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Edtech Reports Recap: Video Is Eating the World, Broadband Fails to Keep Up

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The broadband gap isn’t only a problem for remote learning. That Broadband Gap Bar? schools had high-speed broadband connections. A different nonprofit, Connected Nation, has picked up EducationSuperHighway’s broadband baton. In a new analysis , it finds that 47 percent of U.S. All in this Edtech Reports Recap.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 & 29 Editions)

Doug Levin

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 and 29 Combined Edition). " Tagged on: July 23, 2017 Education Division Strategic Plan | National Governors Association → NGA's Education Division has a new strategic plan (2017-2020), which includes a focus on personalized learning. I think the latter."

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Arkansas Upgrades First District to High-Speed Broadband Network

Education Superhighway

The majority of Arkansas’ 276 school districts and educational cooperatives will be connected to higher speeds within the next year, and all but two by July 2017. The post Arkansas Upgrades First District to High-Speed Broadband Network appeared first on EducationSuperHighway.

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Edtech Needs More Infrastructure, Educator Support in 2017

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2017 is shaping up to be a big year of what-if’s. only to discover that there wasn’t adequate broadband to execute the lesson. This type of questioning and analysis will drive schools toward selecting better products for their classrooms. Here’s what Shauntel Poulson, a general partner at Reach Capital, had to say.

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Three actions that helped Darby School District go digital

Education Superhighway

Last May, EducationSuperHighway partnered with Darby School District to connect all students to high-speed broadband so they can take advantage of digital learning in school year 2017. We are happy to share that Darby students are now connected to digitally-rich classrooms. Check out the three steps that led to Darby’s success: 1.

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

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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. According to Harrington’s analysis , 19 schools in Puerto Rico applied for additional funding for infrastructure repair, requesting around $150,000.

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Three actions that helped Darby School District go digital

Education Superhighway

Last May, EducationSuperHighway partnered with Darby School District to connect all students to high-speed broadband so they can take advantage of digital learning in school year 2017. Keeping digital learning goals in mind, Darby completed a cost analysis for all bids through the Broadband Upgrade Consulting Program.