Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

Cases like 2020’s Cayla J. One example is New Jersey, where schools and districts were required to submit to the state “a survey weekly of how many students lacked devices and/or WiFi,” according to Erica Hartman, Director of Technology Integration at New Jersey’s Morris School District.

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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. In the spring of 2016, the FCC voted to modernize the program to include broadband services for low income families.

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Accessibility Broadband Case Study Guidelines 242

EdTech4Beginners

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

In the US alone, students experiencing more than 60 minutes per week of device use achieved higher academic results through 2020, while 81% of facilitators said that having access to EdTech improved outputs considerably during the same period. The Last Word.

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Trends Technology EdTech Education 235

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

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Those are examples of the broader promise and end results. I contributed to the upcoming 2020 report. . There’s a growing understanding that disparities in home broadband internet access put students at a disadvantage — typically those who already face obstacles because of low family income or race. Digital Equity.

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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. For example, teachers who struggled in math growing up might accidentally pass math anxiety on to children in their classes. It also kicked education out of its autopilot mode, he adds.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2022

For example: Eighth graders saw a large drop, in math scores especially. Appalling and unacceptable’ School closures took students and teachers out of the classroom, and the switch to remote learning exposed various inequalities in education— including issues like broadband access. Eighth graders fell eight points.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Those are examples of the broader promise and end results. I contributed to the upcoming 2020 report. . There’s a growing understanding that disparities in home broadband internet access put students at a disadvantage — typically those who already face obstacles because of low family income or race. Digital Equity.

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Broadband Future Ready EdTech Training 150

Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 31, 2017

This catalyzed a sea change in the broadband available in America’s schools. The impact of E-rate modernization is most evident in the acceleration of the pace of upgrades in K-12 broadband networks. “We need to show the FCC and USAC how E-rate funds have made school broadband upgrades a reality for their students.

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E-rate Broadband Digital Divide Digital Learning 82

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Those are examples of the broader promise and end results. I contributed to the upcoming 2020 report. . There’s a growing understanding that disparities in home broadband internet access put students at a disadvantage — typically those who already face obstacles because of low family income or race. Digital Equity.

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Broadband Future Ready EdTech Training 150

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. While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide. “We

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 109

Tom Murray

MAY 23, 2018

In places like Albemarle County, Virginia , school leaders have been developing a 4G Network to support their entire community, every day of the year, by 2020. In this Lifeline Modernization Order , the Commission included broadband as a support service in the Lifeline program for those in need. Promote the Lifeline Program.

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Accessibility Broadband Future Ready Facebook 239

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

High school seniors are filling out more financial aid forms than they were in the midst of the pandemic autumn of 2020, when there were record high drops in completions. Alarm bells sounded earlier in the fall of 2020 when 200,000 fewer first-time students enrolled at community colleges — a 21 percent drop in enrollment by freshmen.

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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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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The survey results demonstrated the urgency of eliminating broadband accessibility as a barrier to remote learning. The initiative was coordinated with canvassing efforts for political campaigns and the 2020 Census to include Kids Connected materials in their outreach. 4 | FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER. Implementing technology tools.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

In Canada, for example, about two-thirds of colleges offer online degrees —and many have for years. Poor Internet Access Cripples Online Higher Ed When the pandemic careened across the globe in spring 2020, U.S. I’ve always thought of the U.S. as the leader in digital learning, representing the most adventurous innovations.

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Online Learning Learning Mobility Blackboard 118

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Many offer much-needed internet service, providing access to some of the 35 percent of tribal land residents who do not have broadband service. By March 2020, that number had reached one in five. Fully 85 percent of TCU students were eligible for Pell grants, a marker for financial need, before the pandemic. percent compared to 14.1

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Survey Broadband Comparison Report 145

Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2021

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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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

and only Isolated good examples? Without home access to broadband Internet, students don’t have a chance at an equitable education and have virtually no chance to compete for the best jobs and an opportunity to break the cycle of poverty that is pervasive in the Washington inner city. inconsistent resource use? It includes $4.6

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

on March 18, 2020. At Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Julian Negron, left, and Jerrell Boykin, right, load laptops for distribution to students, on March 30, 2020. Many broadband providers are also adding capacity, lifting caps on data and offering extended free trial periods. on April 10, 2020.

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Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 67

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

But between the start of the pandemic and December 2020, up to 12% of K-12 public school students gained internet connectivity who lacked it previously, and a similar share of students got access to digital devices, estimates Titilayo Tinubu Ali, senior director of research and policy at the Southern Education Foundation. he says.

