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98 Percent of U.S. Public School Districts Connected to High-Speed Broadband, But 2.3 Million Students Still Left Behind

Education Superhighway

EducationSuperHighway today released its annual State of the States report highlighting the major progress that has been achieved to connect nearly every public school classroom to high-speed broadband. At the same time, the report cites the urgent need to close the digital divide for 2.3 million students and 2.6

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Coronavirus is poised to inflame inequality in schools

The Hechinger Report

Their students have internet connections at home, laptops they can work from, teachers who know how to design online lessons and a strong foundation of in-school blended learning experience. Most schools are completely unprepared – or, at best, woefully underprepared – for coronavirus and virtual learning.

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More schools are online than ever before – but it’s far from perfect

The Hechinger Report

Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Among high schools, only 6 percent nationwide now report that they lack WiFi, according to the CoSN report. Is technology necessary to personalize learning? A new story in The Hechinger Report asks and answers that question.) Read more about Blended Learning.

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How a State E-rate Coordinator Drives Digital Access

Education Superhighway

We spoke with her about the challenges and triumphs she’s seen in advocating for broadband access across the state for the second installment in our new Broadband Leaders series. . You’ve driven thousands of miles across the state to meet with school district leaders about their broadband upgrades.

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Bringing Personalized Learning Into Rural Schools

Edsurge

One explanation is that charter schools have been at the forefront of personalized learning—they typically have more appetite for innovation and the autonomy to make large-scale changes. And because charter schools have largely been an urban phenomenon, it makes sense that personalized learning efforts have been focused in cities.".

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“Tired of fighting that fight”: School districts’ uphill battle to get good deals on ed tech

The Hechinger Report

Photo: Jessica Huseman for The Hechinger Report. Technology has become a vital component of teaching and learning, and it is considered a classroom requirement to adequately prepare students for life after graduation. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. The market research firm IDC estimates that $4.9 percent.

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35 edtech innovations we saw at FETC 2023

eSchool News

The emergence of new industrial technologies has caused such rapid changes in manufacturing that employers are in constant need of workers who are technically advanced, process savvy, and natural problem solvers. SchoolStatus helps Accountability Directors visualize benchmark and state data in one platform, and often in one report.

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