EdTech Magazine

MARCH 13, 2018

CoSN 2018: Broadband and Cybersecurity Are Top IT Concerns. Cybersecurity and broadband/network capacity are tied for the top priorities for IT leaders in 2018, while budget constraints were marked as one of the most pressing challenges for a fourth straight year. meghan.bogardu…. Tue, 03/13/2018 - 09:56.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

These reports, some observers believe, mark a thoughtful step toward ensuring digital equity. It’s intensified the long-standing desire to deliver a truly inclusive education system. The plan separates technological divides — barriers that block some students from full participation — into access, design and use.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2019

State leadership can have a powerful impact on broadband best practices in K-12 schools–and a new report highlights success stories and strong policies supporting broadband connectivity. ” Key elements in broadband best practices. ” Key elements in broadband best practices.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 31, 2016

According to a report released by the Pew Research Center, approximately 5 of the 29 million households with school-aged children lack access to high quality broadband internet while at home. From Newark, New Jersey, to Los Angeles, California, groups are working to provide high speed access in federally funded housing areas.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Even after service providers launched discounts for broadband services during the pandemic — often targeting online learning — Black Americans across the South saw little change in their access to broadband services. But nowhere is the digital divide larger than in the Black rural South. Add the bill’s $14.25

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

EducationSuperHighway created a tool to help schools identify students without internet access at home and, in the process, learned a lot more about the digital divide. Its plan for reaching that goal is outlined in a new report “No Home Left Offline: Bridging the Broadband Affordability Gap.” Education factors in, too.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2021

Over time, internet access has shifted from an amenity to a necessity. But for the millions of students and families without internet access at home, adapting to the virtual classroom became extremely challenging, if not impossible. was especially concerned about internet accessibility, and she wasn’t alone.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2023

Our society relies on the internet for education, jobs, and personal needs, yet our country’s digital divide has been an ongoing issue, affecting the 14.5 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.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2020

It’s no secret that the coronavirus pandemic poses many dangers to American higher education. Last year, my organization, the American Council on Education , released a report showing that while communities of color have made tremendous educational headway over the last several decades, substantial and pervasive inequities remain.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

In the 10th annual E-rate Trends Report , based on with a record-breaking 2,138 responses submitted by E-rate applicants, Funds For Learning offers an inside look at the efficacy and value of the federal E-rate program. ” Key 2020 report findings include: 1. ” Key 2020 report findings include: 1.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Over the last two-and-a-half years, students’ math and reading scores saw a historic decline, according to the results of a Congressionally-mandated test—known as the “nation’s report card.” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, in a briefing with reporters, called the results “appalling and unacceptable.”

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

If the workday of an adult typically requires seamless broadband access, then it’s reasonable that today’s students need the same access during their school day. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all. Schools feel free to approach CEN when they need more bandwidth.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2023

In the heart of the Deep South, Mississippi has wrestled with enduring educational disparities, a profoundly rooted challenge passed down through generations. Mississippi’s past, marked by a legacy of racial segregation and educational inequality, continues to cast a long shadow on its present and future.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 29, 2023

Done right, this could be a pivotal moment for higher education to also revamp the postsecondary experience for other underserved learners, including those coming from underresourced rural areas and environments that lack college preparation programming. However, thoughtful support will mean nothing if we don’t increase access to programs.

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 7, 2016

When I was an Instructional Technology Director one of the challenges I faced was working to ensure that students, no matter where they lived in my district, had access to the same tools and opportunities. I could provide technology that could be used in the schools, and provided high speed network access while they were in schools.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Teachers and students are well on their way to fulfilling the mission of seeing 99 percent of all schools connected to next-generation broadband, according to the “2018 State of States Report” from EducationSuperHighway. million students and 1,356 schools lack basic infrastructure needed for digital learning, according to the report.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2021

K-12 students lacked access to a working device, reliable high-speed internet or both. In the months that followed, many states and school districts mobilized, using federal CARES Act funding, broadband discounts and partnerships with private companies to connect their students and enable online learning. Money is an issue.

