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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide. “We According to a 2021 report from the think tank New America, 1 in 8 children from low-income families don’t have a computer at home, while 1 in 7 lack access to broadband internet.

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Coronavirus is the practice run for schools. But soon comes climate change

The Hechinger Report

In the weeks that followed, the district surveyed parents about their technology needs, took an inventory of devices such as Chromebooks and Wi-Fi hotspots, and assembled digital learning content under one portal that teachers and students could access easily. We’re still learning how to fly as we’re flying,” he said. “We

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A Tiny Microbe Upends Decades of Learning

The Hechinger Report

After dealing with the first priority — making sure students were safe and fed — schools had to figure out how to keep the learning alive. Many broadband providers are also adding capacity, lifting caps on data and offering extended free trial periods. “We’re all going to have to try things and give each other grace.”.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition)

Doug Levin

You know how to reach me if you want to talk… Note to self: When deleting tweets in bulk, remember not to delete my keybase proof. The money is used to buy SMART boards, Chromebook carts, iPad carts and replace old desktop computers. I’ll be a bit more tidy going forward. I’m sorry. Hope you get better soon.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition)

Doug Levin

You know how to reach me if you want to talk… Note to self: When deleting tweets in bulk, remember not to delete my keybase proof. The money is used to buy SMART boards, Chromebook carts, iPad carts and replace old desktop computers. I’ll be a bit more tidy going forward. I’m sorry. Hope you get better soon.

EdTech 150
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As coronavirus ravaged Indian Country, the federal government failed its schools

The Hechinger Report

If I were a teacher, would I know how to shift to teaching online?”. Related: How one Navajo Nation high school is helping students see a future that includes college. March 30 guidance provided by the BIE on how to implement distance learning was only two pages long and provided mostly generic, boilerplate advice. Stalled Aid.

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Not all towns are created equal, digitally

The Hechinger Report

I may need to know how to use this at some point, and I don’t want to go to college or to a job totally clueless.”. The students learn how to use industry-approved software programs and are often granted paid internships at local design firms and research labs, and Greeley’s planning and development departments.

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