The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Pandemic-era lockdowns put an unmistakable spotlight on digital equity — particularly for K-12 students. But nowhere is the digital divide larger than in the Black rural South. billion for a $30-per-month broadband subsidy for low-income Americans, and we stand to make gains in both access and affordability.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 19, 2020

Before the pandemic, we knew there was a digital divide in America. The need to close the divide can no longer be ignored because students of all ages are locked out from school – not just because of the virus itself, but from lack of an internet connection at home. Enter COVID-19. Back in 2017, the U.S.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 19, 2020

Before the pandemic, we knew there was a digital divide in America. The need to close the divide can no longer be ignored because students of all ages are locked out from school – not just because of the virus itself, but from lack of an internet connection at home. Enter COVID-19. Back in 2017, the U.S.

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Edsurge

JULY 23, 2021

Multiple studies and surveys have documented the ever-narrowing digital divide. Students and families who are considered under-connected are those who have internet access and devices in their home, but not at a caliber or quality sufficient for smooth and consistent online learning.

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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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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 91

Education Superhighway

MAY 24, 2022

In our work to close the broadband affordability gap for the 18 million U.S. Local leaders can make an immediate impact on the digital divide in their community by launching an Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) awareness campaign. Raising Awareness of the Affordable Connectivity Program.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

They just weren’t ready for distance learning, and a big part of that was that too many students lacked adequate WiFi access to get to virtual class. First, there are states that lack any laws about what connectivity should be provided for education. Cases like 2020’s Cayla J. For instance, prior to COVID-19, Section 12100.8

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Broadband Digital Divide E-rate Policies 157

eSchool News

MAY 10, 2016

In New Mexico, educators and policymakers are working to close the digital opportunity gap. While 96 percent of Americans in urban areas have access to fixed broadband, only 70 percent of New Mexicans have broadband access at home. Next page: What policymakers are doing to close the digital divide.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2019

In Albemarle County, Virginia, where school officials estimate up to 20 percent of students lack home broadband, radio towers rise above an apple orchard on Carters Mountain, outside Charlottesville. Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter. Future of Learning. Higher Education. Mississippi Learning.

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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 program received $7.17 As of Dec.

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Broadband Digital Divide Libraries Accessibility 111

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. Department of Education, during the forum. It has been digitized. Subscribe today! An additional $7.17

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2017

The Internet Broadband Expansion for Minnesota Students grants help provide students with the high-speed internet connections needed to complete homework and access other online learning opportunities. Too many Minnesota students are on the wrong side of the digital divide.

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2020

And research indicates that students from low-income backgrounds could fall further behind their peers if learning stops too long and the country sinks into recession. That makes the conversation about education equity essential. But the term doesn’t just mean equipping students with the same devices and broadband access.

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Technology Digital Divide Broadband Accessibility 217

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In education technology, a litany of surveys published this decade have touted the growing adoption of digital learning tools. Recent studies by Deloitte and the Gates Foundation have shed light into how educators engage with edtech. A different ‘digital divide’ has emerged.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

How Schools Are preparing – and Not Preparing – Children for Climate Change,” reported by HuffPost and The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Credit: Photo: Shandrell Briscoe for InspireNOLA Charter Schools. Are We Ready?

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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. In a section titled “Build the Human Talent Pipeline for 21st Century Jobs,” Clinton outlined her plan to shake up higher education and job credentials.

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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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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Abrupt shifts to virtual and hybrid learning laid bare the vast inequities that exist in the U.S. education system. The move to online learning also made people wonder: Are there practices we can continue when the pandemic abates? Anastasia Betts, VP of Curriculum Planning & Design, Age of Learning.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2020

Department of Education, kindergarteners from non-poor families were more than 5 times as likely to enroll in summer camp as children from poor families (39 percent versus 7 percent). Related: Coronavirus opens doors to rethinking education. Our widespread foray into distance learning is forcing teachers to optimize technology.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

.” that by 2019 half of all high school classes will be taught over the internet ; Raised questions about a new study on personalized learning ; Added four new incidents to the K-12 cyber incident map ; and. Been quoted in an article on ransomware in K-12 education. I think the latter."

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

Sifting out solutions from the struggle may help solve chronic problems of quality and equity, say education experts. After a moment of disruption – of major disruption – the conditions are ripe for accelerating innovation,” says Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education. “We Learning from Lockdown.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

“Nobody knows the right path forward,” said Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education , a nonpartisan education research center in Seattle that has compiled an online database of coronavirus response plans provided by scores of districts across the country as a resource for other educators.

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Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 69

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Faced with fast-changing instructional models, varying infection rates, decreasing revenue sources, and a variety of natural disasters, how can education finance officials meet the short-term needs of their districts as well as longer-term requirements? WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

One of libraries’ main goals has been to help children, many of whom have already missed out on a lot, stay engaged, reading and learning at a time when they can’t physically be in the building. And during tumultuous times, the need for information, access to literacy, and digital access have become even greater. .

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

. - Mahatma Gandhi The Learning Revolution Project holds online and physical learning events, and highlights professional development opportunities from a network of 200 partners in the learning professions. To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at the Learning Revolution.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Johnson also didn’t want her children to go through the next two months with no educational tools beyond the worksheets she’d picked up from the Greenville Public School District and limited access to online materials through Kentiona’s phone, shared between the four of them. Widespread lack of broadband access complicates learning.

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Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145

Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

During my time as a public school employee, I’d occasionally hear about educational organizations that were working to support schools in some capacity. The organizations referenced in this post are also leaders in the field of educational technology. URL: www.christenseninstitute.org/education. Organization: Code.org ®.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 5, 2020

In short, online learning is the reality for a majority of students this fall. The earliest standardized test scores coming out show modest learning loss for students in math, but there are worries that the most at-risk students are not being tested at all. Here are five lessons learned so far: 1.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. This year’s 6th most-read story focuses on the predictions educators and industry experts made for learning in 2022.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In recognition of that reality, a new report has outlined “10 ways to make online learning work,” covering a range of best practices. The report is the work of the COVID Collaborative, a coalition of education, health and economic experts, written by the former directors of the U.S.

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