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The looming threat that could worsen the digital divide

eSchool News

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?

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Funding School Services in the Midst of Multiple Crises

edWeb.net

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund follows the same formula as Title I, so it can be used to help bridge the digital divide for students from low-income families. There should also be outreach to new partners such as libraries and local city councils in an effort to obtain resources and other support.

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Funding Edtech with the E-Rate Program and Grants

edWeb.net

This article was modified and published by eSchool News. In 2010 the FCC appointed her to the USAC board representing the nation’s schools and libraries on ERATE. She is a past board member and chair of CoSN and is Vice President of Advocacy and Programs for LACUE. This edWeb broadcast was sponsored by Velocity Fiber.

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Not all towns are created equal, digitally

The Hechinger Report

— Inside a high-ceilinged library at Northridge High School here, seniors are typing on 16-year-old laptops donated by a local Rotary Club. We’re doing everything we can,” says Mr. Norton, as the seniors in the library close their balky laptops and head to class. Photo: Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, Siegler: “ The End of the Library.” Um, they do.)

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The Politics of Education Technology

Hack Education

One of the challenges of writing this series – and trust me, there are many – is separating my analysis out into ten articles that name ten distinct “trends.” So I’m including a lot of events in this article that are not “ed-tech” per se. “Tech” and the Presidential Election.