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

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It estimates another 4,300 districts could be upgraded in the 2020-21 academic year. Connected Nation bases the analysis in its “Connect K-12 2020 Executive Summary” on FCC E-Rate application data for the 2020 federal fiscal year. But they may not have the tools they need.

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Case Study: Chicago Connected

Education Superhighway

On June 25, 2020, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot announced the launch of Chicago Connected , a groundbreaking, multi-year, public-private partnership to close Chicago’s digital divide and ensure that CPS students and their families have the Internet in their home for remote learning. 1 | FIRSTHAND ACCOUNTS EXPOSE DIGITAL INEQUITIES.

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Although States and Districts Have Acted Swiftly, More Is Needed to Close the Digital Divide, a New Analysis Finds

Education Superhighway

BOSTON, October 29, 2020 —Last spring, when authorities closed school buildings where 50 million US students attended classes, the “homework gap” threatened wholesale learning loss. Best practices that have emerged from the pandemic can inform a much-needed national strategy for closing the digital divide.”.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 12 Edition)

Doug Levin

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. teachers are calling on government and school boards to take steps to protect student privacy and support teachers’ use of digital reporting tools.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 12 Edition)

Doug Levin

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. teachers are calling on government and school boards to take steps to protect student privacy and support teachers’ use of digital reporting tools.

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