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Kajeet and Google Partner to Close the Homework Gap

EdTech Magazine

In June, Kajeet and Google announced their partnership to deploy a private 5G network with the goal of closing the digital divide for K–12 students. Kajeet’s Private 5G Platform will launch on Google’s Distributed Cloud Edge, allowing schools, students and communities to access the network.

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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. We have this huge digital divide that’s making it hard for [students] to get their education,” she said. OAKLAND, Calif.

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Kajeet Awards $550,000 To 22 Organizations for Purchasing Connectivity Solutions That Drive Digital Inclusion in Education

eSchool News

To further the mission of closing the Digital Divide for students across the United States, each grant recipient will receive up to $25,000, which they may use for any combination of Kajeet Education Broadband solutions, including WiFi hotspots, school bus WiFi, LTE-embedded Chromebooks and routers.

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State Leadership Working Towards Broadband Access for All

edWeb.net

If the workday of an adult typically requires seamless broadband access, then it’s reasonable that today’s students need the same access during their school day. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all. More important, states are starting to recognize the need for equitable access off site.

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Every student needs summer school this year to combat coronavirus learning loss

The Hechinger Report

A 2017 review of the literature by my Brookings colleagues found “on average, students’ achievement scores declined over summer vacation by one month’s worth of school-year learning” and that the loss was especially great for math. We must continue to provide access to software, online libraries and educational videos.

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After Net Neutrality, Experts Expect Changes to FCC’s E-Rate

Edsurge

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. Since it began in the 1990s, E-Rate has helped bring high-speed internet access to 97 percent of U.S.

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Will a new batch of licenses help rural students get online?

The Hechinger Report

Like much of rural America, Garfield County is on the wrong side of the “homework gap” — a stubborn disparity in at-home broadband that hinders millions of students’ access to the array of online learning, collaboration and research tools that are enjoyed by their better-connected peers. Going without isn’t an option.