eSchool News
JANUARY 19, 2024
Key points: Without continued funding, schools and libraries may struggle to maintain or upgrade technological infrastructure See article: 3 ways the E-rate program helps level up learning See article: Will cybersecurity receive E-rate funding? Advocacy for the extension or renewal of ECF funding is a critical step.
edWeb.net
DECEMBER 2, 2019
But in order to take advantage of edtech, they first need broadband access. Even when broadband is available, many students don’t have access at home. They’ve opened up their doors to their neighbors for their own broadband needs. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.
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eSchool News
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Data shows multiple disconnects between what parents pointed to as actual barriers to broadband adoption versus what teachers perceived as parents’ barriers to adoption. They can also learn about which schools have the lowest broadband adoption rates in their area.
Edsurge
JUNE 18, 2020
Only 60 percent of these families had access to computers or broadband internet at home. According to the Code.org Advocacy Coalition , across 24 states, only 27 percent of schools serving low-income students offer computer science courses, compared to 41 percent of schools serving their high-income peers.
NeverEndingSearch
OCTOBER 12, 2020
I’ve read their books and articles. He understands that digital equity doesn’t simply mean access to broadband or computers. And, I think a lot of the of us who are doing this understand what particular kind of advocacy is critical right now–advocacy on behalf of the learner. Executive Director of NCDE.
edWeb.net
NOVEMBER 13, 2019
And with online assessments now being required in many states, reliable broadband access is also essential so that students’ knowledge and skills are accurately represented, and technology is not a barrier to achievement and its documentation. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. Cynthia Schultz, Esq.,
edWeb.net
OCTOBER 15, 2020
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. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. He also works with edWeb.net to write articles on their professional learning edWebinars.
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