Accessibility Analysis Broadband Libraries 
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 10, 2020
The biggest danger that higher education faces as a sector, though, is the loss of gains that we have made over the past 20 years in access to a college education — with all of the accompanying benefits to individuals and our entire society — for first-generation and minority students. This story about access to U.S.
Edsurge
JANUARY 3, 2018
It’s no great overstatement to say that the Federal Communications Commission’s recent decision to rollback net neutrality protections has shaken the education community’s faith in open and equitable internet access for all students. Since it began in the 1990s, E-Rate has helped bring high-speed internet access to 97 percent of U.S.
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edWeb.net
NOVEMBER 13, 2019
As schools and districts strive to meet their existing technology needs and prepare for the future, access to federal and state funding, along with other grants, is making a major difference in whether students engage in 21 st century learning or are left behind. Accessing the E-Rate and Matching State Funds. Sheryl Abshire, Ph.D.,
The Hechinger Report
JULY 10, 2019
However, while the benefits of moving some student homework to interactive, online platforms are clear, we can’t ignore the question of access. These programs can only work — and narrow, rather than widen, gaps — if all students have equitable access to digital resources.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 27, 2020
We must continue to provide access to software, online libraries and educational videos. A 2018 meta-analysis found that summer interventions are likely most effective for improving outcomes for low-income students and narrowing the achievement gap between students who are poor and those who are not.
techlearning
APRIL 25, 2018
(April 25, 2018) – The Modernization Order that expanded federal E-rate funding to include broadband and internet services will expire in 2020. By participating, schools and libraries enrolled in the E-rate program can submit direct feedback to the FCC without the burden of preparing individual and formal responses.
Education Superhighway
MAY 13, 2016
And to not only seamlessly administer online tests but also enable digital learning in the classroom, schools need robust broadband. public schools still lack access to high-speed fiber connections. Fiber is the only network infrastructure technology that can scale cost-effectively to meet growing bandwidth needs.
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