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Raising Bids to Raise the Bar in Edtech

eSchool News

A large part of CoSN’s mission is to participate in edtech-related policy discussions at both national and state levels. Their agenda includes: Ensuring ample funding for educational technology, enhancing the effectiveness of the E-rate program, safeguarding the privacy and security of student data, and fostering digital equity.

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TCEA 2017: E-Rate Experts Urge Advocacy

EdTech Magazine

By Jena Passut With a new administration, FCC funds are safe — for now.

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Funding Edtech with the E-Rate Program and Grants

edWeb.net

During a recent edWebinar , edtech experts provided an overview of the E-Rate program, state matching funds, and ways to obtain grants for technological development. Accessing the E-Rate and Matching State Funds. She is a past board member and chair of CoSN and is Vice President of Advocacy and Programs for LACUE.

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Progress Made on K–12 Connectivity, But Work Remains

EdTech Magazine

The nonprofit broadband advocacy group found nearly 45 million students enjoy in-school access to high-speed internet connectivity, up from 39 million in 2017. MORE FROM EDTECH : Find the information you need to prepare for your E-Rate application. Tips for Moving Forward on E-Learning. The bad news is that 2.3

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Ensuring Access to Robust Broadband for ALL Students

Doug Levin

Benjamin Herold of Education Week has put together a real cracker of a series on the challenges of ensuring school broadband access in rural communities – and how E-rate (pre- and post-modernization) is helping to address the situation. We should demand more of our political leaders and from our education advocacy organizations.

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CoSN2020: Annual Event Focuses on Breakthrough Mindsets

EdTech Magazine

MORE FROM EDTECH : How to clear hurdles to foster true innovation in K–12 schools. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 education’s top tech hurdles to innovation. We hope you will stay after CoSN2020 for the EdTech Advocacy and Policy Summit in partnership with ISTE, SETDA and SIIA. We hope you will join us!

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CoSN2020: Annual Event Focuses on Breakthrough Mindsets

EdTech Magazine

MORE FROM EDTECH : How to clear hurdles to foster true innovation in K–12 schools. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 education’s top tech hurdles to innovation. We hope you will stay after CoSN2020 for the EdTech Advocacy and Policy Summit in partnership with ISTE, SETDA and SIIA. We hope you will join us!