Education Superhighway

MARCH 24, 2020

Here are a few ways the E-rate and broadband community is working to help connect your students during the crisis. The FCC waived a rule prohibiting E-rate program participants from accepting free broadband services and devices. School, Health, & Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB). Find out more.

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Tom Murray

MAY 23, 2018

Across the country, librarians are supporting those in need by promoting the great work and connectivity often available at local libraries. In this Lifeline Modernization Order , the Commission included broadband as a support service in the Lifeline program for those in need. Collaborate and Promote Your Local Library!

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 22, 2023

Community members who don’t have high-speed home broadband, often access the internet at a local library or a community center. These local institutions are critical partners for reaching individuals who have a need for internet access but struggle to afford the cost of connecting at home.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, more commonly known as E-rate, is a federal program through which schools and libraries can apply for funds to purchase hardware, internet access, and telecommunications to connect their students to learning opportunities. What if I get audited? What is E-rate?

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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

In partnership with The School Superintendent’s Association (AASA), this post originally appeared on The Leading Edge Blog. As the largest education technology program in the country, the Schools and Libraries program (E-rate) has transformed Internet access in our nation’s schools.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 4, 2021

This framework includes approximately $65 billion in broadband funding but it remains unclear how those funds will be disseminated—to states directly, via a federal government grant process—and how they will be spent.

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Oregon Cohort Through the leadership of the Oregon Broadband Office, the Oregon-based cohort has held ACP outreach events at housing authorities, libraries, CEP schools, tribal gatherings, and a local arts festival.

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Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Be sure to consider the alignment of your strategy and expectations to the broadband internet infrastructure needed to support it.

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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.,

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 8, 2019

In addition to celebrating school districts nationwide, this year our blog will feature a new Broadband Leaders series. Stay tuned for the next installment in our Broadband Leaders series, and feel free to connect with us on social media to celebrate K-12 connectivity leaders in your state. Meet Gary Davis.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2015

This blog is the second in a series on digital equity from CoSN CEO Keith Krueger. Next Century Cities , a new effort from the Ford Foundation, focuses on getting mayors to commit their cities to lead Next Generation broadband. This piece was originally published on the CoSN blog on September 16, 2015. Think Outside the Box.

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Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

The American Library Association rightly decried this act as censorship , designed to obscure the public record. On February 3, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rescinded a report issued two weeks earlier that examined the progress of E‐rate since the modernization orders of 2014 were passed.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2015

I wrote in last week's blog about how digital equity is a community challenge, not strictly a school problem. 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. Step 5: Take advantage of special broadband offerings.

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NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 16, 2016

I’d venture to say that most of us could stand to learn a little more about ESSA and its potential for school libraries and the communities we serve. Deb’s presentation ESSA: Every Student Succeeds Act: Implications for School Library Programs , shares critical background on the ESSA reauthorization and a plan for moving forward.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

According to a 2014 blog post from FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, “Forty-one percent of America’s rural schools couldn’t get a high-speed connection if they tried,”— where a high-speed connection is defined as offering speeds of 10Mbps or higher. It may not be unusual, but it is unacceptable that these realities are allowed to hurt students.”.

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edWeb.net

JULY 16, 2018

An IT leadership survey from cosn.org lists the top three IT priorities in K-12 education as cybersecurity and broadband/network capacity, data security, and budgets. 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.

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ExcelinEd

AUGUST 6, 2020

The Alabama Broadband Connectivity for Students program will allocate $100 million in CARES Act funding for a public-private partnership to increase internet access for K-12 students who may need internet service for distance learning. The plan also invests in programs to help bridge learning and achievement gaps.

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ExcelinEd

APRIL 5, 2019

edWebinar 4/9 State Leadership for K12 Broadband Implementation @ENAconnects @Kajeet @mobilebeacon @SETDA [link] pic.twitter.com/XmL5wKfgZT. In 2014, the Federal Communications Commission overhauled the E-rate program, which helps subsidize the cost of internet access and other telecommunications services for schools and libraries.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Michelle Luhtala , Department Chair of the New Canaan, CT, High School Library and a 2015 Library Journal Mover & Shaker , is a leader in helping teacher-librarians all around the country to become Future Ready. She is the winner of the 2011 “I Love My Librarian” Award and the Library Association’s 2010 Outstanding Librarian Award.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

While broadband wasn’t a specific focus of the survey, Purcell said that the issue did arise frequently in focus groups. In rural areas where there is no broadband access, that isn’t the case.”. Without adequate broadband, of course, even the latest or most promising digital tools are useless.

