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Free School Broadband Comparison Tool
techlearning
MARCH 5, 2018
Updates to the school broadband comparison tool make finding what neighboring and similar school districts are paying for broadband services even easier.
Broadband Related Topics 
Ensuring Access to Robust Broadband for ALL Students
Doug Levin
NOVEMBER 19, 2015
Benjamin Herold of Education Week has put together a real cracker of a series on the challenges of ensuring school broadband access in rural communities – and how E-rate (pre- and post-modernization) is helping to address the situation. Blog Broadband Equity E-rate FCC Rural schools
Arkansas launches $13M school broadband upgrade
eSchool News
MAY 3, 2015
States take critical look at broadband infrastructure and its capacity to support 21st-century learning. As school broadband access becomes critical for student success, states are beginning to evaluate their broadband infrastructure to determine if upgrades and modernization are necessary.
Broadband For All
The Web20Classroom
MARCH 26, 2010
Over the weekend I was traveling through rural southern Virginia and Tennessee and saw signs encouraging law makers to consider legislation "encouraging" providers to expand broadband networks and heard a story out of southern Kentucky about students in distance learning programs were struggling because of the lack of access to high-speed Internet. The FCC recently unveiled the National Broadband Plan which aims to bring high-speed Internet into every home and school in the country.
Including Adult Learners in the National Broadband Research Agenda
Digital Promise
NOVEMBER 8, 2016
A critical step to realizing the full potential of technology for underserved adult learners, and by extension their families, involves looking more deeply into equity of access as well as why this population often has underutilized available broadband technology. Digital Promise partnered with the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy to write a response to the public call for comments to help frame the National Broadband Research Agenda.
Report: Broadband access making ‘dramatic’ progress
eSchool News
JANUARY 19, 2017
took bipartisan action to upgrade their schools in 2016, with 5 states connecting 100 percent of their students to high-speed broadband. “It’s Next page: Better broadband affordability). Digital Learning and Tools IT Management IT Newsletter Networking & Broadband News
Trump's Broadband Executive Orders Receive Mixed Reviews
Leadership Lounge
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
President Trump recently created two executive orders that aim to increase access and opportunities to rural communities by expanding and deploying broadband.
States, Schools Work Together to Bring Broadband to K–12 Districts
EdTech Magazine
OCTOBER 4, 2018
States, Schools Work Together to Bring Broadband to K–12 Districts. Then the school began to run up against its 200-megabit-per-second broadband limit. eli.zimmerman_9856. Thu, 10/04/2018 - 11:27.
K-12 Districts to Get Price Transparency on Broadband Rates With New Tool
Marketplace K-12
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
Compare & Connect K-12, a free website that allows educators to compare how much they pay for broadband services against neighboring districts' costs, was launched by EducationSuperhighway. Marketplace K-12 bandwidth broadband E-rate EducationSuperhighway price transparency
A school district is building a DIY broadband network
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.
How E-Rate 2.0 Helps Schools Afford Broadband and Wi-Fi
EdTech Magazine
JUNE 5, 2015
Funding Leadership Management Mobile Broadband Mobility Wi-FiBy EdTech Staff What K–12 schools and districts need to know about changes to the E-Rate program.
Broadband is a human right
Learning with 'e's
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
Clearly very passionate about his cause, Brechner argued that not only should is access to broadband absolutely essential for education, in today's connected world, it should also be considered a human right. Leeds Sugata Mitra #altc2011 broadband ALT-C Miguel Brechner
Idaho Schools Weathering a Broadband Crisis
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 9, 2015
Frank Smith For a frightening two weeks in February, Idaho public schools were scrambling to secure their own broadband connections after a state judge pulled the plug on nearly 200 schools’ Internet service provider over a contract dispute.
Kentucky deploys 480 Mbps broadband across state
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 24, 2015
All state districts will have access to high-speed broadband connections. Counties across the state have worked to increase their broadband capacity as online assessments, video resources, and mobile devices have become more prevalent in schools.
3 barriers, 3 fixes for school broadband
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
A new report urges state leaders to help all school districts access high-speed school broadband. Broadband affordability: Districts that do meet the 100 kpbs per student minimum pay an average cost of $5.07 Broadband and internet internet IT Newsletter News Top News
How 2 states are making school broadband a priority
eSchool News
OCTOBER 27, 2015
As digital tools play an increasingly larger role in learning, states are targeting school broadband access for all students. Working with state leaders is a key factor in pushing these school broadband partnerships to success, said EducationSuperHighway founder and CEO Evan Marwell.
