Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2021

According to recent estimates , over 12 million students remain under-connected due to limited technology infrastructure, supply chain bottlenecks, lack of technology adoption support, and inadequate funding. We really did feel that this was an equity issue,” said Wright.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Here are just a few advantages to planning ahead of time for next year’s technology upgrades. Comprehensive planning Planning is essential to the success of any technology upgrade, and planning well ahead gives school districts time to assess current technology needs and goals for the future.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2021

And this particular crisis has revealed what matters in education, and what doesn’t. Access to technology, we have learned, is also critical. Millions lack broadband. As it turns out, many of the things that educators and community members have spent years advocating for are not just “nice to have.”

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Emerging technologies have the potential to reshape the educational landscape. From the earliest stages, as Pre-K parents search for activities and resources to nurture their child's growth, to K-12 schools adopting technology to improve student outcomes and operational efficiencies, the impact of modern learning tools is undeniable.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2021

In the months that followed, many states and school districts mobilized, using federal CARES Act funding, broadband discounts and partnerships with private companies to connect their students and enable online learning. As of December 2020, the number of students impacted by the digital divide has narrowed to 12 million.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2021

After a grueling and prolonged pandemic, the days of stacked education conference calendars spanning the globe and events pulling in thousands of attendees might almost seem like a relic of bygone era. An annual conference for the Association for Middle Level Education in Louisville, Ky., in October. the following month.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

As the district prepares to reopen for full in-person learning on August 30, teachers are attending training sessions and figuring out just what role technology will play in their classrooms. There’s a simmering sense of anticipation about how far educators have come with technology, and its potential to enhance student learning. “I

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Broadband access and the ever-growing equity gap are among K-12 IT leaders’ top concerns, according to CoSN’s annual IT Leadership Survey. Efforts to expand broadband access outside of school have increased dramatically. The homework gap evolved into an “everything gap” for disadvantaged students.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

I welcome the opportunity to change our education system to meet the needs of all children. Because the truth is while the pandemic may have exacerbated the existing issues within our education system, it certainly did not create them. Why on Earth should we go back to pre-COVID education policies and systems?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Educators around the globe knew this school year would be like nothing we had ever experienced. A health crisis running headlong into an education crisis: Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year. A health crisis running headlong into an education crisis: Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year. Our opportunity is now.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

Cases like 2020’s Cayla J. California Department of Education, which charges that schools in the state are violating the constitutional rights of children of color by not providing adequate distance education, called out state Departments of Education for failing to provide better WiFi options than visiting a local Taco Bell.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2021

Last year presented many challenges and accelerated a number of shifts that were already underway in K-12 education. The pandemic, however, brought all these innovative, yet still considered by some to be “alternative” education methods to the forefront in ways that our team could have never predicted.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Schools across the country were forced to rapidly shift to distance learning last spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and as the 2020-2021 school year began in the fall and teachers and students were still trying to adjust to this “new normal,” those in the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools program had an advantage.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2020

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. Other changes, Education Superhighway notes, include: E-Rate discounts for wide-area networks. Incentivizing state support for “last-mile” broadband connections.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2020

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. Other changes, Education Superhighway notes, include: E-Rate discounts for wide-area networks. Incentivizing state support for “last-mile” broadband connections.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 31, 2016

According to a report released by the Pew Research Center, approximately 5 of the 29 million households with school-aged children lack access to high quality broadband internet while at home. Whether it’s continuing education, applying for a job, or access to the world’s information, the ability to connect is vital for economic opportunity.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

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. Other changes, Education Superhighway notes, include: E-Rate discounts for wide-area networks. Incentivizing state support for “last-mile” broadband connections.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 31, 2019

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. Other changes, Education Superhighway notes, include: E-Rate discounts for wide-area networks. Incentivizing state support for “last-mile” broadband connections.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

A type of magic happens when education and technology-driven innovation come together. Essentially, the introduction of technology alone is not innovation. . Without planning, strategy, educator training and support , among other things, the marriage of education and technology won’t work. . shailaja.neela….

