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OPINION: Equity in online learning is about much more than technology access

The Hechinger Report

Even before the global pandemic pushed many colleges and universities to teach students remotely, online learning had become an increasingly important part of higher education. Yet, as this spring’s pivot to online learning showed us, equity remains a significant challenge.

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The affordability gap is the biggest part of the digital divide

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Issues around broadband affordability disproportionately affect low-income, Black, and Latinx communities.

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NJSBA Launches Connectivity Initiative to Advance Internet Access in Schools

Education Superhighway

New Jersey school districts have made tremendous progress in closing the connectivity gap over the past four years, but over 10,000 students still need more bandwidth for digital learning. Read on to learn more. . This post was originally published on NJSBA’s School Board Notes. Applicants must file Form 470 by Feb.

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How Indian Tutoring App Provider Byju’s Got So Big

Edsurge

million) during its 2018 to 2019 fiscal year that ended in March—tripled from the prior fiscal year. This makes Byju’s one of the rare unicorns in education technology and the fourth most valuable privately held company in India. A career in education might sound unsurprising given Raveendran’s upbringing.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 & 29 Editions)

Doug Levin

” that by 2019 half of all high school classes will be taught over the internet ; Raised questions about a new study on personalized learning ; Added four new incidents to the K-12 cyber incident map ; and. Been quoted in an article on ransomware in K-12 education. Strong opinions may be weakly held. I think the latter."

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The pandemic’s remote learning legacy: A lot worth keeping

The Hechinger Report

Sifting out solutions from the struggle may help solve chronic problems of quality and equity, say education experts. After a moment of disruption – of major disruption – the conditions are ripe for accelerating innovation,” says Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education. “We Learning from Lockdown.

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Schools lead the way to zero-energy buildings, and use them for student learning

The Hechinger Report

But the K-12 schools leading the net-zero charge are uncovering major educational benefits as well. Everywhere you walk through this building, you can learn from it.”. Another net-zero elementary school, also designed by VMDO, is to open in 2019. RELATED: A school district is building a DIY broadband network.