Cost is still keeping districts from boosting broadband speeds
eSchool News
JANUARY 2, 2018
Cost remains the biggest hurdle for schools trying to increase broadband connectivity speeds for students, according to CoSN’s 2017 Annual Infrastructure Survey. Next page: A positive trend in broadband costs. IT Management Networking & Broadband News
Ohio districts move to gigabit broadband
eSchool News
JUNE 2, 2015
Corporate program aims to leverage gigabit broadband speeds to boost personalized learning. Fifteen K-12 school districts in Ohio will receive ultra-fast gigabit broadband speeds in an effort to personalize instruction for students.
Personalized learning, broadband equity in rural areas fraught with hurdles
FETC Converge
NOVEMBER 9, 2017
By Emily Ann Brown, Education Daily® At the State Educational Technology Directors Association 2017 Leadership Summit, a number of E-rate coordinators and technology directors agreed that rural schools are falling behind their more urban and suburban counterparts in providing broadband access and personalized learning to K-12 students. More … Uncategorized broadband infrastructure high-speed broadband Internet access personalized learning
Groups provide broadband to S.C. housing project
eSchool News
APRIL 28, 2015
Novatel Wireless, Kajeet launch pilot project for educational broadband access. Broadband and internet IT Management IT Newsletter News Top News
New Law Nixing Broadband Privacy Protections Stirs K-12 Fears
Marketplace K-12
APRIL 6, 2017
The post New Law Nixing Broadband Privacy Protections Stirs K-12 Fears appeared first on Market Brief. Marketplace K-12 broadband Data Privacy FCC Federal Policy internet service providersA new signed by President Trump that scales back privacy regulations on internet service providers could undermine safeguards for K-12 schools, critics say.
FCC Revokes Decision Allowing Companies to Provide Low-Income Families With Subsidized Broadband
Marketplace K-12
FEBRUARY 7, 2017
The FCC has halted a policy that would allow some companies to provide subsidized broadband to low-income households, with the agency's new chair saying he wants to ensure the program is free of waste, first. The post FCC Revokes Decision Allowing Companies to Provide Low-Income Families With Subsidized Broadband appeared first on Market Brief. Marketplace K-12 Broadband/Web Access business Federal Communications Commission (FCC
Two Edthena Partners Featured in National Broadband Imperative Report
Edthena
SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
Earlier this month, the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) released their report, The Broadband Imperative II: Equitable Access for Learning. The post Two Edthena Partners Featured in National Broadband Imperative Report appeared first on the Edthena blog.
FCC approves $9 broadband subsidy for low-income households
eSchool News
MARCH 31, 2016
subsidy to broadband, wireless, or a bundled voice and internet package. internet IT Newsletter Policy broadband digital digital divide divide FCC grant help high-speed internet internet access million wireless
High Costs Block Broadband Inside and Outside of Schools
EdTech Magazine
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017
By David Hutchins CoSN report highlights the challenges preventing districts from ensuring digital equity. Budgeting Funding Investment Management Networking
SETDA Urges FCC to Protect School Broadband Access
SETDA Says
NOVEMBER 29, 2017
On December 14, the Federal Communications Commission will vote, on a Declaratory Report and Order, and a second Order that together will eliminate the agency’s Net Neutrality regulations.
How does your district’s broadband stack up?
eSchool News
JANUARY 3, 2017
A free tool from nonprofit EducationSuperHighway is intended to help district technology leaders compare broadband and connectivity information with other districts nearby and across the nation.
New plan advocates gigabit broadband’s arrival in schools
eSchool News
JULY 19, 2016
Connecting our nation’s schools, libraries, health clinics and other community anchor institutions (CAIs) to next generation high-speed broadband is an important national priority. In an effort to provide federal, state and local leaders with policy options to ensure that all anchor institutions have high-speed connections to the internet, the SHLB Coalition today is releasing “ Connecting Anchor Institutions: A Broadband Action Plan.”.
Survey: Cyber Security, Broadband and Budget Key Concerns for School Tech Leaders
techlearning
MARCH 12, 2018
The results show that school leaders place a high priority on cyber security and broadband / network capacity. Top findings from the report: Cyber security and broadband / network capacity are the top priorities for IT leaders.
Kajeet: Overcoming the K–12 Digital Divide with Education Broadband
EdTech Magazine
AUGUST 5, 2015
By Chad A. Stevens, Ph.D. Kajeet's modular, wireless solution is a refreshing alternative to overcoming K-12 infrastructure woes. Classroom Mobility Networking Wi-Fi Wireless
CoSN 2018: Broadband and Cybersecurity Are Top IT Concerns
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 13, 2018
CoSN 2018: Broadband and Cybersecurity Are Top IT Concerns. Cybersecurity and broadband/network capacity are tied for the top priorities for IT leaders in 2018, while budget constraints were marked as one of the most pressing challenges for a fourth straight year. Data-driven instruction and decision-making broke into the top three this year, joining broadband and network security, which jumped one place to the top spot, and cybersecurity, which jumped two spots to become No.
