eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2022

At Kajeet, we believe internet access is a basic human right and are fully committed to efforts aimed at closing the digital divide,” said Daniel J. and Canada lack home broadband access, putting a staggering number of school-aged children at a serious learning disadvantage. Neal, chairman, CEO and founder of Kajeet.

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Libraries Digital Divide Broadband Software 98

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. This is an equity issue,” said Bredder. “If The hardware on the towers then blasts that connection about 10 miles into the valley below.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Company 92

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2020

It’s a longstanding national crisis, often referred to as the “digital divide,” which at Kapor Capital we identify as one of the cumulative barriers across The Leaky Tech Pipeline. Only 60 percent of these families had access to computers or broadband internet at home. Inclusion and equity are built into the business model.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2023

Tailwinds: An Enabling Ecosystem A baseline enabling condition for game-based learning is access to computers and broadband. COVID has also accelerated funding for broadband in underserved neighborhoods. While there is still work to do in closing the digital divide, access is becoming less of a limiting factor for game-based learning.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

1560 , and proposed adding sections designed “to close the digital divide in California.” These new amendments require the State Superintendent to survey education institutions to understand students' access to computing devices and broadband connections. Federally, mandates do exist for schools and districts.

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Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Policies 157

eSchool News

MAY 5, 2021

While much work has been done to help close the digital divide, according to the FCC’s Eighth Broadband Report, an estimated 19 million American citizens still lack reliable broadband internet access at home. The call for entries for Kajeet’s 2021 Digital Inclusion Grant program is now open.

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Digital Divide Broadband Mobility Software 87

Edsurge

MAY 29, 2020

Unfortunately, for many schools and districts, the need for digital services and software to support basic communication between teachers, parents and students across the digital divide is one that is often overlooked and underfunded. households with less than $30,000 in income have broadband at home.

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Digital Divide Broadband Software Smartphone 122

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

If the workday of an adult typically requires seamless broadband access, then it’s reasonable that today’s students need the same access during their school day. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all. More important, states are starting to recognize the need for equitable access off site.

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Broadband Accessibility E-rate Mobility 41

eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2016

The digital divide is a reality for three out of four American families, meaning approximately eight million individuals under the age of 18 are living without internet access. As a starting point, other companies must recognize the connection between digital inclusion and business success.

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Digital Divide Broadband Company Accessibility 40

Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2018

boast broadband access these days, and plenty of assignments require the internet, when students head home, their connections are not quite in lockstep with schools. Thus, there is a homework gap—the problem created when students who use digital learning in class can’t get online at home to finish up their schoolwork.

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Broadband Digital Divide Libraries Company 147

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Stay Connected K-12 provides schools the ability to offer high-speed, cable broadband internet access directly to their students in their own homes so learning and teaching are uninterrupted. More than 5,300 families are anticipated to participate initially. Students’ families are not billed for the service. About Charter.

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Broadband Digital Divide Company Learning 52

Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

In December, the district won a $15,000 grant from Cellcom, a local cellphone company. The funds will go toward purchasing MiFi devices, which provide mobile broadband access, so that 15 percent can connect at home for free. The following three resources can help students and families realize the powering of digital learning at home.

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Resources E-rate Broadband Digital Divide 120

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

Digital Divides While some may end up with too much of the latest media, others are completely cut off, due to persistent lack of broadband. Perhaps the poor will inhabit a mostly digitally-meditated world as face-to-face contact becomes a luxury good.

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Digital Divide Social Media Broadband Analysis 103

The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Now, “the biggest challenge is the at-home piece,” says Brent Legg, vice president for education programs at Connected Nation, a nonprofit committed to bringing high-speed Internet and broadband-enabled resources to all Americans.” Samsung, along with other companies, are working with districts across the U.S.

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Accessibility Digital Divide Broadband Digital Citizenship 239

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

And yet, reliable broadband is far from guaranteed in this region of towering plateaus, sagebrush valleys and steep canyons. According to an April 2018 Department of Education report, 18 percent of 5- to 17-year old students in “remote rural” districts have no broadband access at home.

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Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 83

My Paperless Classroom

JANUARY 19, 2014

With the ruling this week from the US supreme courts we could see ISPs charging companies and content providers more to have upload access to the Internet. No one knows for sure, but I would bet this is really bad news for that digital divide we are always fretting about. So in short the net just went more free market on us.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Company 96

Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

Her boldest claim: That her administration would close the digital divide by 2020 with 100 percent of American families having the "option" of quality broadband. At a June 27 rally in Denver, Hillary Clinton outlined her Tech and Innovation Agenda that included a number of edtech items.

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STEM Digital Divide Broadband Policies 100

MIND Research Institute

MAY 15, 2020

Unfortunately, school closures have meant a step backward for many when it comes to the digital divide. And a recent article in EdSurge, “ Here’s What Schools Can Do For the Millions of Students Without Internet Access ,” shared several more ideas that districts, government agencies, and telecommunications companies have advanced.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Even before the pandemic, more than 25 million Americans lacked access to broadband internet. Ned Lamont, a former telecom mogul who founded Campus Televideo, a company that provided cable to college campuses. The impetus was really to close that achievement gap and that digital divide.”

