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.

Broadband 91

Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 91

Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Here’s how maintaining a focus on data, analytics and the responsible use of artificial intelligence can help edtech founders earn trust with their customers, unlock new opportunities and positively impact educational outcomes. Meanwhile, a trend that began in the 1990s was picking up steam — one-to-one computing.

EdTech 120

EdTech Outcomes Data Education 120

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The pandemic has accelerated existing trends in remote work, e-commerce and automation. Data also shows a clear need for equity in all aspects of our education system, which includes bringing leaders of color into the rooms where policy is being made. Students entering kindergarten today will graduate high school in 2034.

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Policies Broadband Trends Education 176

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2023

But it’s not just a Mississippi trend. percent, of households in the Black Rural South do not have broadband of at least 25 Mbps — the minimum standard for broadband internet. percent, of households in the Black Rural South do not have broadband of at least 25 Mbps — the minimum standard for broadband internet.

Broadband 118

Broadband Digital Divide Report Guidelines 118

techlearning

MARCH 12, 2018

The results show that school leaders place a high priority on cyber security and broadband / network capacity. Also, continuing the trend of previous years, budget constraints remain a top challenge for school technology leaders.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Issues around broadband affordability disproportionately affect low-income, Black, and Latinx communities.

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Digital Divide Broadband Report Trends 98

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The tool, called Connect K-12, will provide actionable internet speed and pricing information on K-12 broadband connectivity across America using publicly available data from the federal E-rate program. Related content: 3 findings about digital and mobile learning.

E-rate 80

E-rate Broadband Tools Mobile Learning 80

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

public school students in grades 3-8 between fall 2020 and spring 2021 and found: On average, students across most grades and subject areas made learning gains in 2020-21, but at a lower rate compared to pre-pandemic trends. 2020-21 outcomes were lower relative to historic trends. million U.S.

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Broadband Trends Education Outcomes 104

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. million broadband connections, according to the FCC. Subscribe today! The homework gap could worsen for millions of U.S.

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Broadband Digital Divide Libraries Accessibility 112

Neo LMS

JANUARY 4, 2018

Unless you’ve been living on the moon for the last decade you will also know that mobile is booming: the statistics bare this out with a 20% year-on-year increase in the uptake of mobile broadband (data) subscriptions. Income vs. Access: The Digital Divide in the US. Source: LEE RAINIE ).

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Digital Divide Broadband Mobility BYOD 150

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Personal hotspots, which allow students to connect a laptop or tablet with a cellular data connection, have been the most popular solution because they are relatively inexpensive and easy to use. An initial report , which is still being finalized, states that “lack of broadband access in Ector County is a crisis.”

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Broadband Learning Accessibility Company 144

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2021

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today! Related: They helped all schools get good internet, now they’re focusing on homes. An additional $7.17

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Broadband Survey Digital Divide Accessibility 114

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Tactical student data privacy questions like “What can I do right now?” should be asked by all CIO’s, teachers, administrators and policymakers in this changing landscape of data access, student privacy and interoperability. Fruth describes this new data access landscape as a teeter-totter effect. The Balancing Act.

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Data Accessibility Student Data Privacy Libraries 41

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2020

The data just don’t support optimism. According to the latest survey data from the Pew Research Center, 73 percent of adults have broadband internet at home. But Holland is not optimistic. But the differences based on income are striking. It’s these schools that are so far still the norm. Subscribe today!

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Broadband Flipped Classroom Online Learning Smartphone 145

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Schools understand the importance of broadband internet and are exploring ways to ensure that the new digital programs that are introduced into their schools function in a secure and seamless fashion. students still lack the broadband capability necessary for digital learning.

Technology 151

Technology Broadband Education Personalized Learning 151

Neo LMS

JANUARY 9, 2018

Here are some highlights: While 93% of teachers are using digital tools to help guide instruction, less than 20% of classrooms have 1:1 device programs ; 56% of teachers believe data and digital tools make them better teachers; 67% of teachers feel resources (both digital and non-digital) are sufficient to meet their subject standards; and.

Digital Divide 250

Digital Divide Strategy Laptops Broadband 250

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2020

If you look at data from the National Center for Education Statistics, you can see steady gains made between 2000 and 2018. Related: OPINION: College in a pandemic is tough enough — without reliable broadband access, it’s nearly impossible. Now is not the time to lose focus. What needs to happen?

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Accessibility Broadband Survey Digital Divide 134

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2023

Whenever I hear someone fatalistically reference what these trends mean for the future of education, I counter that we have an opportunity to change our mindset and our models. What will help is treating broadband as essential as water and electricity. Pessimism does nothing for our students or their academic and career futures.

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Personalized Learning Learning Blended Learning Broadband 79

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. Proponents of game-based learning have good reason to be optimistic—but also cautious.

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Game-Based Learning Broadband Learning Company 163

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

When new trends become the norm, report findings sometimes elicit more shrugs than surprise. smartphone and Wi-Fi adoption, which continues to grow unabated as evidenced in latest internet trends deck from renowned investor Mary Meeker. Teachers want data that make it possible for them to adapt their instruction,” says Marken.

