2016 Broadband Libraries Meeting 
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
The plan was first released to fulfill the Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994 and last revised in 2016. There are some attempts to plug the cavernous hole that would leave in funding broadband advances. January’s update was published alongside guidance concerning the use of technology for helping students with disabilities.
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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Doug Levin
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
It should not be controversial in 2016 that there is a baseline expectation of access to technology in schools, just as there are baseline expectations for access to textbooks and desks. Be sure to consider the alignment of your strategy and expectations to the broadband internet infrastructure needed to support it.
Edsurge
JANUARY 17, 2017
The San Francisco-based nonprofit’s most recent report, 2016 State of the States , is one part of that process. million of US students who are now meeting the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) minimum internet access goal of 100 kbps per student. And it has some big numbers to share, starting with 34.9 EducationSuperHighway.
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. That’s why district leaders are eager to pilot an ambitious, statewide broadband initiative.
eSchool News
OCTOBER 26, 2015
Common Sense Kids Action, the advocacy arm of Common Sense Media, and SETDA will work together this year and in 2016 and 2017 to encourage digital leaders to file applications for E-rate program funding. Common Sense Kids Action and SETDA will collaborate to help connect every U.S.
Edsurge
JANUARY 3, 2018
Rather, it's centered in the popular E-Rate program, which has provided billions of dollars in broadband discounts and infrastructure upgrades to schools and libraries. Additionally, broadband cost per megabit is dropping across the board, and schools are receiving more bids from telecom providers, making pricing more competitive.
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