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eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2021

Broadband access and the ever-growing equity gap are among K-12 IT leaders’ top concerns, according to CoSN’s annual IT Leadership Survey. Efforts to expand broadband access outside of school have increased dramatically.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The increasing digitalization of education has put even more emphasis on internet access in K–12 schools , leading more school districts, nonprofits and government agencies to invest in programs and services to ensure each student is connected. . Characterized by bandwidth of 100Kbps per student and one wireless access point per 1.5

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EdTech4Beginners

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

There’s no doubt that education technology or ‘EdTech’ is an important and fast-evolving entity in the digital age, and one that is having a dramatic impact on the quality of students’ learning. On a similar note, educational technologies are adaptable to the needs of students. The Rise of Hybrid Environments.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 18, 2021

There’s no question that educators at all levels are navigating uncharted waters, making the challenges of reopening last year seemingly easier than those of this year. I often say that I am living the entire education continuum. It’s one of adequate access to devices and the internet. But what does that look like?

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 10, 2024

We analyzed all NTIA-approved challenge process plans and rounded up three key recommendations for states still finalizing their Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Initial Proposals to help yield more accurate broadband maps. WHAT IS THE NEW MODIFICATION? WHY INCLUDE THE NEW MODIFICATION?

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Even before the global pandemic pushed many colleges and universities to teach students remotely, online learning had become an increasingly important part of higher education. Debate about the fairness of online learning tends to revolve around technology access. Courses must be designed so that content is easily accessible.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Titled Mind the Gap: Closing the Digital Divide through affordability, access, and adoption , the report from Connected Nation (CN), with support from AT&T, provides new insights into why more than 30 million eligible households are not opting to access internet service at home or leverage the ACP. However, 82.4

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eSchool News

JANUARY 22, 2019

School wi-fi and broadband connectivity are showing improvement, due largely to an increased investment from the federal E-rate program’s modernization, according to a new report from CoSN. These strides demonstrate the impact of the E-Rate modernization, as well as state investments in rural broadband.

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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.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2021

More off-campus broadband access. The resulting report , released Wednesday, illuminates their realities. Before the outbreak of COVID-19, about half of districts provided some off-campus broadband services to their students, helping connect them to the internet from their homes—most often through the use of mobile hotspots.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2019

Millions of students lack the ability to access the internet from home — a problem compounded by increasing expectations from educators that students do so to complete homework and research. . Fourteen percent of children ages 3 to 18 lack home internet access , according to National Center for Education Statistics data.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Impactful technology use is the ability of educators to use technology to develop their students’ skills in six imperative categories: agency, collaboration, communication, creativity, critical thinking, and ability to select relevant technology tools. To learn more about the case study in Puerto Rico, download the full report.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 18, 2018

These are critical questions, and we are committed to ensuring that when it comes to our work, the answers around our use of broadband data are clear. As a result, more schools can upgrade their broadband networks and give their students equal access to countless digital learning opportunities. TRANSPARENCY DRIVES CHANGE.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Last year, as reported by The Hechinger Report’s Tara García Mathewson, the nonprofit group pivoted to solving the homework gap.

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Edthena

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Earlier this month, the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) released their report, The Broadband Imperative II: Equitable Access for Learning. In it, education leaders advocate strongly for policymakers to increase broadband internet access in support of student learning.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 7, 2020

Congress Joint Economic Committee reported that nearly 12 million children lived in homes without a broadband connection, but the problem made few headlines. The study found that 1 in 4 low-income teens lacked access to a home computer. Back in 2017, the U.S. Still, the alarm bells didn’t sound.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Broadband access and the ever-growing equity gap are among K-12 IT leaders’ top concerns, according to CoSN’s annual IT Leadership Survey. Efforts to expand broadband access outside of school have increased dramatically. Concerns about digital equity have increased.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

There’s a simmering sense of anticipation about how far educators have come with technology, and its potential to enhance student learning. “I Prepping for the new school year, Narumi Wigandt, an educational technician, unpacks chargers and cords for the new Macbooks that line the shelves next to her, on Aug.

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2018

A federal report on students’ home access to digital learning resources is months late, and ed-tech groups say the delay is impeding efforts to close the homework gap. ” Next page: Why low-income students could be even more at risk for losing internet access. . “This is critical.”

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 9, 2020

EducationSuperHighway will focus on building public-private partnerships to connect over ten million students who lack home broadband. Today, we announced we are delaying our planned sunset to connect students who lack home broadband. Funding: There needs to be federal funding for student home digital access. population.

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