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Edtech Reports Recap: Video Is Eating the World, Broadband Fails to Keep Up

Edsurge

The broadband gap isn’t only a problem for remote learning. All in this Edtech Reports Recap. That Broadband Gap Bar? After all, in October 2019 the nonprofit EducationSuperHighway declared that nearly 99 percent of U.S. schools had high-speed broadband connections.

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NAEP ‘Nation’s Report Card’ Shows Steep Fall in Math Scores

Edsurge

Over the last two-and-a-half years, students’ math and reading scores saw a historic decline, according to the results of a Congressionally-mandated test—known as the “nation’s report card.” In fact, average fourth and eighth grade math and reading scores fell for most states between 2019 and 2022. Eighth graders fell eight points.

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Progress Made on K–12 Connectivity, But Work Remains

EdTech Magazine

Tue, 02/12/2019 - 11:41. Teachers and students are well on their way to fulfilling the mission of seeing 99 percent of all schools connected to next-generation broadband, according to the “2018 State of States Report” from EducationSuperHighway. According to the agency’s 2018 Broadband Deployment Report , 88 percent of U.S.

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Possible ‘Fraud, Theft, Waste, and Abuse’: Report Questions NYC School Broadband Spending

Edsurge

Gamino, New York City’s Chief Technology Officer, in an interview with EdSurge earlier this month, noting his office’s desire to close the “homework gap” caused by lack of broadband connection in homes. Something the comptroller says can be fertile ground for fraud and corruption. Stringer said.

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Broadband Provides More Equitable Access to Education and Workforce Preparation

edWeb.net

And, that makes access to adequate and reliable broadband even more important as the development of new technologies continues. Marc Johnson, Executive Director of East Central Minnesota Educational Cable Cooperative (ECMECC), then provided perspective from a regional and local level on the expanding use of broadband. About the Host.

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2019 Report Highlights Best Practices for Driving Broadband Connectivity and Access for Students

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“In order to provide personalized learning experiences for students to best prepare them for college and careers, and to compete in a global economy, all schools need access to reliable, high-speed broadband," said SETDA's incoming Executive Director, Candice Dodson.

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The affordability gap is the biggest part of the digital divide

The Hechinger Report

households lack what has become a basic need, according to a new report by EducationSuperHighway, an education nonprofit that in 2019 helped to almost eliminate the internet connectivity gap in classrooms across the country. Issues around broadband affordability disproportionately affect low-income, Black, and Latinx communities.