every student in the US. But in order to do that, EducationSuperHighway must first determine the state of internet access—and track its progress—for schools across the country.

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2016

A new report details the importance of state advocacy in connecting schools, students to broadband internet. A new report from SETDA and Common Sense Kids Action focuses on K-12 broadband and wi-fi connectivity, state leadership for infrastructure, state broadband implementation highlights, and state advocacy for federal broadband support.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 15, 2021

Science education during COVID has challenged the best of teachers. They also noted how their efforts illuminated science education gaps that COVID heightened. Limited or no access to the internet has particularly undermined their remote science learning experiences. By Michele Israel. WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

Not so fast, say education publishers and retailers. The nonprofit publisher of K-12 curriculum launched in 2016 expecting an audience for its digital offerings. The nonprofit publisher of K-12 curriculum launched in 2016 expecting an audience for its digital offerings. Just ask Jessica Reid Sliwerski, CEO of Open Up Resources.

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Education Superhighway

JULY 20, 2017

The Northeast Board of Cooperative Educational Services (NE BOCES) provides technology support for 12 Colorado school districts that all needed faster, more reliable Internet access to keep up with growing demands for digital learning. The consortium’s path to better digital access took a positive turn in August 2016.

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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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Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2020

What was once the premier, must-go conference in the education technology industry is now going away. Last week, the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced that its education technology group will no longer operate as its own division beginning July 1.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2017

Textbooks and blackboards have become a thing of the past in K-12 schools as educators collaborate with IT teams to shape a full digital core curriculum as part of their educational strategy for 2017 and beyond. billion in 2017. What does this mean for schools?

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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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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Kajeet, a provider of safe mobile student internet connectivity, has launched its 2016 campaign to highlight the “real action heroes” in school districts working to close the Homework Gap for their students. As part of the campaign to celebrate educators and administrators, Kajeet created four Homework Gap Heroes to help champion the cause.

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edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

In a recent edWebinar , sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN and AASA , education leaders reflected on the challenges of the past year and the possibilities of the upcoming school year. His district also ensured that apartment complexes and mobile home parks could access WiFi with overnight placements of minibuses with hotspots.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Editor’s Note: ‘Tis the season of giving, eating and reflecting, a time to look back on 2016 and to make bold predictions about what next year may hold. In our fourth year-end personal statement roundup, we’ve again asked thought leaders to share their outlooks on education, but with a twist. education technology agenda.

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Education Superhighway

JULY 20, 2017

The Northeast Board of Cooperative Educational Services (NE BOCES) provides technology support for 12 Colorado school districts that all needed faster, more reliable Internet access to keep up with growing demands for digital learning. The consortium’s path to better digital access took a positive turn in August 2016.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

This is part six of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Some of the most oft-told tales in education in recent years have the following plot: the students all move from “brick-and-mortar” to “online.” Online education, we’re still told, will be education’s disruptor.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

It’s one of the cruelest ironies in education: today’s schools must build and maintain robust high-speed, fiber-optic internet connections. In 2017, the same survey reported 44 percent of respondents found the EPC portal “difficult to use,” compared with 50 percent in 2015 and 2016. It’s not quite as bad as it was in previous years.

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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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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Applicants will at minimum, have access to new funding in FY 2020 if: . Applicants will at minimum, have access to whatever funding remains in FY 2020 if: They began using their 5-year budgets in subsequent funding years (i.e., FY 2016 – FY 2019). FY 2016 – FY 2019). They began using their 5-year budgets in FY 2015 (i.e.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

Several parents with children in low-performing schools view a child’s academic struggles as an individual responsibility — their child’s fault, or their own — but access to and understanding of school data can help them identify broader problems. For example, is only their child reading below grade-level or are a majority of the students?

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Today we released the full version of Compare & Connect K-12 , an online tool that helps school district technology directors, superintendents and state leaders view broadband services and bandwidth information for school districts across the country. To access the tool, go to: www.compareandconnectk12.org

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Today we released the full version of Compare & Connect K-12 , an online tool that helps school district technology directors, superintendents and state leaders view broadband services and bandwidth information for school districts across the country. To access the tool, go to: www.compareandconnectk12.org

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2020

The current crisis has highlighted the disparity between students with and without equitable access to technology, especially in rural schools. One of the first challenges rural districts face is broadband access. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. Teachers have also been doubly challenged with the quarantine.

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