The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

But Bredder can’t give students the tool he considers most indispensable to 21st-century learning — broadband internet beyond school walls. They’re building their own countywide broadband network. This is an equity issue,” said Bredder. “If The hardware on the towers then blasts that connection about 10 miles into the valley below.

Broadband 94

Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 94

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

By offering high-quality, affordable online courses and programs, coupled with tuition assistance, ASU and Starbucks enabled thousands to become degree holders—debt free. Broadband penetration in K-12 schools reached over 98 percent , while low-cost computing devices like Chromebooks have proliferated in classrooms.

Trends 173

Trends EdTech Education Company 173

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Branded eventually as Blackboard, it was the market leader in the U.S. and Canada for some time, and even today the company is in second place, with DTL Brightspace, a Canadian firm, close behind. Years before the University of Phoenix launched its first online course in the U.S., In the U.S.,

Online Learning 128

Online Learning Learning Mobility Blackboard 128

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Of course, the US can’t let the UK lead for too long when it comes to terrible people and terrible ideas in education. Via Education Week : “ Trump Signs Orders on Rural Broadband Access.” ” “Special bracelets” are, of course, ed-tech. ” The company: the Student Loan Assistance Center.

Education 43

Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Bust or not, companies across the tech sector, particularly those with high “burn rates” , faced tough choices in 2016: “cut costs drastically to become self-sustaining, or seek additional capital on ever-more-onerous terms,” as The WSJ put it – that is, if they were able to raise additional capital at all.

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

” StraighterLine , an unaccredited online course provider, will partner with Brookhaven College in Texas to offer a joint associate degree to students this August. Students will complete more than 50 percent of their course work online through the StraighterLine platform. The online education company has raised $12.5

Education 43

Education Pearson Edmentum lynda.com 43

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

The company said that it would keep the Vine website online, but you should probably download anything you’ve got there. But despite all these cuts, big companies rolled out New Products this week that were perhaps Very Exciting if you’re into New Products. Upgrades and Downgrades. The CEO has resigned.

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40