The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

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Digital Divide 88

Digital Divide Advocacy Policies Report 88

The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 24, 2017

This digital divide and poverty create unique challenges. The need for more rural education advocacy. An example of a rural program from the Farm Bureau that is an exemplary idea we can use in education. Rural education has a significant majority of perpetually impoverished counties in America. Listen Now.

Broadband 176

Broadband Advocacy Digital Divide Education 176

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Richard Labbe Johnston County Public Schools Nominated by: Savvas Learning Company While recent statistics from NAEP (The Nation’s Report Card) show significant declines in math scores across the country, Johnston County Public Schools in North Carolina has defied that trend.

Education 124

Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 124

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” Certainly “free” works well for cash-strapped schools. Um, they do.)

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

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.” But when trying to write about ten “trends,” it’s evident: everything overlaps. The politics overlap with privacy.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40