The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

To assess the full extent of the home connectivity gap in Ector County, the school district commissioned a study. An initial report , which is still being finalized, states that “lack of broadband access in Ector County is a crisis.” Related: Hundreds of thousands of students still can’t access online learning.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2020

Only 60 percent of these families had access to computers or broadband internet at home. And it means funding companies and founders who are committed to closing the digital divide. Gap-closing” companies are those that focus on closing an achievement or opportunity gap as a central part of their mission.

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System EdTech Digital Divide Education 143

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The Denton, Texas-based company is also growing up itself. based early childhood technology and services developer best known for its GOLD observation-based assessment system and its Creative Curriculum product lines for infants, preschoolers and kindergarteners. The company has raised no outside capital since its start.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

And there are indeed sharp disparities in home access to computers and reliable broadband service. My company, StraighterLine , exists to help get students halfway through college by quickly and affordably completing their prerequisites. There must be clear alignment between learning outcomes, content and assessment.

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Online Learning Accessibility Technology Learning 126

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

higher education courseware in 2015, down from 50 percent the year before, according to a 2018 report from Macquarie, an investment bank and financial services company. The company has invested in a partner rental program that should reach 400 titles in the second half of this year. It’s a coexistence. Blended is best,” he said.

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Chegg Software Industry Pearson 159

Education Superhighway

JULY 17, 2019

Monthly broadband fees. Over the last five years, the cost of school broadband has decreased by 85%. We’ve seen that when armed with the knowledge of other school districts’ broadband deals, district leaders can significantly increase the bandwidth they receive within their existing budgets. Equipment closet accessories.

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Broadband E-rate Tools Company 70

eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2020

No Disconnects or Late Fees: We will not disconnect a customer’s internet service or assess late fees if they contact us and let us know that they can’t pay their bills during this period. Our care teams will be available to offer flexible payment options and can help find other solutions.

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Broadband Data Learning Policies 94

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Check out what your local school pays for broadband here. Part Two: The Funding Figuring out how to fund the development of education technology continued to be complex: Investors in US edtech startups hit a high-water mark in 2015 with US companies raising $1.45 In 2016, that edtech figure looks like it will be closer to $1.03B.

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EdTech Report Trends Broadband 60

Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2018

In other words, as the business reaches more students, the company generates higher revenue and more value—financially and with social impact. Sometimes a CEO has to take a company in a new strategic direction. Lastly, many companies under-invest in customer success.

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Outcomes Education Company Broadband 72

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

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. Application processes vary, based on the state, as do disbursements. Cynthia Schultz, Esq.,

E-rate 42

E-rate EdTech Broadband Digital Divide 42

eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2016

Dark fiber is helping some districts scale broadband for tomorrow, not today. Here at our vast district, I’ll have to talk to every community agency and even railroad companies (for running the cable under the tresses) to be able to get the job done. Is it the future of networking? It’s a lot of work.”.

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E-rate Broadband Laptops Meeting 74

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Tagged on: July 21, 2017 A complex web of factors influence children’s commercial media literacy | LSE Business Review → If they don’t know an ad from information, how can they grasp how companies use their personal data? the same thing, yet it is the basis for algorithmic assessment and feedback.

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EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Continue Efforts to Improve Connectivity In Schools Just last week, one of my portfolio company founders was excited to pilot a new literacy tool in a school in Richmond, Calif., only to discover that there wasn’t adequate broadband to execute the lesson.

EdTech 60

EdTech Education Edcamps Common Core 60

Education Superhighway

MAY 13, 2016

Educators know that with springtime comes state assessments and testing—something that more and more states are mandating to be completed online. And to not only seamlessly administer online tests but also enable digital learning in the classroom, schools need robust broadband. According to our data, however, nearly 12% of U.S.

E-rate 40

E-rate Broadband Comparison Digital Learning 40

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

As a result, school district IT teams will look to vendors and broadband solution providers to support other use cases in 2021 that go beyond COVID-19, such as school bus security cameras and indoor IoT to help manage building operations (e.g. GHz frequency of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band. temperature, lighting).

EdTech 145

EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 145

Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2015

In a sneak peek of the results from the forthcoming CoSN third annual E-Rate & Broadband Survey, which will be available by mid-October, the vast majority of U.S. As highlighted in the previous blog post, a key first step is to assess the scope of the challenge you face in your community.

Broadband 40

Broadband Mobility E-rate Survey 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2021

Many teachers don’t like assessments either, bemoaning the lost resources for other aspects of learning, like critical thinking , that have been drawn away by test prep. Assessment is costly not only in terms of time, but also in terms of money. First, we should strive to set ambitious goals for where assessment innovation can go.

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Assessment Broadband System Report 122

Digital Promise

JANUARY 22, 2016

This work brings us closer and closer to recognizing student achievement through demonstrated competencies rather than more traditional methods of assessment.” They are building individual and collective knowledge and skills of how to expand our implementation of personalized learning throughout the district.

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Broadband Future Ready Twitter Adaptive Learning 60

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 25, 2018

More important, when educators can download and add digital resources on their own, they may be giving companies unintended access to private student information. ENA delivers robust and reliable broadband, Wi-Fi/LAN, communication, and cloud services to K–12 schools, higher education institutions, and libraries across the nation.

