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 billion-per-year E-rate program resources to fulfill this promise. So where do we stand? But there are still 6.5

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Report E-rate Digital Divide Broadband 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2021

Fifteen state flagships had at least a 10-point gap between the percentageof Black public high school graduates in their states in 2019 and the Black share of freshmen they enrolled that fall, according to federal data analyzed by The Hechinger Report and The Washington Post. the gap was 24 points — the sixth-largest in the country.

E-rate 145

E-rate Policies Data Report 145

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 47

Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2021

With the movement for no-tuition community college gaining momentum in more states and earning top billing in President Biden’s education agenda , experts in college access and affordability advise caution about using that potent four-letter word: f-r-e-e. There’s no free-and-reduced lunch at college.

E-rate 143

E-rate Policies Study Accessibility 143

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

Note that the last category is the most subjective and one might reasonably argue some reports (including those conducted under contract with the U.S. Finally, somewhat for the sake of brevity, I have excluded consideration of the role of the E-rate (which is overseen by the Federal Communications Commission and not the U.S.

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Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. This story about early education in Mississippi was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Casey Foundation’s Kids Count Data Center. appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

E-rate 97

E-rate Report Laptops Assessment 97

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Stats on the First 800 Episodes 00;01;23;21 – 00;01;45;21 John Davis Well, Mom, since you and Dad started the 10 Minute teacher back in February of 2017, this show has reached over 6.5 You know, there's a lot more to that when it comes to the biases of the data and important things like that. million downloads across the globe.

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Classroom Tools Data Twitter 425

Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Unfortunately, high-speed Internet wasn’t available at Garrison School until 2017. Prior to the 2017-2018 school year, the school received a fixed amount of Internet access every month. There, she could use the restaurant’s free Wi-Fi to file state reports from her phone. The challenge. “I had no other options,” Ms.

Khan Academy 59

Khan Academy E-rate Robotics Accessibility 59

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Photo: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. government terms “persistent poverty,” meaning that it has had poverty rates at or exceeding 20 percent for over 30 years. Photo: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report.

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Kaplan E-rate Report Tablets 104

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

Photo: Kyle Spencer/The Hechinger Report. In 2015, a mere 25 percent of high school seniors were proficient in the subject, according to the National Center for Education Statistics , which produces the most reliable data on academic competency. Photo: Kyle Spencer/The Hechinger Report. The small tweaks paid off.

E-rate 109

E-rate Strategy Report Common Core 109

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2019

Steve Friess for The Hechinger Report. Steve Friess for The Hechinger Report. The ratio of school counselors to high school students in Minnesota was 681-to-1 in 2016, according to state data. In Minnesota, that ratio was 681-to-1 as of 2016, according to state data , among the highest in the country. RED WING, Minn.

E-rate 111

E-rate Report Accessibility Secondary 111

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

The new solution, eScholar DirectMatch, enables users to match student data with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) files using the solution’s combination of probabilistic and deterministic matching algorithms. CMS is implementing Essential Physics in all 19 high schools that offer physics or honors physics courses.

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CMS SchoolDude E-rate Differentiated Instruction 60

The Hechinger Report

JULY 15, 2018

Photo: Bekah McNeel/The Hechinger Report. CAST Tech, which opened in fall 2017 with 175 freshmen, is the first of three career-themed public high schools currently planned for San Antonio. Photo: Bekah McNeel/The Hechinger Report. Photo: Bekah McNeel/The Hechinger Report. All of this is by design.

E-rate 99

E-rate Microsoft Industry STEM 99

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Those activities often leave data trails, making it possible to quickly measure how well, say, a section of an online textbook is conveying the knowledge a teacher hopes to impart, or whether the material needs to be revisited and revised. If both happen together, that’s a 9x improvement in the rate of learning.”

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Education Learning Software Knewton 216

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2020

Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report. NEW ORLEANS — School absences were rare for Lorenzo Elliott, the drum major of the George Washington Carver High School band and an honor roll student with a 96 percent attendance rate. Often, they can’t,” said Robert Schwartz , a visiting scholar at Temple University James E.

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Strategy Education E-rate Report 111

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

In a recent edWebinar , Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director of SETDA, offered highlights from the report, and Ryan Kocsondy, Director of Connecticut Education Network (CEN), gave an inside look at why Connecticut schools don’t worry about running out of bandwidth. Schools feel free to approach CEN when they need more bandwidth.

Broadband 41

Broadband Accessibility E-rate Mobility 41

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Photo: Nick Chiles for The Hechinger Report. A 2017 study by the Houston Independent School District, for example, found that students participating in AVID in 2015-16 enrolled in higher-level courses and received higher scores on AP exams and on standardized tests than those who did not. Photo: Nick Chiles for The Hechinger Report.

Report 111

Report E-rate Study Training 111

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

This week, I also enhanced the K-12 Cyber Incident Map by adding video clips of news reports of select incidents since 2016. In addition, I’ve begun to do some cursory analyses of the data set underlying the map in an attempt to identify patterns that may be useful in responding via policy and practice. What then of the students?

