Broadband Classroom E-rate Online Learning 
Education Superhighway
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
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).
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. If some kids can go home and learn, discover and backfill information, while other kids’ learning stops at school, that’s a huge problem.”. This is an equity issue,” said Bredder. “If
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Edsurge
JUNE 11, 2021
Finally, there are states that had some version of a law prior to 2020 and proceeded to add provisions to better address the needs of distance learning. of California’s Public Contract Code only addressed online learning in the context of surplus technology and nonprofit computer labs. Jennifer E.
EdTech Magazine
MAY 20, 2015
Frank Smith 'These requests reflect long pent-up demand' says FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler.
Doug Levin
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
Be explicit with districts about expectations for access to technology in schools and classrooms. If your state is among the majority that tests students online (or plans to), the fact of the matter is that you have such technology requirements already in place. Offering online learning?
Education Superhighway
JULY 17, 2019
Installation of cables to classrooms. Monthly broadband fees. Over the last five years, the cost of school broadband has decreased by 85%. Although the E-rate program provides substantial financial support, there is sometimes still a “gap” in funding that cannot be covered using the district’s existing budget.
eSchool News
MAY 10, 2016
While 96 percent of Americans in urban areas have access to fixed broadband, only 70 percent of New Mexicans have broadband access at home. The Hatch Valley schools receive the FCC’s E-Rate initiative, which reimburses schools and libraries for expenses related to internet access.
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