eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2018

Cost remains the biggest hurdle for schools trying to increase broadband connectivity speeds for students, according to CoSN’s 2017 Annual Infrastructure Survey. Next page: A positive trend in broadband costs. K-12 districts.

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Broadband Survey Trends Meeting 61

EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2019

Kajeet ’s ConnectEdNow campaign , announced in June, aims to make broadband access more affordable by providing students with portable Wi-Fi hotspot devices, a $200 mobile device subsidy and discounted data plans from Verizon , T-Mobile and other LTE providers. Broadband access still is limited in some rural areas.

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Broadband E-rate Mobility Smartphone 331

EdTech Magazine

JULY 19, 2020

Back in 2017, the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee reported that nearly 12 million children lived in homes without a broadband connection, but the problem made few headlines.

Digital Divide 150

Digital Divide Broadband Online Learning Accessibility 150

EdTech Magazine

JULY 19, 2020

Back in 2017, the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee reported that nearly 12 million children lived in homes without a broadband connection, but the problem made few headlines.

Digital Divide 150

Digital Divide Broadband Online Learning Accessibility 150

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

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. Included in the new report and accompanying website are case studies of success stories.

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Broadband Accessibility E-rate Mobility 41

EdTech Magazine

MARCH 7, 2018

In The Gallup 2017 Survey of K–12 School District Superintendents , 67 percent of respondents said the quantity of new teacher candidates is decreasing and 39 percent said the quality is also declining. Virtual teachers were also the solution for a teacher shortage in Georgia’s Bibb County School District, Education Week reports.

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Classroom Broadband EdTech Blended Learning 228

eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2018

A federal report on students’ home access to digital learning resources is months late, and ed-tech groups say the delay is impeding efforts to close the homework gap. “We think there’s a big problem, and we need good data around it,” says CoSN CEO Keith Krueger. “This is critical.”

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Groups Accessibility Report Broadband 58

Neo LMS

JANUARY 4, 2018

I mined their 2017 report for some details to guide our thinking on the digital divide with regard to education. Unless you’ve been living on the moon for the last decade you will also know that mobile is booming: the statistics bare this out with a 20% year-on-year increase in the uptake of mobile broadband (data) subscriptions.

Digital Divide 150

Digital Divide Broadband Mobility BYOD 150

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2024

Credit: Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report Neither of those options is feasible — or even conceivable — for many residents of Hazard, a close-knit community of just over 5,000 tucked into the hills of Southeast Kentucky. But the council concluded in its report that each of those alternatives was “in some way problematic.”

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Report Study Accessibility Industry 128

Education Superhighway

APRIL 18, 2017

We are proud to announce that EducationSuperHighway was selected by the San Francisco Business Times as a 2017 Tech and Innovation Award winner. The winners were selected by a committee of reporters and editors of the San Francisco Business Times, with input from an independent panel of advisors.

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Broadband Company Industry Digital Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

And yet, reliable broadband is far from guaranteed in this region of towering plateaus, sagebrush valleys and steep canyons. According to an April 2018 Department of Education report, 18 percent of 5- to 17-year old students in “remote rural” districts have no broadband access at home.

Broadband 83

Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 83

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2019

“When we look at Australia and Melbourne, we see 200,000 open tech positions and large companies looking to fill their gap,” says CEO Dan Sommer, referring to a Deloitte report that projected a need for more tech workers in Australia over the next five years. Trilogy’s worldly ambitious extend beyond Australia.

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Training Broadband Company Education 126

Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Today, we released our third annual report on the state of connectivity in America’s public schools. According to 2017 data from the Federal Communications Commission: 2 million students and 2.6 To see how your state is delivering on the promise to connect our nation’s students, read the full 2017 State of the States report.

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Report E-rate Digital Divide Broadband 40

Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 31, 2017

This catalyzed a sea change in the broadband available in America’s schools. The impact of E-rate modernization is most evident in the acceleration of the pace of upgrades in K-12 broadband networks. “We need to show the FCC and USAC how E-rate funds have made school broadband upgrades a reality for their students.

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E-rate Broadband Digital Divide Digital Learning 82

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. “We Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report Boxes of #OaklandUndivided devices wait for student pickup at Castlemont High School in May 2021. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. The homework gap isn’t new.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 112

Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

On November 3, 2017, California’s Governor Jerry Brown announced the California Broadband for Education Initiative , a collaboration between, the California Department of Education, the K-12 High Speed Network, and EducationSuperHighway. Research and outreach for technology and provider options.

