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

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It’s no great overstatement to say that the Federal Communications Commission’s recent decision to rollback net neutrality protections has shaken the education community’s faith in open and equitable internet access for all students. But the tea leaves for E-Rate are pretty positive actually. The FCC merely oversees the program.)

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COVID-19 Has Widened the Skills Gap. But It Also Presents an Opportunity to Close It.

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When the unemployment rate spiked during the spring of 2020, jobs that required a college degree declined more than those that didn’t, and new college graduates were hit the hardest. Surveys suggest that employees stay longer at companies that offer formal training pathways. With two-thirds of U.S. In 2008, it was global experience.

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K–12 Leaders Weigh Threats and Benefits of Increased Web Monitoring

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Mon, 10/07/2019 - 12:55. Content filtering and web monitoring software aim to prevent students from accessing inappropriate materials online, and many options also include features to alert school leaders to cyberbullying and other instances in which students’ digital communications or web activity might indicate troubling behavior.

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Jeff Bezos Wants to Go to the Moon. Then, Public Education.

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And we’ve only seen the beginning—within the next few years, the company is poised to disrupt the healthcare market, become the market leader in online advertising, establish itself as a competitor to USPS, FedX and UPS, and provide global access to broadband internet through a network of satellites orbiting the planet… to name but a few examples.

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#FactFriday: 44.7M Students Have High-Speed Internet Access

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Visit EducationSuperHighway.org to learn how your state can upgrade internet access in every public school classroom to empower more students to take advantage of the promise of digital learning. — edWeb.net (@edwebnet) April 2, 2019. million U.S. students not yet connected to high-speed internet, 1.9 What Others Are Saying.

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Walmart Chooses Three Colleges Where Its Employees Can Study For $1 a Day

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Employees pay $1 a day to participate, and the company covers “tuition, books and fees,” according to an explanation of the program on the retail giant’s website. Gallagher says that past studies show that about five percent of employees take advantage of tuition benefits by companies. Walmart, the largest private employer in the U.S.,

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?Overcoming Hacking and Cybercrimes — The Next Obstacle to Edtech

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Access to the identities of staff and students is one of the main attractions for hackers. Providing hosted services rather than giving districts the software to install on their own servers is better for edtech companies; it makes their products easier and cheaper to deploy and maintain. Cybercrime is the next threat.

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