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Rural areas have been slow to connect to broadband. More public funding could speed things up

The Hechinger Report

But there is one essential that has always been scarce in this part of the country and that she couldn’t stock up on: Broadband access. Perry’s home isn’t wired for broadband access. Only 13 percent of New Mexico’s population has access to a low-price internet service plan, according to Broadband Now, a research group.

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Laying the Foundation for Distance Learning Success

Digital Promise

We had the knowledge, skills, and teacher training. This forced pivot to fully remote learning and the necessary flexibility to go from in-person to at-home to a hybrid model has shown us that all teachers need to have the training to teach in all three learning environments. We were ahead of the game. That was a huge advantage.

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Tools and strategies to make remote learning click for all students

Neo LMS

don’t have a broadband connection and don’t own a laptop or computer. As such, to avoid undue burden on these families, you need to use platforms that aren’t data-hogging or reliant on high definition. This is as relevant in remote grade schools as it is in workplace training.

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This Moment in Education Is Demanding. To Move the Field Forward, We Must Support Educators in Three Key Ways.

Edsurge

With increased federal support to fund technologies in the classroom, expand broadband access, and put devices in the hands of more students, education technology continues to play an important role in the lives of educators and students. Holding learning technologies accountable.

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COLUMN: Higher education is the key to the new infrastructure system we need

The Hechinger Report

trillion infrastructure bill that endeavors to put people to work by addressing historic discrimination, climate change, broadband access, and labor rights — on top of building and repairing roads and bridges. In March, President Joe Biden introduced the American Jobs Plan , a $2.7

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Getting started: Your E-rate cheat sheet

eSchool News

This generally means meeting the program’s definition of a school or library. Category Two services include Internal Connections, Managed Internal Broadband Services, and Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections. State departments of education and state libraries can offer guidance if needed.

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Leading Teaching and Learning in Today’s World

edWeb.net

According to the CoSN report, the standard definition of hurdles is a roadblock that forces schools to slow down, prepare themselves, and then make the leap. Director of Schools for Wilson County Schools (TN), Dr. Donna Wright’s hurdles included broadband issues and a tornado that hit the area two weeks before closing schools. “We