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Addressing the digital divide’s effects on education and the workforce

eSchool News

million Americans who don’t have access to broadband internet. This issue is not just limiting education access, but it’s also contributing to an ongoing workforce crisis. It’s time to recognize that equal access to high-speed internet is essential, and urgent action is needed.

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Education Is the New Healthcare, and Other Trends Shaping Edtech Investing

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Despite the influx of capital, employers, schools and policymakers are only just beginning to harness the sector’s advancements in the delivery, accessibility and effectiveness of education technology. But the proliferation of technology does not come without concerns. Schools spent a decade buying technology.

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Kajeet Private 5G™ Platform Launched, Enabling Private Wireless Networks For All

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Deploying a private wireless network provides substantial benefits to organizations, especially when using 5G technology. Private networks built on 5G technology deliver high bandwidth, ultra-low latency, and carrier-class security. patents in mobile technologies. The mission of Kajeet Private 5G is to help change that.

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Funding School Services in the Midst of Multiple Crises

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There are also Education Stabilization Fund – Rethink Education Models (ESF-REM) grants, and they also can be used to provide broadband access as part of a new education model. Susan Gentz is a partner at K20Connect, a consulting consortium of experts focused on education leadership, technology and policy. About the Presenters.

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The next generation of wireless services: Super-fast 5G

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the first nation to allocate a wide swath of airwaves to deliver super-fast 5G access. The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to clear the way for mobile devices to send and receive signals over high-frequency spectrum that has had only limited uses until recent technological advances. through 2025.

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Mission (Almost) Accomplished: Nonprofit EducationSuperHighway Prepares to Sunset

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After seven years of coordinated efforts to improve internet access in schools, thereby laying the foundation for digital learning to take root and expand in U.S. schools had gained high-speed internet access, per the Federal Communications Commission’s minimum connectivity standard of 100 kilobits per second (kbps) per student.

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FCC Issues New Category Two Rules

Education Superhighway

If you’ve already drained your budget, you will now have a year’s worth of it to utilize in 2020, and those who have not accessed these funds at all will see their budgets grow by 20%. The adoption of fixed five-year budget cycles means that the first such cycle will run from FY 2021 through 2025.

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