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Learning Accessibility Personalized Learning Digital Divide 141

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2022

Accounting for True Costs of Device Purchase When schools shut down in March 2020, leaders at the MDE began to take stock of the needs of students, teachers and school and district administrators and staff throughout the state. Before the pandemic, the state ranked lowest on the number of broadband subscribers per capita.

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techlearning

AUGUST 30, 2018

IT’S ALREADY HERE Examples of weak AI have widely been adopted by many different business and are in use today—you just might not realize it. In essence, AI is something that can be packaged up and purchased on a monthly basis, like your broadband or phone. Examples of automation and loss of jobs can be seen all over the world today.

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MindShift

AUGUST 21, 2020

As of early August, all of their districts were planning to begin the 2020-2021 school year with distance learning. The long-time school leader said the turbulence of 2020 demands that administrators recognize what’s essential and what’s not. MindShift interviewed these educators between early June and late July.

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MindShift

MARCH 26, 2020

Just over half of the nation’s public school children are from families considered low-income, and an estimated 12 million lack broadband Internet access at home. Florida, where Robin Nelson teaches, is an example of a state that has moved swiftly to transition as much instruction as possible online. ” Copyright 2020 NPR.

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Learning Training Blended Learning Laptops 52

edWeb.net

JANUARY 21, 2022

In the edLeader Panel, “ Broadband and Beyond: How to Optimize Your Network to Sustain and Support Growth ,” current and former district technology officials discussed their work since the pandemic began and the future needs of their systems. Wesley Watts, Jr. Securing School Networks. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast.

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Broadband E-rate Education Future Ready 86

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The district built up community trust and used a cautious, step-by-step reopening strategy to make it through the 2020-2021 school year with zero cases identified in school buildings. One example of community partnership was the district’s connection to the Port Orford Public Library, which manages the school district’s library system.

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Education Superhighway

JULY 31, 2020

With the possibility of remote learning returning this fall, the City of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the philanthropic community, and leading Internet Service Providers (ISPs) recognized a historic opportunity to eliminate broadband accessibility as a barrier to digital learning. On June 25, 2020, Mayor Lori E.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

As of this fall, it had 198,645 students, compared with 205,778 in the 2019-2020 school year, and was still trying to track down students who’d gone missing. We feel like we’re in a better place as a school district than we were in October of 2020. We have horrible broadband, horrible cell service. FREMONT COUNTY, WYOMING.

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Elementary Broadband Assessment Dropout 142

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Named a 2019 “World Health Organization Champion” and a 2020 Empire Whole Health Hero by Crain’s New York, Ms. McCray helps ensure that the city’s recovery from COVID-19 includes giving hard-hit communities access to resources and services like mental health care, broadband, and small business support. Join the Community.

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Broadband Instructional Materials System Professional Learning 84

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

The United States is likely to reach the goal of making sure every single public school has access to the internet by 2020, according to EducationSuperHighway , a nonprofit focused on this milestone. I would give an example of an individual I met, Amanda, here in New York at the Patrick Henry School.

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Digital Divide Broadband Accessibility Laptops 64

edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2020

One of the first challenges rural districts face is broadband access. Now, they are employing creative methods, such as expanding the reach of the school’s broadband so students can do work from the parking lot or in the surrounding area, having off-duty patrol cars become hotspots across the district.

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BYOD Broadband EdTech Elementary 54

MindShift

DECEMBER 5, 2020

That was before 2020. For example, Richard Carranza, chancellor of New York City public schools, said last month that 60,000 of the district’s 1.1 For example, Richard Carranza, chancellor of New York City public schools, said last month that 60,000 of the district’s 1.1 Copyright 2020 NPR.

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Digital Divide Learning Laptops Broadband 28

MindShift

APRIL 24, 2020

By way of example, Mulgrew suggests that one group of kids might attend school on Monday, Wednesday and Friday one week, then Tuesday and Thursday the following week. To have broadband, a tablet or a laptop is not to play video games. ” Copyright 2020 NPR. Staggered schedules. It’s hurting entire communities.

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Digital Divide Broadband Groups Policies 69

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

million children don’t have, and ideally high-speed broadband Internet, which an estimated 16.9 For example, at some YMCA programs, to provide parents the maximum flexibility and affordability, children can attend as little as one day a week. Copyright 2020 NPR. ” That solution has been criticized as inequitable. .

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Vrain, for example, we recently implemented the AI Coach by Edthena platform which uses artificial intelligence for instructional coaching. For example, some schools are already integrating bi-directional casting between student tablets and interactive displays at the front of the classroom.

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EdTech Learning Industry Data 69

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning. FWA allows extremely high-speed broadband where fiber connections can be too cost-prohibitive to install. Think of broadband speeds where large amounts of data can allow students to collaborate digitally from their schools or homes.

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EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 109