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Digital Divide Broadband Laptops Libraries 212

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

As a result, school district IT teams will look to vendors and broadband solution providers to support other use cases in 2021 that go beyond COVID-19, such as school bus security cameras and indoor IoT to help manage building operations (e.g. GHz frequency of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band. temperature, lighting).

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EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 145

Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2018

John Harrington, Funds for Learning Among the groups commenting on the issue, both ISTE and the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) raised the possibility that digital education providers can pay to deliver their content more quickly, and wondered aloud if the move would deepen the digital divide. schools. “If

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E-rate Broadband Digital Divide Libraries 95

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

When we started all of this, it wasn’t because we wanted to get broadband in every classroom,” Marwell said. “We We believed if we had connectivity in every classroom, that would give every teacher the opportunity to take advantage of digital learning.”. Marwell acknowledges internet connectivity is only a starting point.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2020

While a pandemic shouldn’t be the impetus for giving students what they need, we can take advantage of the fact that the crisis is forcing districts to finally close the digital divide.

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Learning Software Digital Divide Broadband 119

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

EveryoneOn is a national nonprofit working to eliminate the digital divide by making high-speed, low-cost Internet service, computers and free digital literacy courses accessible to all unconnected Americans. Since 2012, Cox has connected more than 100,000 low-income Americans to the internet through the Connect2Compete program.

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Digital Divide Broadband Tablets Education 40

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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E-rate EdTech Broadband Digital Divide 42

Marketplace K-12

OCTOBER 13, 2016

history to bridge the digital divide.”. The company’s effort comes as policymakers at the federal level and school advocates are calling for greater focus on addressing the so-called homework gap. families with children in school do not have home broadband access. The Pew Research Center has estimated that 5 million U.S.

Broadband 40

Broadband Smartphone Digital Divide Company 40

eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2017

. “Education is the foundation for our society to prosper, and the internet is an incredibly powerful tool for learning,” Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure said in the company’s announcement Tuesday. The 1Million Project will begin in seven to 10 cities, according to Sprint, though the company has identified only Kansas City so far.

Digital Divide 40

Digital Divide Smartphone Laptops Tablets 40

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Tagged on: July 21, 2017 A complex web of factors influence children’s commercial media literacy | LSE Business Review → If they don’t know an ad from information, how can they grasp how companies use their personal data? ask Sonia Livingstone, Kjartan Ólafsson and George Maier.

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EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 10, 2024

Many schools still use paper products and struggle with spotty broadband and limited digital tools, she said: The digital divide is “very much part of this conversation.” Before schools begin to use AI for assessments, teachers will need professional development on how to use AI effectively and wisely, Turner Lee said.

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Assessment Digital Divide Pearson Broadband 100

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

An uncounted number of school days are lost due to high levels of poverty, which limits families’ access to services like healthcare, housing, transportation and broadband. In addition, with a 24 percent poverty rate , New Orleans remains one of the poorest large cities in the country. The pandemic exacerbated these issues.

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Broadband Digital Divide Report Accessibility 122

eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2021

To further improve digital equity among students while reducing administrative burden, UScellular education customers can now gain access to: Kajeet SmartSpot: Wi-Fi hotspot specifically designed to support students in remote learning environments. Neal, chairman, CEO and founder of Kajeet.

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Education Digital Divide Broadband Software 52

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2023

For a number of years, she’s relied on discount options for broadband so that her own family can connect to the internet. The broadband speed is supposed to be up to 300 gigabytes — considered moderate usage for an American household — but it can run slow because everyone is using it, Tang says.

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Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Digital Divide 112

MindShift

DECEMBER 5, 2020

The number has fluctuated as cases rise across the country, but throughout this fall pandemic semester, between 40% and 60% of students have been enrolled in districts that offer only remote learning, according to a tracker maintained by the company Burbio. The digital divide is still big and complex.

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Digital Divide Learning Laptops Broadband 28

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2019

Broadband policy is dense, and many of the articles and statements on the subject are frankly hard to follow. Previously this band was only available to education institutions—known as the Educational Broadband Service, or EBS for short. radio, TV, mobile data, broadband. Wait, I said start at the beginning.

Broadband 120

Broadband Policies Company Libraries 120

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

As such, from the characters portrayed in online programs to reading excerpts included in curricular products, it is important for all education companies to provide, and educators to seek out, more culturally relevant, modifiable, and accessible resources to effectively meet the varying learning needs of all students.

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EdTech Learning Industry Data 75

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2017

The message, from Zach Leverenz, founder of the nonprofit EveryoneOn, attacked the Educational Broadband Service (EBS), which long ago granted school districts and education nonprofits thousands of free licenses to use a slice of spectrum — the range of frequencies that carry everything from radio to GPS navigation to mobile internet.

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Broadband Mobility Digital Divide Learning 88

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The pandemic highlighted the massive digital divide that exists between marginalized communities and affluent communities that enjoy well-established digital infrastructure. FWA allows extremely high-speed broadband where fiber connections can be too cost-prohibitive to install. –Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company.

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EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 122