The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

We have this huge digital divide that’s making it hard for [students] to get their education,” she said. David Silver, the director of education for the mayor’s office, said people talked about the digital divide, but there had never been enough energy to tackle it. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. “We

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2021

As online schooling plays an increasingly large role in education, researchers say more work needs to be done to understand and address why some families have a harder time accessing the internet. What no one talks enough about is that “we have a digital divide right within suburban and urban areas as well,” he said.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2022

Americans overwhelmingly believe that high-speed internet access is a basic necessity, according to a new survey from Kajeet. The survey also finds that 64 percent of U.S. The survey also finds that 64 percent of U.S. million Americans lack home broadband access. For these 14.5

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

COVID-19 did not create the digital divide for students, added Robin Lake, the panel moderator and the director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE), which is based out of the University of Washington and has been tracking school districts’ transitions to distance learning.

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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.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

They just weren’t ready for distance learning, and a big part of that was that too many students lacked adequate WiFi access to get to virtual class. 1560 , and proposed adding sections designed “to close the digital divide in California.” Cases like 2020’s Cayla J. Federally, mandates do exist for schools and districts.

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eSchool News

MAY 13, 2016

This week, the digital divide is back in focus yet again. But there are some Google Fiber programs that might be well-positioned to tackle the digital divide. Read on for more: 3 Google Fiber programs that could help ease the digital divide. Digital divide hits small towns hard.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Parkland School District in Pennsylvania, like many of the nation’s public school systems, is seeing increases in student poverty rates and English language proficiency — trends that could make any existing digital divides worse. But Parkland school leaders are taking proactive steps to improve digital equity.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

That’s one of the key findings in a just-released Common Sense Media survey tracking media habits among children aged 0-8, which also found a narrowing but significant digital divide among lower-income households, and the first signs that virtual reality and internet-connected toys are finding their way into American homes.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

I give the kids access to all the tools pretty much right off the bat,” said Eric Bredder, with a sweeping gesture taking in the computer workstations, 3-D printers, laser cutters and milling machines, plus a bevy of wood and metalworking tools that he uses while teaching computer science, engineering and design classes. “I

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

20-25% of the digital divide is concentrated in affordable multi-dwelling units (MDUs). million unconnected people in 4 million households to reliable high-speed home internet – closing 23% of the broadband affordability gap.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2023

“Lightspeed Systems’ Digital Equity will help us bridge the digital divide in the communities that our schools serve, ensuring we determine which students need additional resources, like hotspots and more,” said Eric Hileman, Executive Director of IT for Oklahoma City Public Schools, and a Lightspeed client and Digital Equity beta user.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2021

While remote learning may be ending in most places across the country, many students will continue to struggle to complete many lessons and assignments because they lack adequate internet service and access to devices at home — a phenomenon commonly referred to as the “homework gap.”. There are some positive findings in the survey.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In education technology, a litany of surveys published this decade have touted the growing adoption of digital learning tools. Now adding to that list is one of the most thorough efforts—a new survey from Gallup and NewSchools Venture Fund , a nonprofit that provides grants to education technology and innovation efforts.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2016

No child should have to go to such lengths just to do homework, and every child should have easy and affordable access to the Internet and the opportunity that access brings. In our work, we hear a common refrain from parents: “We know we need internet access, but we can’t afford it.” Yet, sadly, Darriale is far from alone.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 23, 2017

The report showed that 47% of students lacked the minimum connectivity (100 kbps per student) necessary for digital learning. During this time, the state also launched a school technology readiness survey, which was completed by 117 school district leaders and provided insight into the internal network needs across the state.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 15, 2020

Unfortunately, school closures have meant a step backward for many when it comes to the digital divide. The Austin Independent School District equipped 110 school buses with WiFi and positioned them in neighborhoods and apartment complexes with the highest need for internet access. Supporting Students and Families.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

So far, the pandemic has revealed the challenges of conducting education remotely as well as uneven access to Wi-Fi and devices such as laptops. The Miami-Dade school district, for example, adopted a plan back in 2012 to close the digital divide. million kids statewide lacked access to Wi-Fi and computers.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

And Marwell wants all of them to experience the types of teaching and learning high-speed internet access facilitates. When we started all of this, it wasn’t because we wanted to get broadband in every classroom,” Marwell said. “We There is still a digital divide in classrooms based on what technology is being used and how.

