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Broadband Provides More Equitable Access to Education and Workforce Preparation

edWeb.net

Digital learning not only plays a crucial role in preparing today’s students for the jobs of tomorrow, it also has an important role in providing equity and access to education, especially in smaller and remote school districts. Broadband’s Big Picture. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. About the Host.

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The 5 Strategies States Should Pursue Now to Make the Most of Future EdTech Investments in ESSA

Doug Levin

Be sure to consider the alignment of your strategy and expectations to the broadband internet infrastructure needed to support it. This post summarizes my current thoughts on the issue in the hope that it may be useful to others in – or who work with – State Departments of Education.

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Three Things We Learned at Khan Academy Over the Last Decade

Edsurge

They’re using technology as an integral part of their instruction and personalizing instruction for a classroom of students with diverse learning needs. I, like many teachers, share a deep belief that we should decide how to best meet the needs of students before turning to technology. I talked about mastery learning a lot back then.

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$1B in E-rate funding left on the table

Education Superhighway

As the largest education technology program in the country, the Schools and Libraries program (E-rate) has transformed Internet access in our nation’s schools. In 2014, AASA played a lead role in modernizing the E-rate program, advocating for key changes such as: A policy update to make the program broadband-centric; and.

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What You Need to Know About E-rate

Digital Promise

.” This rarely noticed charge helps fund a variety of programs that enable families, libraries, and schools to stay connected. One of those programs is the Universal Service Program for Schools and Libraries, better known as E-rate.

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FCC Extends Key E-rate Program Deadlines Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Education Superhighway

With schools and libraries closed for lengthy periods, the order recognizes that service providers may not be allowed on the premises and may experience significant challenges in meeting this construction deadline. Grants schools and libraries an automatic 60-day extension to file requests for review or waiver of decisions by USAC.

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?34.9 Million US Students—Up 10.4 Million since 2015—Now Connected Online

Edsurge

million of US students who are now meeting the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) minimum internet access goal of 100 kbps per student. E-Rate , an FCC program that provides funding to help schools and libraries build fiber infrastructure and expand their wi-fi and broadband networks. million more compared to 2013.

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