The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

According to 2017 data from EdBuild , a nonprofit focused on inequitable education funding, schools in Pennsylvania’s Lower Merion School District were funded to the tune of $25,068 per student, while schools in neighboring Philadelphia received just $12,044.

Digital Divide 103

Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Report 103

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

Like McKneely, some educators, government officials and policy experts around the country say the coronavirus carries lessons for another global crisis of our time, climate change. The Miami-Dade school district, for example, adopted a plan back in 2012 to close the digital divide. Credit: AP Photo/Kantele Franko.

Digital Divide 117

Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Online Learning 117

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 1, 2017

On July 13, 2017, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced that the state had connected Glen Rose School District, the final Arkansas district awaiting high-speed Internet connectivity. In a July 2017 statement , FCC Chairman Ajit Pai designated August as Rural Broadband Month at the agency. Utilize these free RFP templates.

Broadband 58

Broadband Accessibility Digital Learning E-rate 58

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 1, 2017

On July 13, 2017, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced that the state had connected Glen Rose School District, the final Arkansas district awaiting high-speed Internet connectivity. In a July 2017 statement , FCC Chairman Ajit Pai designated August as Rural Broadband Month at the agency. Utilize these free RFP templates.

Broadband 40

Broadband Accessibility Digital Learning E-rate 40

Bryan Alexander

JULY 18, 2019

The report isn’t happy with this, and asks us to make policy changes now. percent did so in 2017. Moreover, the digital divide – that perennially unpopular problem – can widen as a result of these changes. I’m fascinated by this, and think the report offers a lot to chew on.

Report 64

Report Digital Divide Mobility Robotics 64

Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 31, 2017

In 2014, the Federal Communications Commission modernized the E-rate program with the objective of closing the K-12 digital divide within five years. As a result, 35 million more students have been connected to digital learning and educational opportunity. With E-rate, we can close the school connectivity gap by 2020.

E-rate 82

E-rate Broadband Digital Divide Digital Learning 82

Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2018

John Harrington, Funds for Learning Among the groups commenting on the issue, both ISTE and the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) raised the possibility that digital education providers can pay to deliver their content more quickly, and wondered aloud if the move would deepen the digital divide.

E-rate 85

E-rate Broadband Digital Divide Libraries 85

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 In fact, I've asked John to give us some stats on the 10 Minute Teacher podcast and where we've come. million downloads across the globe.

Classroom 425

Classroom Tools Data Twitter 425

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

Similarly, 28 states have policies and guidelines for external connections; 23 have them for internal wireless connections. By providing these examples of state leadership to support technology in education, though, states can work towards bridging the digital divide. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. Join the Community.

Broadband 41

Broadband Accessibility E-rate Mobility 41

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

Issuing a 30-year bond to finance a new school building makes sense, says Ross Rubenstein, a professor at Georgia State University who specializes in public finance and education policy. Here the digital divide for access is now almost zero,” Porter says of his Chromebook program. Computers] are today’s pencils and paper.

Technology 104

Technology Chromebook Laptops iPad 104

Bryan Alexander

JULY 18, 2019

The report isn’t happy with this, and asks us to make policy changes now. percent did so in 2017. Moreover, the digital divide – that perennially unpopular problem – can widen as a result of these changes. I’m fascinated by this, and think the report offers a lot to chew on.

Report 40

Report Digital Divide Mobility Robotics 40

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

This quick move to emergency remote teaching has left educators scrambling to figure out how to use digital tools, online resources, and apps to continue their teaching at a distance. Butash is right in pointing out the risks involved in this quick shift to using digital technologies.

Digital Divide 211

Digital Divide Social Media Microsoft Policies 211

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Doug Levin (@douglevin) March 17, 2017. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – 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 11 Edition).

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Also, make sure theses extras align with the District AUP (Acceptable Use Policy). What are the ramifications with any insurance of the devices in relationship to policies in, or not in, effect? As the Coronavirus has changed the landscape of education, I have become more and more aware of inequity and the digital divide.

Blended Learning 192

Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Edsurge

JUNE 15, 2022

Monitoring student activity online has become a hot button issue for districts, schools and parents alike in the digital age, where information is often shared freely and copiously via email, social media and other channels. This ensured that every student had a device and that all of those devices were the same,” he says.