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2016

A new report details the importance of state advocacy in connecting schools, students to broadband internet. A new report from SETDA and Common Sense Kids Action focuses on K-12 broadband and wi-fi connectivity, state leadership for infrastructure, state broadband implementation highlights, and state advocacy for federal broadband support.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Even before the pandemic, more than 25 million Americans lacked access to broadband internet. Once COVID broke out, it was very clear how much the achievement gap is exacerbated by inequitable access to good learning at home,” says Nick Simmons, the director of strategic initiatives for Gov.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2016

When schools have solid high-speed internet connections, students and teachers can access an infinite number of resources and tools that enhance learning. Read on for more: Can your internet service provider help close the digital divide? the first nation to allocate a wide swath of airwaves to deliver super-fast 5G access.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

The superintendent in Lincoln, Nebraska, says a district survey this past fall found that 10% of parents liked remote learning – pandemic or not. The program also bolstered access to learning opportunities at times limited by availability and affordability. Federal funds help narrow the digital divide.

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eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2016

The growing ubiquity of internet access and pervasive use of online information has changed the learning landscape forever. A holistic approach will ensure that school-aged children aren’t reduced to little or no access. 3 out of 4 districts have little plan for providing off-campus internet. Together, we’re better.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

This made it difficult to run programs like Pixie or access online math games. Students now interview authors across the country via Skype and access books that match their interests and reading levels on e-readers. Without reliable [internet] access, there’s no way you can do something like that,” Tower said. Purcell asked.

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MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

And we put it on YouTube to make it as easy as possible to access.” . School libraries have become tech hubs for educators teaching from home, while public libraries have worked to expand access to the internet, with many keeping their building’s WiFi on even when buildings were closed, so patrons can get internet access from the parking lot.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

School buses provide Wi-Fi access for downloading homework assignments, as well as lunches, at various locations in South Carolina. But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal. With everything shut down, the chronic issue of home internet access became an immense and acute challenge.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Her cellphone’s data plan — the only way she could access the internet at home — wasn’t up to the task. Widespread lack of broadband access complicates learning. Without access to quality healthcare,” she said, “entire rural communities can be lost to this pandemic and other diseases.”. ‘We We can’t hug you’.

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Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

We are extraordinarily proud of the Digital Equity module, as it unlocks visibility into students’ internet access and device health outside of school with real-time data districts can’t find elsewhere. Most importantly, they empower all students to excel!”

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Education Superhighway

JULY 31, 2020

With the possibility of remote learning returning this fall, the City of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the philanthropic community, and leading Internet Service Providers (ISPs) recognized a historic opportunity to eliminate broadband accessibility as a barrier to digital learning. On June 25, 2020, Mayor Lori E.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

To give further context, I’ve sorted them alphabetically, into four categories; (1) those organizations that are instructionally-focused; (2) those that provide supports for technology leadership; (3) those that focus on connectivity and access; and (4) those that focus on data privacy and security. Organization: Code.org ®. URL: code.org.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools this year, and equity remained front and center, too, continuing conversations around inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. The role of schools in providing accessible and equitable education will come into focus.

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MindShift

JULY 10, 2020

At the same time, districts are surveying parents and teachers to find out if they are willing to go back at all. One national survey by the American Federation of Teachers found about 1 in 4 educators were not willing to come back even with precautions, and a survey of parents found two-thirds were nervous about the prospect. .

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Greeley offers a lens into how wide the digital divide in the US has become, how much it is contributing to a two-tiered society, and, perhaps most important, whether it can be bridged – something that will be crucial to keeping the country competitive in the global economy of tomorrow. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2019

Proponents of digital learning, as well as those committed to closing the nation's “homework gap,” rejoiced on Thursday when the U.S. Senate introduced a bill that would invest hundreds of millions of dollars to expand broadband access in communities that currently lack it. The same holds for U.S. It's good stuff.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 Libraries have become a broadband lifeline to the cloud for students | Ars Technica → The role of the library in the digital age has grown thanks to cloud tools. Accessible scholarship. Transparent science.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 Libraries have become a broadband lifeline to the cloud for students | Ars Technica → The role of the library in the digital age has grown thanks to cloud tools. Accessible scholarship. Transparent science.

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