Broadband Course E-rate Policies 
Edsurge
JUNE 11, 2021
It’s time for states to step up and realize that proper technology and WiFi connectivity are a must-have in public school districts, and that state policy is dangerously lagging behind. COVID-19 shed light on the huge gap in policy relating to tech and infrastructure provisioning—what many are now referring to as a civil rights issue.
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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Education Superhighway
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
100 kbps per student may have been sufficient bandwidth when there were only 520 students and few devices, but as the student population and technology use grew, so did the district’s need for more robust broadband. Before each student had an iPad, Merritt’s teachers used traditional worksheets, textbooks, and reading texts.
Doug Levin
JULY 24, 2017
I have a bit more to say about some of these topics, so stay tuned… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye these past two weeks – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. I dislike fraudulent courses. Strong opinions may be weakly held.
Edsurge
OCTOBER 12, 2016
In rural districts, children and youth face profound obstacles—geographic isolation and long bus rides to school, frustratingly slow internet connections, limited course options, and low college-going rates. Specifically, only one-third of rural students matriculate in college compared to nearly half of urban students.
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 26, 2018
Efforts by the national nonprofit EducationSuperHighway to publicize how much districts pay for broadband have allowed many school systems to negotiate bandwidth deals to get greater capacity for a fraction of the cost. But Apple’s sole-source policy limits the district’s bargaining power. “We
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
OCTOBER 17, 2011
Politics and Policies FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced Connect to Compete , a new non-profit initiative that brings private industry and the non-profit sector together to help expand broadband adoption and promote digital literacy. Launches Rated JPG reports that beloved toy-maker LEGO is building its own social network.
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