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Digital Learning Day (DLD), held on February 5, immersed kids from coast to coast in activities like tinkering with robotics, penning blog posts, and painting digital canvases. It also brought influential education leaders together at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., By Kathleen Costanza.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 25, 2018

He has worked for the Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough, MA as Director of Technology and Digital Learning; Newton, MA Public Schools as Director of IT and Library Media; Sharon, MA Public Schools as Director of Technology; and as Consultant at Creativemindz Consulting Group LLC.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Monica continues to support national organizations advocating for the effective use of technology and supporting the needs of our education and library communities. 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.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 18, 2019

Solutions they proposed ranged from providing free citywide broadband access to giving students cellphones with preloaded data plans. At one panel, a distinguished group of experts, from city officials to district tech leaders, discussed what they saw as the most pressing issues.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 18, 2016

Technology for me in the 1980s was a dodgy microfiche in the university library and then my trusty and often dusty overhead projector in my classroom. They are the generation that sees ultrafast broadband and wi-fi as a basic right. Allow students time to develop their blogs. WordPress is my preferred blog host.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

These commitments are connecting 20 million more students to next-generation broadband and wireless. Since President Obama’s ConnectED announcement in 2013 in Mooresville, NC , there has been more than $10 billion committed as part of the five-year program to transform American education. Safari Books. Read more about Safari Books’ work.

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Educator Innovator

JULY 8, 2014

When you’re a kid whose main point of access to the net is your mom’s smartphone, and your only broadband is at your school or library, it’s tough to make it through a series of Kahn Academy videos or a Udacity course on your own to become an awesome coder.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

There are also Education Stabilization Fund – Rethink Education Models (ESF-REM) grants, and they also can be used to provide broadband access as part of a new education model. There should also be outreach to new partners such as libraries and local city councils in an effort to obtain resources and other support.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

Working together with members of Congress as well as technology and publishing firms, the Obama administration has launched ConnectED , a multi-billion dollar initiative aimed at wiring every classroom, modernizing school libraries, increasing professional development, and activating technology-infused professional learning communities.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

Working together with members of Congress as well as technology and publishing firms, the Obama administration has launched ConnectED , a multi-billion dollar initiative aimed at wiring every classroom, modernizing school libraries, increasing professional development, and activating technology-infused professional learning communities.

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Nik Peachey

DECEMBER 16, 2008

To prepare the session I looked back at many of the postings from my blogs over the last 18 months and thought about some of the changes that have been taking place in the way online video sharing has developed. I've split the materials from the session into four sections.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 18, 2019

Solutions they proposed ranged from providing free citywide broadband access to giving students cellphones with preloaded data plans. At one panel, a distinguished group of experts, from city officials to district tech leaders, discussed what they saw as the most pressing issues.

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edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

Students can now have an entire library in their backpack, and this changes the dynamic for schools and students. This broadcast was hosted by edWeb.net , SETDA , and Future Ready Schools , and sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Christine’s background includes experience in education and consulting.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

This new weekly blog post / email is replacing the regular email I have sent out for the last couple of years for the now-defunct Host-Your-Own-Webinar program (I still have hopes of resurrecting that near-to-my-heart program, and when that happens we''ll wrap it into this weekly missive). November 2 - 4, all online, all free.

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edWeb.net

MAY 9, 2023

These tools include artificial intelligence (AI), untethered broadband and connectivity, and a rich digital ecosystem. Ubiquitous broadband internet and the underlying technologies enable robust connected learning without requiring devices to be physically connected. Blog post by Eileen Belastock , based on this edLeader Panel.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

These rural districts face the four significant challenges: broadband access, funding, people, and understanding the “why.” Broadband access has become more critical in the last year and a half than ever before. You can also read his leadership blog at www.educationrewired.org. Challenges.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 21, 2022

Blog post by Robert Low based on this edLeader Panel. In the edLeader Panel, “ Broadband and Beyond: How to Optimize Your Network to Sustain and Support Growth ,” current and former district technology officials discussed their work since the pandemic began and the future needs of their systems. Pandemic Responses. Join the Community.

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