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. Did companies fully deliver on their ConnectED promises? corporations, from Apple to Adobe.

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techlearning

JULY 24, 2018

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (July 24, 2018) – Education Networks of America® (ENA) announces that CatchOn, Inc. , a software as a service tool that delivers essential data about ed tech usage, was named a winner of Tech & Learning’s ISTE 2018 Best of Show Awards.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2019

In this still from a Byju's provided video, about 20,000 students pack the country's largest indoor arena for a math lesson from the company's CEO in 2013. The stunt came years before the CEO’s company, Byju’s, launched a learning app that would take the company to 35 million downloads, with 2.7 million) this fiscal year.

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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. The Universal Service Funds refer to the telecom fees collected by USAC, the Universal Service Administrative Company, that pay for E-Rate. schools. “If

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techlearning

JULY 17, 2018

SEATTLE, July 17, 2018 -- RealNetworks, Inc. School safety has become one of the top national issues in the United States in 2018," said Rob Glaser, chairman and CEO of RealNetworks. "We Wyoming is unique in its commitment to working with new innovations and America's leading technology companies," said Wyoming Governor Matt Mead.

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Education Superhighway

MAY 13, 2016

And to not only seamlessly administer online tests but also enable digital learning in the classroom, schools need robust broadband. In fact, the FCC recommends that school districts provide a minimum of 100 kbps per student in bandwidth today and 1 Mbps per student by 2018. According to our data, however, nearly 12% of U.S.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

These commitments are connecting 20 million more students to next-generation broadband and wireless. This includes more than $2 billion in private-sector commitments. Read more about Safari Books’ work.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Jena Draper is the founder and general manager at CatchOn, a company designed to support teaching and learning through the smarter use of data and technology. In 2016, she created CatchOn to help districts meet and adapt to changing instructional needs and trends through the use of real-time data and cutting-edge technology.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 25, 2018

More important, when educators can download and add digital resources on their own, they may be giving companies unintended access to private student information. ENA delivers robust and reliable broadband, Wi-Fi/LAN, communication, and cloud services to K–12 schools, higher education institutions, and libraries across the nation.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

He toggled his computer between a budget spreadsheet and his color-coded schedule, double-checking figures for an upcoming meeting with his supervisor at CNA Insurance. In May 2015, the district extended ChiTech’s reprieve until 2018. He had work to do. This was something I never thought I could do,” he said. “I I hated math.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

2018 applications are still in process.) Anytime you implement a new system you are going to have challenges,” says Radha Sekar, the CEO of the Universal Service Administrative Company, or USAC, which built the EPC portal and administers the E-rate program for the FCC. Governors in Texas and Montana have issued similar complaints.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

However, this lag began to erode when the rise of cloud computing made it possible for edtech startups to flood the market with educational applications, the expansion of broadband internet gave those apps an easy distribution channel into campuses, and an increasing number and variety of mobile devices provided them an in-school abode.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The New York Times notes it’s not just rural students who struggle with broadband access : “Why San Jose Kids Do Homework in Parking Lots.” is the new company of Andrew Ng , Coursera’s co-founder.) h/t @CarlySidey pic.twitter.com/BL8lDVLMA4 — Jules Suzdaltsev (@jules_su) November 12, 2018.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

So here’s an early contender for “Worst Education ‘Take’ of 2018’” by Gary Wolfram in Education Week : “ Make Public Education a Market Economy – Not a Socialist One.” Via Education Week : “ Trump Signs Orders on Rural Broadband Access.” The Business of Financial Aid.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

million Idaho Education Network settlement | Idaho EdNews → After eight years - and with state-issued checks totaling $3.4M - the state has closed the costly and convoluted case of the Idaho Education Network broadband project. He anticipates needing to purchase around 2,000 to meet that goal.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

At least one Duke University study suggested that the arrival of broadband service in North Carolina between 2000 and 2005 correlated with a small, but significant dip in reading and math scores for elementary school students. School administrators have set a goal of giving every student in the district a computer by 2018.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

The great irony is that the multimillion-dollar cable was planted in the Arctic by an Anchorage-based telecommunications company thanks, in large part, to global warming. Related: Most students go to a school that meets federal standards for internet speed. A plan to link Alaska to the world. Mareesa Nicosia for The Hechinger Report.

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Hack Education

MARCH 2, 2018

” Via The New York Times : “ Kushner ’s Family Business Received Loans After White House Meetings.” ” (I’m including this here because all of these entities – Kushner’s family, the companies he received loans from – have education investments too.). ” Testing.

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Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Now the company is betting big on both,” says Inside Higher Ed. Edsurge on teachers leaving the classroom to join tech companies. “ Edsurge on the ethics of ed-tech companies paying teachers. Edsurge on ”Words to Never Use If You Want to Build a Diverse Edtech Company." The company has raised $3.3

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Hack Education

MAY 26, 2017

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “What Trump’s Proposed 2018 Budget Would Mean for Higher Ed.” ” Via Edweek’s Market Brief : “ Trump’s Budget for Fiscal 2018: Cuts for Ed., Via Techcrunch : “ SoFi co-founder Dan Macklin is leaving the company.”

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