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Broadband Strategy Accessibility Digital Learning 63

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2020

The seminal Coleman Report published in 1966 showed that student outcomes inside the classroom are predicated on their circumstances outside the classroom. To make up for probable academic gaps produced during this unprecedented period, districts should continue providing academic services online in the summer.

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Learning Software Digital Divide Broadband 120

The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2020

Thousands of Mississippi children will have access to the software this summer as part of an effort to support incoming kindergarteners during the coronavirus pandemic.Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Waterford.org initially launched a pilot program in Mississippi in 2017.

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Guidelines Laptops Learning Digital Divide 113

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. Early in his tenure, Pai revoked an Obama-era progress report praising E-Rate modernization. billion has been committed for 2017.

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E-rate Broadband Digital Divide Libraries 89

Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2020

Market researchers shared the latest reports about the edtech landscape and opined where sales opportunities were. “It Broadband internet access and cloud computing made it easier to distribute educational software once sold on floppy disks and CD-ROMs. Panels and keynotes covered the latest industry trends.

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Industry Conference EdTech Student Data Privacy 159

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.

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E-rate Blackboard Broadband Survey 72

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. The company is about 60% of the way there, and says it will continue to distribute licenses into 2017.

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Adobe Broadband E-rate Future Ready 60

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. Material from a press release was used in this report.

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E-rate Broadband Libraries Advocacy 40

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The Student Access to Digital Learning Resources Outside the Classroom Report , by the Department of Education, identified the three main causes of digital inequity as access and cost of high speed broadband and the lack of understanding by school families as to the importance of internet to support their students’ education.

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Accessibility Digital Citizenship E-rate Broadband 57

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

Photo: Jessica Huseman for The Hechinger Report. Efforts by the national nonprofit EducationSuperHighway to publicize how much districts pay for broadband have allowed many school systems to negotiate bandwidth deals to get greater capacity for a fraction of the cost. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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iPad Broadband Software Company 82

Education Superhighway

JANUARY 23, 2017

Last year, EducationSuperHighway delivered a comprehensive report on school connectivity across Massachusetts. The report showed that 47% of students lacked the minimum connectivity (100 kbps per student) necessary for digital learning.

Digital Divide 40

Digital Divide E-rate Secondary Classroom 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

How Schools Are preparing – and Not Preparing – Children for Climate Change,” reported by HuffPost and The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. The 2017 Tubbs Fire caused evacuations and killed more than 20 people in the county. Are We Ready?

Digital Divide 119

Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Online Learning 119

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition). No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition). No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2019

The company reported revenue of 14 billion rupees (about USD$196.89 He offered online live and video classes through broadband and satellite to teach students beyond the centers’ walls. It would report revenue of about $2 million for the 2014-2015 fiscal year, according to TechCircle. million) this fiscal year.

Company 94

Company Video Broadband Report 94

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

With support from former Governor Bev Perdue, North Carolina’s schools got access to broadband internet through a statewide education network that connected public schools, universities and community colleges. DigiLEARN , a nonprofit started by Perdue, has continued to help drive that work.

Digital Learning 89

Digital Learning Learning Broadband STEM 89

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report. K-12 schools run up a $6 billion energy tab every year, the Department of Energy reports – more than they spend on textbooks and computers combined, and second only to the cost of teacher salaries. Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report.

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Elementary Learning Data Report 107

edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

As edtech leaders and stakeholders work to eliminate the homework gap, solutions such as mobile hotspots, low-cost broadband, private LTE networks and even Wifi on buses have the potential to ensure that students have 24/7 access to their education. Looking Forward. Sarah Thomas, Ph.D. Howard, Ph.D.

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Strategy EdTech Professional Learning Accessibility 47

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report. “We Every senior spends a month working outside of school at full-time internships throughout Chicago.

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Report Study Software Meeting 66

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2020

Nearly 12 million students in 2017 didn’t have broadband internet in their homes , according to a federal report. This story on teacher-student relationships was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

Broadband 141

Broadband Chromebook Laptops Meeting 141

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

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. A quarter of respondents rated the system neither easy nor difficult in the 2017 survey. It’s a lack of understanding of broadband systems that’s creating these problems.”

E-rate 81

E-rate Broadband Survey Analysis 81

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In fact, the town library and school are linked by more than geography, since the school district’s two libraries became part of the Port Orford library system in 2017. Much like how town librarians stepped in to save the school libraries in 2017, they also provided crucial space, books, Wi-Fi, and activities to students during the pandemic.

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Libraries Data Broadband Report 110