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How a State E-rate Coordinator Drives Digital Access

Education Superhighway

She is the current Digital Access Coordinator for the Learning Technology Center of Illinois (LTC) and an Illinois State E-rate Coordinator. Moreover, Mindy serves on several state and national associations such as the State Education Technology Directors Association (SETDA) and State E-rate Coordinator Alliance (SECA).

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

Edsurge

In rural districts, children and youth face profound obstacles—geographic isolation and long bus rides to school, frustratingly slow internet connections, limited course options, and low college-going rates. For instance, online or blended learning options enable students to take specialized or advanced coursework not offered by their school.

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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

billion in E-rate funds set to expire in 2019. In Connecticut, a blended learning program with the tech industry allows students to earn their high school diploma and a STEM associate’s degree, increasing retention and graduation rates. billion, but 7,762 school districts have over.

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35 edtech innovations we saw at FETC 2023

eSchool News

For The Win Robotics focuses on fostering critical thinking and lifelong curiosity through the power of experiential STEM and computer science education through drone technology. The importance of enhanced cybersecurity for schools as the FCC considers modifications to the E-rate program also emerged as a must-know.

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eSchool News launches Digital & Mobile Learning Guide

eSchool News

eSchool News Guides are full of resources, tips, trends, and insights from industry experts on a variety of topics that are essential to the classroom, school, and district. We explore this issue, which is vital to digital and mobile learning. We are excited to bring you the latest in the eSchool News Guides series.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

And the “ queen sacrifices ,” for those who don’t know that terminology, is what Alexander calls it when a college sacrifices its most powerful resource – its faculty – in order to stem financial problems. Excellent work, education technology industry. Go, School Sports Team! Through an LMS.