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Part 2: Connectivity Resources to Address the Homework Gap

Education Superhighway

Mobile Internet Offers. The following providers are offering free or low-cost mobile service, flexible payment plans, and additional offers to support students and families. Mobile Internet Offers. Tripling data allowance for Verizon Innovative Learning middle schools. GET IN TOUCH.

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COVID-19 Has Widened the Skills Gap. But It Also Presents an Opportunity to Close It.

Edsurge

When the unemployment rate spiked during the spring of 2020, jobs that required a college degree declined more than those that didn’t, and new college graduates were hit the hardest. Analyzing data from Burning Glass , Wharton professor Matthew Bidwel found a diminishing number of entry-level jobs requiring a degree.

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

Edsurge

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. It has also created a nifty visual dashboard with state-by-state drill downs.

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Facing Pressure on Enrollment, Will Colleges Support More Transfer Students?

Edsurge

They may intend to earn two years’ worth of general education credits at more affordable rates before transferring to a four-year college or university. But data shows these strategies don’t actually work for most of the people who enroll at community college.

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Schedule Announced - Thursday's "Libraries and Privacy" Library 2.0 Mini-Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

in library, archival, and information science from The University of British Columbia in 2020. She is certified through the IAPP as a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), Privacy Management (CIPM), and US and EU Privacy Law (CIPP/US, CIPP/E) and as a Data Privacy Solutions Engineer through ISACA. She completed her M.L.I.S.

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Texas district upgrades fiber optic network

eSchool News

The network is funded in part by the E-Rate program and is designed in accordance with the Smart Education Networks by Design (SEND) Initiative through the Consortium of School Networking (CoSN).

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When a Pandemic Upends Labor Markets, Will a New Workforce ISA Fund Work?

Edsurge

A self-taught programmer, he found on-and-off work building websites, managing social media and handling e-commerce for dental offices, toy shops and other clients. In July, Cachu started taking online classes during the day, learning skills and programming languages like R, which is often used in data analysis.