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Funding School Services in the Midst of Multiple Crises

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The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund follows the same formula as Title I, so it can be used to help bridge the digital divide for students from low-income families. Arati Nagaraj is an education consultant, edtech advisor and school board trustee in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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How AI could transform the way schools test kids

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Big test makers like Pearson are already doing this, he said.) 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.” It’s considering whether AI could score tests.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via Education Week : “ FCC Delays, Denials Foil Rural Schools’ Broadband Plans.” ” “Chirons will lead us out of the AI Technopanic ,” says Pearson , “and you can be a chiron.” “Higher Education, Digital Divides , and a Balkanized Internet” by Bryan Alexander.

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The Politics of Education Technology

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In February, CoSN, the Consortium for School Networking, called broadband access outside of school a “ civil right ” for students. And Silicon Valley tech investors, as well as large education corporations like Pearson, are behind this. million in E-Rate rebates.). In March, the FCC approved a $9.25