EdTech 146

EdTech Survey Digital Divide Classroom 146

Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Some call it “The Rise of the Machines” for the convergence of multiple technologies: artificial intelligence, big data, data science, robotics plus virtual and augmented reality. And in this environment, the education industry sees an unprecedented transformation due in part to a new industrial revolution.

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Udemy Kaplan Industry Coursera 131

Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2017

E-Rate , an FCC program that provides funding to help schools and libraries build fiber infrastructure and expand their wi-fi and broadband networks. The program offers a wealth of school internet data which EducationSuperHighway used for its first State of the States report , based on 6,500 reporting districts, in 2015.

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E-rate Broadband Report Comparison 60

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

We’re witnessing waves of technology skepticism and dread, with multiple Facebook debacles , the publication of new critiques about the negative impacts of tech giants, and rising concern about privacy in an age of growing big data and AI. My students are also in a graduate program that teaches critical understanding of media.

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Digital Divide Social Media Broadband Analysis 95

Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2020

Panels and keynotes covered the latest industry trends. Broadband internet access and cloud computing made it easier to distribute educational software once sold on floppy disks and CD-ROMs. EdNET, a K-12 focused industry event organized by marketing data firm MDR, last convened in 2018. “In

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Industry Conference EdTech Student Data Privacy 157

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

“We’re clawing back some ground from where we were in November, but 9 percent is still a massive number,” said Bill DeBaun, director of data and evaluation at the nonprofit National College Attainment Network, who tracks FAFSA completion rates every week. School is the place where students have internet access.

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Broadband Study Secondary Report 124

Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2021

And we’ve only seen the beginning—within the next few years, the company is poised to disrupt the healthcare market, become the market leader in online advertising, establish itself as a competitor to USPS, FedX and UPS, and provide global access to broadband internet through a network of satellites orbiting the planet… to name but a few examples.

Education 218

Education Company E-rate Industry 218

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

There is also a growing need for quality SEL data to ensure that educators are serving students’ SEL needs. Unfortunately, both of these trends place a significant strain on school Wi-Fi, beyond the cases of needing to connect the distance-learning students. GHz frequency of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band.

EdTech 137

EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 137

Bryan Alexander

APRIL 7, 2020

Those that do might struggle with limitations of data caps or competing with folks thrust together in a lockdown and each hungry for broadband. Yes, for years I have considering setting up a counter-clock Future Trends Forum to serve Asia, as well as being easier on Australia and parts of Africa and Europe.

Blackboard 141

Blackboard Education Microsoft Adobe 141

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

The Consortium for School Networking, or CoSN, issued a plan of action this week that aims to prod district leaders to at least gather data on personal student broadband access. to repurpose the Educational Broadband Service spectrum. Panel Calls for FCC to Offer Broadband Subsidies to Low-Income Households.

Accessibility 40

Accessibility E-rate Broadband Blended Learning 40

Graphite Blog

AUGUST 16, 2016

This unique data offers valuable, industry-leading insights on what's good and what's not in edtech, including the key gaps and blind spots in the market, points of oversaturation, usage trends, and what teachers really want. Equity * Access * Learning: Broadband 2.0.

Broadband 40

Broadband EdTech Education Robotics 40

techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

April 25, 2018) – The Modernization Order that expanded federal E-rate funding to include broadband and internet services will expire in 2020. Each year, Funds For Learning compiles this information and presents it to the FCC in an annual E-rate Trends Report that highlights applicants’ need for E-rate support. EDMOND, OKLA.

E-rate 40

E-rate Survey Broadband Learning 40

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Improving network speed and capacity and increasing competition for broadband services remain significant challenges to districts as well, the survey reveals. Despite these affordability challenges, there are some positive trends. This means many more schools have the capacity to provide broadband speeds to the school door.

E-rate 40

E-rate Broadband Survey System 40

Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2015

To begin this exploration, it's important to first review the most recent research on student access to broadband and devices in the home. Approximately 70 percent of teachers assign homework that requires access to broadband. The good news: Most American homes with school-age children do have broadband access -– about 82.5

Broadband 40

Broadband Survey Policies Smartphone 40

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2019

So there’s a rich data set on everything from playing games to reading for pleasure, based on a nationally representative survey of nearly 1,700 U.S. The report, “ The Common Sense Census: Media Use by Tweens and Teens ,” updates a 2015 study by the same name from the nonprofit organization. Its primary focus is media used for entertainment.

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Survey Laptops Broadband Smartphone 87

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

Spending data suggests that instructional software is indeed growing in classrooms. For some students who lack access to broadband and digital devices, and for some schools that can’t handle the logistics of a device for every student, print remains the most accessible way to learn. classrooms from kindergarten through high school.”

Chegg 158

Chegg Software Industry Pearson 158

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. When we started all of this, it wasn’t because we wanted to get broadband in every classroom,” Marwell said. “We

E-rate 50

E-rate Digital Divide Classroom Laptops 50

Bryan Alexander

APRIL 7, 2020

Those that do might struggle with limitations of data caps or competing with folks thrust together in a lockdown and each hungry for broadband. Yes, for years I have considering setting up a counter-clock Future Trends Forum to serve Asia, as well as being easier on Australia and parts of Africa and Europe.

Blackboard 52

Blackboard Microsoft Education Adobe 52