Report reveals surprising data about mobile broadband usage in schools
eSchool News
MARCH 12, 2018
A recent Mobile Beacon report analyzing mobile broadband usage by non-profit organizations, including schools, finds that schools utilizing Mobile Beacon’s 4G LTE internet service indicate that the ability to supplement and/or extend existing school networks is the greatest benefit of the service.
Experts: Design broadband networks with tools that are ‘expandable, flexible’
FETC Converge
APRIL 13, 2017
By Emily Ann Brown, Education Daily® State Educational Technology Directors Association encourages district leaders and IT directors to consider a flexible approach in designing broadband networks in order to meet growing learning demands. Such design is a key topic of SETDA’s recently updated The Broadband Imperative II: Equitable Access for Learning report.
E-Rate coordinators risk losing funds for broadband projects
FETC Converge
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
The provision allows a state to provide eligible schools and libraries with funding for special construction charges to deploy broadband networks. More… Uncategorized broadband infrastructure broadband networks E-Rate telecommunications
Arkansas Upgrades First District to High-Speed Broadband Network
Education Superhighway
JULY 20, 2015
EducationSuperHighway partnered with the Arkansas Governor’s office and the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) in August 2014 toward the goal of connecting all Arkansas students to high-speed broadband for digital learning.
FCC officials pledge to usher in reforms that expand broadband in rural areas
FETC Converge
JULY 6, 2017
By Emily Ann Brown, Education Daily® A hearing held by the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Financial Service and General Government Subcommittee panel to discuss the Federal Communications Commission’s FY 2018 budget request turned quickly from budgetary matters to the agency’s plans to expand high-speed broadband. More… Uncategorized broadband infrastructure broadband networks funding sources STEM
NEW RULES TO MAKE BROADBAND MORE AFFORDABLE
techlearning
APRIL 29, 2016
The FCC has modernized and reformed its Lifeline program to help low-income consumers afford Internet access. Techlearning Resources
Can K-12 districts really bring broadband to the community?
eSchool News
MAY 12, 2015
How K-12 school districts can help extend broadband access to their surrounding communities. When it comes to providing free broadband access, most communities are far more likely to consider their local coffee shop over their school district, but in reality such institutions can serve as the vital link between high-speed internet capabilities and those families and students who may not have such access at home. Driving the Need for Reliable Broadband.
E-rate Works: Bringing Broadband to New Mexico Tribal Communities
Education Superhighway
JANUARY 31, 2018
Organized by AMERIND Critical Infrastructure Manager Kimball Sekaquaptewa, this fiber build project will ultimately help Native American students in these Pueblos access high-speed broadband and gain essential skills through the power of technology.
Report maps out new broadband targets to meet rising demand
FETC Converge
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
By Emily Ann Brown, Education Daily® A recently released report by the State Educational Technology Directors Association reiterates high-speed broadband goals that were established in 2012, and introduces new benchmarks through SY 2020 that experts believe will help the K-12 sector keep pace with digital learning initiatives. More… Uncategorized digital learning high-speed broadband K-12 WAN recommendations wireless infrastructure
Funding Connectivity Through Community Partnerships
Kajeet
DECEMBER 6, 2018
Mobile Broadband SmartBus Ed Tech InspirationThe number one challenge facing K-12 IT leadership for planning and implementing technology enabled environments is budget constraints and a lack of resources, reports the Consortium of School Networking (CoSN).
Report: State leaders use various methods to expand broadband
FETC Converge
APRIL 20, 2016
By Emily Ann Brown, Education Daily ® A new report from the State Educational Technology Directors Association finds that state education technology leaders are using a variety of models and paths to provide high-speed broadband access for all LEAs and schools. State K-12 Broadband Leadership: Driving Connectivity and Access was commissioned by SETDA and Common Sense Kids Action.
Rural Broadband Month: Encouraging Equal Access to Digital Learning
Education Superhighway
AUGUST 1, 2017
In a July 2017 statement , FCC Chairman Ajit Pai designated August as Rural Broadband Month at the agency. FOUR WAYS TO IMPROVE RURAL BROADBAND ACCESS. See how your district’s broadband pricing compares to what districts in your area are paying.
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