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Education Superhighway
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
How the Contact Center Addresses Enrollment Barriers Millions of ACP-eligible households aren’t taking advantage of up to $360 per year in federal broadband benefits. Increased Awareness Enrollment Specialists actively promote the program and raise awareness about its benefits, eligibility criteria, and how to apply.
Neo LMS
JULY 12, 2018
Only 3% of teachers in high-poverty level schools said that their students had the digital tools necessary to complete homework assignments, compared to 52% of teachers in more affluent schools. A counterpoint to these figures, is also the finding that 70% of teachers assign homework requiring broadband access. EveryoneOn.
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Education Superhighway
MARCH 22, 2023
billion for the ACP, a federal broadband benefit that provides eligible households $30/month discounts on their monthly internet bill. The program provides eligible households with $30 per month (or $75 on Tribal lands) toward high-speed broadband service. Unfortunately, only 31% of those eligible have enrolled.
Neo LMS
AUGUST 17, 2021
While there are video and audio tools that help bridge the physical distance, your communications strategy needs to include cognizance of the digital divide and your students’ access to these tools. Read more: 6 Practical strategies for teaching across the digital divide.
edWeb.net
OCTOBER 15, 2020
The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund follows the same formula as Title I, so it can be used to help bridge the digital divide for students from low-income families. Also important is looking at open positions and considering whether they need to be filled under the current circumstances.
Ed Tech from the Ground Up
APRIL 21, 2016
It suggests that the vast majority of students have access to broadband capabilities. The goal of Obama’s ConnectED initiative is to equip every school in the country with high-speed broadband by 2018 at speeds greater than 100 Mbps. That leaves us with at least five more years of classrooms with insufficient broadband.
techlearning
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
However, the increasingly ubiquitous use of technology in instruction has resulted in a new digital divide between students who have home Internet access and those who do not. Promote Low Cost Broadband Offerings 3. Partner with Community Organizations to Create “Homework Hotspots” 2. Deploy Mobile Hotspot Programs 4.
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