Software 150

Software Chromebook Data Social Media 150

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

That schools rely on the mega-rich to fund their digital learning at all—and that those funds could dry up at any time—illustrates some of the fundamental problems with K-12 technology spending: It is inconsistent, pieced together haphazardly, and as a result impacts student technology access in disproportionate ways.

Technology 169

Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 169

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2021

In 2017, she co-authored a report that found some of the richest PTAs collected nearly $2,000 per student. The 2017 report closely examined perhaps the longest-running experiment in redistributing parent donations — in Portland Public Schools. Related: A parent-led effort to close the digital divide. García said. “My

Elementary 145

Elementary Education Report Groups 145

edWeb.net

JUNE 2, 2021

In fact, in order to receive the funding, states cannot spend less on high-poverty populations, and they can’t cut higher education and K-12 spending below 2017, 2018, and 2019 levels. education policy and politics, and a leader in Future of Work strategies. In other words, this money could be an opportunity for vendors.

Education 97

Education Industry STEM Digital Divide 97

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%. Dr. Audrey Peek is a Senior Government Policy and Data Analyst from ACE University. Danny Barnes, Dr. Audrey Peek, and Lucas Kavlie.

How To 40

How To Secondary Education E-rate 40

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye – 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 12 Edition). Tagged on: March 26, 2017 Are computers teachers? Tagged on: March 25, 2017 Who’s logging your face?

EdTech 170

EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 170

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye – 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 12 Edition). Tagged on: March 26, 2017 Are computers teachers? Tagged on: March 25, 2017 Who’s logging your face?

EdTech 150

EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 150

Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

A blogger , speaker, author, technology advocate and prominent voice in social media, Rafranz Davis aims to bridge the digital divide in schools. She is the winner of ISTE’s Outstanding Leadership Award 2017 and holds many other industry distinctions, including a Microsoft Innovative Education Expert and Global Minecraft Mentor.

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Trends Microsoft 150

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2017

In recent years, a small chorus of advocates and policy wonks have pointed out that most EBS license holders don’t actually use their free spectrum. This issue constitutes a new civil right: the right to digital equity,” concluded a June 2017 report on the “homework gap” from the Consortium for School Networking. That matters.

Broadband 87

Broadband Mobility Digital Divide Learning 87

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

The digital divide is showing real signs of narrowing—but there are still 6.5 Even when these benchmarks are hit and every school can boast a fiber connection, it won’t be nearly enough to close the digital divide.

E-rate 69

E-rate Report Broadband Digital Divide 69

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2017, just a week before Christmas, the New Media Consortium abruptly announced its immediate closure “because of apparent errors and omissions by its former Controller and Chief Financial Officer.” Good for you. But that’s not my job.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

” Via The New York Times : “ Campus Rape Policie s Get a New Look as the Accused Get DeVos’s Ear.” ” Via The New York Times : “ DeVos Says She Will Revisit Obama-Era Sexual Assault Policies.” ” are you s g me pic.twitter.com/4MZQqbVdOG — Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) July 8, 2017.

Education 45

Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

pic.twitter.com/gOvmSOjcSf — Shelly (@ShellySometimes) February 14, 2017. ” The group in question: the Council for National Policy. Via WaPo : “The FCC talks the talk on the digital divide – and then walks in the other direction.” Citing Border Policies , Safety.” Grace Hopper.”

Education 45

Education Company MOOC Khan Academy 45

Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

As an op-ed in The Washington Post put it , “The FCC talks the talk on the digital divide – and then walks in the other direction.” Certainly in the 1990s , when E-rate was introduced, its goal was to address this very issue – “the digital divide.”

E-rate 49

E-rate Digital Divide Broadband Libraries 49

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… 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 13 Edition). Strong opinions may be weakly held. It is that bad.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… 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 13 Edition). Strong opinions may be weakly held. It is that bad.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

It treats “ed-tech” as the result of markets and industry and “innovation,” and not as the result of policy or history. And now, the final weeks of 2016 revolve around what will happen after January 20, 2017. The US Presidential Campaign. “Tech” and the Presidential Election. Take criminal justice.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40