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

This week, I also enhanced the K-12 Cyber Incident Map by adding video clips of news reports of select incidents since 2016. In addition, I’ve begun to do some cursory analyses of the data set underlying the map in an attempt to identify patterns that may be useful in responding via policy and practice. What then of the students?

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

Doug Levin

JULY 31, 2017

I’m looking forward to stepping away from the office and spending time with family and friends one last time before the 2017-18 school year gets underway in earnest. 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.

EdTech 150

EdTech Company Data Blended Learning 150

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

For more than 20 years, the Federal Communications Commission has directed the multi-billion dollar E-rate program, which provides taxpayer-supported construction and service discounts that districts and libraries can use toward internet costs. A quarter of respondents rated the system neither easy nor difficult in the 2017 survey.

E-rate 78

E-rate Broadband Survey Analysis 78

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

Photo: Jessica Huseman for The Hechinger Report. A Hechinger Report analysis of Apple purchasing documents from 75 school districts around the country found big disparities in prices on devices, warranties and professional development support. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. million, a savings of just 0.66

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iPad Broadband Software Company 82

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

“I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link]. Doug Levin (@douglevin) March 17, 2017. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition). The thread on this tweet has the details. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 5, 2022

With e-commerce leading Americans to expect quick delivery, trucking companies face pressure to haul more and do it faster. The Hechinger Report interviewed more than 30 current and former truckers with knowledge of company training programs, including 15 who had gone through them. They pretty much sell you a lot of dreams.”.

Training 27

Training Company E-rate Industry 27

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2016

Under the fiscal 2017 budget, approved by lawmakers in April, allocations for the state’s public schools will still be about $172 million below what is considered full funding, according to figures from the state Department of Education. billion under the 2017 budget. “We Census data. Schools stand to receive $2.4

Elementary 56

Elementary Advocacy E-rate Accessibility 56

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Photo: Nick Chiles for The Hechinger Report. She watched the series and then built an entire curriculum around it (content rated TV-MA means the course is only open to juniors and seniors). Revere High School’s adjusted four-year graduation rate rose from 71.5 percent in 2017. Photo: Nick Chiles for The Hechinger Report.

E-rate 111

E-rate Report Assessment Study 111

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Funds are available through the Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), E-rate program, and federal COVID relief funds like the CARES Act. However, schools are limited in how they can spend this money and often have to make tough decisions about priorities.

Technology 175

Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 175

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

In 2017, EducationSuperHighway’s annual “State of the States” report declared 94 percent of U.S. District technology leaders, she adds, couldn’t fathom that internet service providers would come out and deliver fiber to their schools, much less at affordable rates. The education community could have seen this coming.

Broadband 114

Broadband E-rate Advocacy Industry 114

Evelyn Learning

JUNE 7, 2023

Reasons for Hike in Education Expenses According to the 2017 research report of College Board, tuition fee in colleges at four-year private and public colleges have increased by 36%. According to the Education Data Initiative , enrollment peaked in the year 2010 at 21.02 million students. Now, the time has changed.

How To 40

How To Secondary Education E-rate 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

The Wisconsin Hope Lab , a higher education research group, found in a 2017 study that two in three community college students are food insecure, a term that means “the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods.”. Census data. Reporting: Ananya Hariharan. Used books cost more than $750.

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E-rate Guidelines Report Secondary 65

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

Photo by Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report. Editor’s note: This story is part of Map to the Middle Class , a Hechinger Report series exploring how schools can prepare young people for the good middle-class jobs of the future. Middle school: h-a-t-e-d it. Photo by Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report. I hate homework.”.

E-rate 99

E-rate Industry Report Survey 99

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

With national data reports showing cyberbullying on the rise, especially in public schools, the digital literacy leader has created a cyberbullying prevention toolkit for educators to download and help students and parents do their part in promoting online safety and good digital citizen skills. PORTLAND, Ore.

E-rate 42

E-rate Online Assessments Industry Report 42

MindShift

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

American youths now rank in the bottom quarter among developed nations in well- being and life satisfaction, according to a report by UNICEF. More than half of college students experience overwhelming anxiety, and a third report intense depression. And over the last two decades, there has been a 28-percent increase in our suicide rate.

Learning 53

Learning E-rate Report Survey 53

Doug Levin

APRIL 9, 2017

Doug Levin (@douglevin) April 9, 2017. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this 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 14 Edition). What does it mean to be an XYZ-certifed educator?

EdTech 191

EdTech E-rate Data Android 191

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 17, 2016

Starting in 2017, Mississippi will give out additional government funds to child care centers that agree to meet new, more challenging state requirements. An 18-month investigation by The Hechinger Report and The Clarion-Ledger revealed a child care system plagued by a lack of funding and support. Photo: Jackie Mader.

E-rate 40

E-rate Report Meeting Training 40

Doug Levin

APRIL 9, 2017

Doug Levin (@douglevin) April 9, 2017. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this 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 14 Edition). What does it mean to be an XYZ-certifed educator?

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Data Android 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. 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. public high schools (42.5

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150