Education Superhighway

JULY 24, 2017

It is our core belief that w ith access to more information and more data on broadband speeds and pricing, school district leaders are empowered to find new service options, make informed broadband choices, and get more bandwidth for their budgets. Machine Learning and Analysis. ENSURING NATIONWIDE DATA ACCURACY.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

In 2013, our SchoolSpeedTest analysis of K-12 broadband purchasing revealed only 30 percent of school districts nationwide met the Federal Communications Commission’s minimum Internet access goal of 100 kbps per student, leaving 40 million students without the broadband needed for digital learning. with access to fiber.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 12, 2017

Today marks the release of our second annual “State of the States” report on the state of broadband connectivity in the nation’s K-12 public schools. took bipartisan action to upgrade their schools in 2016 – with 5 states connecting 100 percent of their students to high-speed broadband. 35 million students. million teachers.

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 13, 2019

Thanks to public E-rate data, state partners, and a national survey , we’ve been able to clarify roughly 98% of school connectivity data and report on the state of Internet in education. Here’s how broadband data provided by school districts across the nation helps improve educational equity for America’s students: 1.

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Education Superhighway

JULY 9, 2019

For example, it’s essential to communicate how you intend to leverage funding sources such as the federal E-rate program, strategies involved in choosing hardware components, and plans for implementing the hardware in each school. 2 – Plan for your school districts broadband budget. #3 Other blogs in this series. #1

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E-rate Broadband Comparison Future Ready 65

Education Superhighway

JUNE 21, 2017

Last May, EducationSuperHighway partnered with Darby School District to connect all students to high-speed broadband so they can take advantage of digital learning in school year 2017. Leveraged E-rate modernization, which allowed them to pay for the non-recurring costs of the upgrade over a four-year period.

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Education Superhighway

JULY 24, 2017

It is our core belief that with transparency in broadband speeds and pricing, school districts are empowered to grow their technology programs. Our engineering team downloads broadband services, pricing, connection type and service provider data from the Universal Services Administrative Company’s (USAC) publicly available Form 471 filings.

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 21, 2017

Last May, EducationSuperHighway partnered with Darby School District to connect all students to high-speed broadband so they can take advantage of digital learning in school year 2017. Keeping digital learning goals in mind, Darby completed a cost analysis for all bids through the Broadband Upgrade Consulting Program.

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Hapara

MARCH 13, 2023

Schools that receive E-rate program discounts for broadband access are required to have internet safety policies with “technology protection measures.” The real-time video analysis can identify inappropriate content and put a stop to “Zoom bombings.” That means learning time won’t be disrupted.

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Education Superhighway

MAY 13, 2016

And to not only seamlessly administer online tests but also enable digital learning in the classroom, schools need robust broadband. Check out our Fiber Toolkit for free tools and resources including the “Build Vs. Buy” comparison tool and RFP templates aligned with the new E-rate modernization rules.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Thanks to E-rate, as well as other state and local policy efforts, the education community has largely achieved the original 1997 goal of connecting every classroom to the internet. Digital equity increasingly requires that all students have broadband access when they leave the school campus, especially at home. Crossroads.

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

The Office of the Governor and the Montana Office of Public Instruction have partnered with EducationSuperHighway to bring high-speed broadband to every school in Montana. In the coming weeks, EducationSuperHighway will work directly with school districts and other stakeholders to assess current broadband status across Montana.

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Broadband E-rate Classroom Analysis 40

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

graduation rates — up to a record 83 percent — and whether it is real or an elaborate scam. Tagged on: July 23, 2017 ED warns schools of another widespread ransomware attack | Future of Ed Tech e-Newsletter → In light of a recent widespread ransomware attack, the U.S. So why do I still want schools to use them? Unified gets a $3.26-million

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EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

For more than 20 years, the Federal Communications Commission has directed the multi-billion dollar E-rate program, which provides taxpayer-supported construction and service discounts that districts and libraries can use toward internet costs. A quarter of respondents rated the system neither easy nor difficult in the 2017 survey.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 28, 2015

Located on a large island in the middle of the Columbia River, Sauvie Island Academy faced several roadblocks to obtaining sufficient broadband speeds. Understand the Broadband Landscape. First, EducationSuperHighway’s network consultants conducted an in-depth analysis of the island’s broadband landscape.

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Broadband E-rate Digital Learning Analysis 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

Efforts by the national nonprofit EducationSuperHighway to publicize how much districts pay for broadband have allowed many school systems to negotiate bandwidth deals to get greater capacity for a fraction of the cost. Many of the discounts uncovered by the Hechinger analysis came on iPad Airs in the year before Apple discontinued them.

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Marketplace K-12

OCTOBER 13, 2016

families with children in school do not have home broadband access. Big Differences in Prices Districts Pay for Web Connectivity, Analysis Finds. The Pew Research Center has estimated that 5 million U.S. See also: Obama’s ConnectEd Effort Gets Major FCC, Corporate Support. District Extends Wi-Fi to Students in Public Housing.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 9, 2017

Tagged on: April 7, 2017 Cyber Criminals Sharing Millions of Higher Education Institutions’ E-mails and Passwords on The Dark Web | Digital Citizens Alliance → Cyber criminals are aggressively sharing credentials to.edu e-mail accounts - including stolen accounts, fake e-mails, and older e-mail accounts.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 9, 2017

Tagged on: April 7, 2017 Cyber Criminals Sharing Millions of Higher Education Institutions’ E-mails and Passwords on The Dark Web | Digital Citizens Alliance → Cyber criminals are aggressively sharing credentials to.edu e-mail accounts - including stolen accounts, fake e-mails, and older e-mail accounts.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Via Education Week : “ Trump Signs Orders on Rural Broadband Access.” ” Via the AP : “The sponsor of one of the nation’s largest online charter schools says it’s cutting that tie, which could halt the Ohio e-school’s operations for its roughly 12,000 students within days.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Not Net Neutrality, but another potential FCC move – ending the E-Rate program. Via Pacific Standard : “Why Is the FCC Considering Cutting Broadband Access for Students?” ” Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “ 40 Most Popular Ed-Tech Tools in K–12 Identified in New Analysis.”

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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.” million in E-Rate rebates.). This is part two of my annual review of the year in ed-tech. In March, the FCC approved a $9.25

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