EdTech 41

EdTech Data Student Data Privacy Libraries 41

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 10, 2024

Imagine interacting with an avatar that dissolves into tears – and being assessed on how intelligently and empathetically you respond to its emotional display. But they also warn that the use of AI in assessments carries risks. “AI When it comes to using AI to design tests, there are all sorts of opportunities.

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Assessment Digital Divide Pearson Broadband 119

MindShift

MAY 4, 2020

When schools first closed, broadband companies offered free or discounted internet for low-income families of students, but restrictions — such as no overdue bills in the past or residential documentation — are still getting in the way of helping kids get the internet they need to learn. “The

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Learning Chromebook Broadband Meeting 68

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

Kemper also recently served as chair of the board of directors of the Schools, Health, & Libraries Broadband Coalition, which supports open, affordable broadband connections for local community organizations. Before that she worked in business development for OCLC, making connections between Silicon Valley companies and libraries.

Libraries 56

Libraries Conference Advocacy Pearson 56

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

Over lunch at the CNA company cafeteria, a handful of interns chatted with T J Pavlov, a psychology teacher who oversees ChiTech’s Real-World Learning program and regularly checks in at student worksites. The document also covers assessments for interpersonal skills and habits of mind.

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Report Study Software Meeting 64

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 19, 2020

Kemper also recently served as chair of the board of directors of the Schools, Health, & Libraries Broadband Coalition, which supports open, affordable broadband connections for local community organizations. Before that she worked in business development for OCLC, making connections between Silicon Valley companies and libraries.

Libraries 41

Libraries Conference Advocacy Pearson 41

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Politics and Policies FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced Connect to Compete , a new non-profit initiative that brings private industry and the non-profit sector together to help expand broadband adoption and promote digital literacy. Valve , the company behind the video game hit Portal, is working on an educational game.

Knewton 43

Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2020

Kemper also recently served as chair of the board of directors of the Schools, Health, & Libraries Broadband Coalition, which supports open, affordable broadband connections for local community organizations. Before that she worked in business development for OCLC, making connections between Silicon Valley companies and libraries.

Libraries 36

Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 36

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The company has built several tools to do that, including a customizable reading challenge platform and a mobile app, reading challenge templates, and diverse book recommendations. Savvas Learning Company showcased its newly enhanced Savvas Realize learning management system (LMS) and other new PreK-12 learning solutions.

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EdTech Lenovo Robotics Laptops 138

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

Kemper also recently served as chair of the board of directors of the Schools, Health, & Libraries Broadband Coalition, which supports open, affordable broadband connections for local community organizations. Before that she worked in business development for OCLC, making connections between Silicon Valley companies and libraries.

Libraries 41

Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 41

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Claire Latané, an assistant professor of landscape architecture at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona who has been heavily involved in connecting landscape architects with schools for site assessments and planning, says that her own experience as a single working mom in public schools has given her a greater sense of what’s at stake.

Learning 218

Learning Analysis Assessment Groups 218

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2016

The last edtech conference of the year kicked off with a series of reflections by some well-known edtech pundits on the challenges and opportunities at the intersection of education and technology, including around how to assess learning, improve accessibility and catalyze procurement reform.

EdTech 60

EdTech Conference Broadband Company 60

edWeb.net

MARCH 15, 2021

All students, Krehbiel emphasized, should have universal access to broadband internet. Assessment. As states and schools try to implement the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) or state science standards, said Dr. Christopher Lazzaro, Director of Science at New Meridian Corporation, assessment approaches should be top of mind.

Education 80

Education Assessment Professional Learning Policies 80

techlearning

AUGUST 30, 2018

Educators can use the assessment data to identify students’ SEL strengths and areas in which they may need additional support. The company connected more than two million people in the last year alone, which is the largest annual increase in the program’s history.

Tools 45

Tools Chromebook Software Mobility 45

EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Lear(R)n , the company behind the digital LearnPlatform, has recently released its second annual EdTech Top 40 list , which includes everything from assessment tools to operational platforms. . One of the other trends we've seen is the continued growth of assessments and more formative assessment tools. .

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

The various services and products acquired by consolidators over the last year or two will be integrated into increasingly comprehensive platforms offering instructional content, assessments, and classroom tools all in one place. One way education is doing this is by offering CTE, even in the elementary grades.

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EdTech Learning Industry Data 73

MindShift

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

An after-school club of middle school girls assembled and programmed these printers with grant-purchased kits from the Ohio-based education technology company INVENTORCloud. Computing devices and broadband Internet are abundant both inside and outside of school. You have to keep trying until you get the result that you want.”.

Robotics 28

Robotics Elementary Technology STEM 28

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The New York Times notes it’s not just rural students who struggle with broadband access : “Why San Jose Kids Do Homework in Parking Lots.” is the new company of Andrew Ng , Coursera’s co-founder.) ” From Fast Company : “Amazon’s HQ2 could eliminate 1,500 affordable housing units in NYC.”

Education 53

Education Coursera Facebook MOOC 53

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Via The New York Times : “ Broadband Law Could Force Rural Residents Off Information Superhighway.” Chopra worked at the CFPB and, while there, “sued two for-profit-college companies – ITT Educational Services Inc. ” asks Fast Company. (I’m ” Presidential Campaign Politics.

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