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

A recent analysis of federal government data by Jeff Seaman of Bayview Analytics shows that enrollment in on-campus courses fell nearly 11 percent in the past decade and almost 30 percent from 2020 to 2021. or in disadvantaged countries abroad that lack robust broadband options depend on mobile devices to participate online.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Private equity and venture funds have invested record sums into the global education sector—$30 billion in the past five years across K-12 and workplace learning. Here are five key trends to consider as education enters a new decade: 1. In the workplace, education is the new healthcare. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Today’s students, teachers, and administrative staff are facing unprecedented connectivity challenges as the 2020 school year brings more and more distance learning options. Today, more than 9 million students lack proper access to reliable broadband internet at home, which creates obstacles for both the students and teachers.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2021

Instead, we should see it for what it is: the early days of Amazon’s foray into public education. I do not think public education leaders will have much of a choice in whether or not to answer when Amazon comes to knock and deliver. Before the 2020 pandemic, relatively few students attended hybrid, or fully virtual, schools.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. Maia Sharpley’s career in education includes serving in executive positions with the New York City Department of Education, Kaplan and Charter Schools USA. Our higher education system formed around libraries.

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Education Superhighway

MARCH 24, 2020

We understand that now, more than ever, technology and connectivity guidance is critical. While many school district leaders must focus on at-home connectivity and distance education in the short term, long-term technology planning will also shift to address changes made during this time. Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Never before have educators been challenged and tested as they were, beginning in March 2020 and up until today, and never before has their resilience been more apparent. For those without fixed broadband internet access at home, this meant immediately dispersing Wi-Fi hotspots. Nominated by : Michael Flood, Kajeet.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

A type of magic happens when education and technology-driven innovation come together. Essentially, the introduction of technology alone is not innovation. . Without planning, strategy, educator training and support , among other things, the marriage of education and technology won’t work. . Digital Equity.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2019

A type of magic happens when education and technology-driven innovation come together. Essentially, the introduction of technology alone is not innovation. . Without planning, strategy, educator training and support , among other things, the marriage of education and technology won’t work. . Digital Equity.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. Ramos knew there were many kids like her, eager to keep up with school but lacking the technology to do so. OAKLAND, Calif.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2020

As the start of the 2020-21 school year approaches, states and school districts are wrestling with decisions about when, how and whether school will take place inside brick-and-mortar classrooms. As the district’s chief technology officer, I co-direct a district-wide team devoted to maintaining student equity.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2022

The digital divide–the gap between people who have access to modern information and communications technology and those who do not – is a major issue. Access to the internet has become a necessity in almost all aspects of life today, including education, healthcare, remote work, etc. million Americans lack home broadband access.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 14, 2020

Over the past eight years, an unprecedented coalition united behind a simple, but important, goal: to improve broadband in America’s K-12 classrooms. Funds For Learning will utilize their extensive experience with K-12 broadband data and E-rate to manage the technology platform and ensure that the data is accurate and updated annually.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Mini arrived at the Office of School Culture in Michigan’s Lansing School District in December 2020. Studies show that parental involvement in a student’s education is the most accurate predictor of academic achievement. In households with incomes under $30,000 a year, 44 percent lack home broadband and 46 percent lack a computer.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

When we posted our 2020 predictions on January 1 last year, we–along with the majority of the world–definitely didn’t anticipate the curveball that was (and continues to be) the global COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 has been called a dumpster fire, the worst year in recent memory, and more. education system.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

The murder of George Floyd in 2020 changed American culture, in part by invigorating interest in diversity, equity and inclusion. And yet, politics has only increased the focus of educators on equity, according to a recent report from the education consulting firm NWEA. The report, “ Equity: Definitions and Perspectives of U.S.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2021

While there was no pandemic playbook, those of us committed to achieving equity in public education have long had a very long wish list of changes we want to see in our schools. While these may seem obvious, and in some places are indeed happening, they are hardly the norm in public education today. to something that happens by design.

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Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2020

What was once the premier, must-go conference in the education technology industry is now going away. Last week, the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced that its education technology group will no longer operate as its own division beginning July 1. But the pandemic accelerated the decision.

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