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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? Advocacy for the extension or renewal of ECF funding is a critical step.

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Funding Edtech with the E-Rate Program and Grants

edWeb.net

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. Accessing the E-Rate and Matching State Funds. Sheryl Abshire, Ph.D.,

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Cybercriminals come for schools — and schools aren’t ready

The Hechinger Report

In 2020, Baltimore County Public Schools was hit with a cyberattack that disrupted the district’s remote learning programs, froze its operations and cost the school system nearly $10 million. 1, Pennsylvania’s Chambersburg Area School District was the latest school district to be hit with a cyberattack.

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How Access to Technology Can Create Equity in Schools

Digital Promise

That means we shouldn’t just use edtech to replace worksheets, run “drill and kill” exercises, or crunch assessment performance numbers. In rural Alabama, Piedmont City School District helped provide students with internet access by installing a town wireless network in 2011 using a federal E-rate grant.

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A Teacher’s Guide to Toxic Stress in the Classroom

Waterford

Friends can act as a support system for stressful situations, and if a child feels like they don’t have any friends in school, they may be more vulnerable to toxic stress. Anxiety about grades and assessments is one of the major causes (outside of ACEs) of student stress.[12] Inability to control their emotions. Johnson, S.B.,

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Despite mediocre records, for-profit online charter schools are selling parents on staying virtual

The Hechinger Report

OHDELA gets an F rating from the Ohio Department of Education, receiving failing marks on measures including students’ performance on state tests, academic growth and graduation rates. They also say they are taking steps to improve retention and graduation rates.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 34 Edition)

Doug Levin

New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. For the prediction to approach a semblance of accuracy we should be seeing dramatic evidence by now that large percentages of U.S. public high schools (42.5 " Maybe, maybe not.

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