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Evaluate Edtech Use and Save Thousands

EmergingEdTech

It is always a good time to review spending and look for possible savings United States schools spent over $27 billion on edtech in 2021. If your district is like many others, there’s plenty of opportunity to trim the fat in edtech budgets. Curriculum guidelines can help. Edtech companies sell edtech.

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Understanding the legal implications of using web filters in K-12 schools

Hapara

What are CIPA guidelines for filtering? Under CIPA, public schools are required to follow guidelines to prevent minors from viewing harmful content online. Content deemed inappropriate in CIPA guidelines are obscenity, child pornography and content harmful to minors. Schools and districts are expected to fill in the rest.

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How edtech can worsen racial inequality

The Hechinger Report

Related: ‘Don’t rush to spend on ed tech’ Hebbar’s Ed Tech Equity Project, in collaboration with Digital Promise, launched a product certification program in 2021 to recognize ed tech companies that share plans to incorporate racial equity in their designs.

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

EdTech Magazine

Most of the new rules will not go into effect until 2021. MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn best practices for developing an E-Rate strategy. The new guidelines increase the program’s overall cap by $1.5 Calculating Category Two budgets on a districtwide basis (starting in the 2021 funding year).

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

EdTech Magazine

Most of the new rules will not go into effect until 2021. MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn best practices for developing an E-Rate strategy. The new guidelines increase the program’s overall cap by $1.5 Calculating Category Two budgets on a districtwide basis (starting in the 2021 funding year).

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

EdTech Magazine

Most of the new rules will not go into effect until 2021. MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn best practices for developing an E-Rate strategy. The new guidelines increase the program’s overall cap by $1.5 Calculating Category Two budgets on a districtwide basis (starting in the 2021 funding year).

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

EdTech Magazine

Most of the new rules will not go into effect until 2021. MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn best practices for developing an E-Rate strategy. The new guidelines increase the program’s overall cap by $1.5 Calculating Category Two budgets on a districtwide basis (starting in the 2021 funding year).

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