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Education Is the New Healthcare, and Other Trends Shaping Edtech Investing

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Broadband penetration in K-12 schools reached over 98 percent , while low-cost computing devices like Chromebooks have proliferated in classrooms. A recent study by the University of Pennsylvania, only 30 percent of edtech licenses are actually used. Will edtech be caught up in a backlash against ‘big tech’ over data privacy?

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The FCC Announced E-Rate Program Updates. Now What?

EdTech Magazine

One notable change is the FCC made permanent the Category Two budget approach it adopted in 2014, extending the trial period an extra year through the 2020 funding year. MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn best practices for developing an E-Rate strategy. The new guidelines increase the program’s overall cap by $1.5

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The FCC Announced E-Rate Program Updates. Now What?

EdTech Magazine

One notable change is the FCC made permanent the Category Two budget approach it adopted in 2014, extending the trial period an extra year through the 2020 funding year. MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn best practices for developing an E-Rate strategy. The new guidelines increase the program’s overall cap by $1.5

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The FCC Announced E-Rate Program Updates. Now What?

EdTech Magazine

One notable change is the FCC made permanent the Category Two budget approach it adopted in 2014, extending the trial period an extra year through the 2020 funding year. MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn best practices for developing an E-Rate strategy. The new guidelines increase the program’s overall cap by $1.5

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The FCC Announced E-Rate Program Updates. Now What?

EdTech Magazine

One notable change is the FCC made permanent the Category Two budget approach it adopted in 2014, extending the trial period an extra year through the 2020 funding year. MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn best practices for developing an E-Rate strategy. The new guidelines increase the program’s overall cap by $1.5

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Funding School Services in the Midst of Multiple Crises

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She also recommends working with county and state officials to track what’s working in other districts, and she suggested keeping the district’s “external auditor on speed dial” to make sure that any new steps being taken are within the appropriate guidelines and deadlines, which also remain subject to change. Arati has an M.Ed.

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