Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Presented to the legislature in May 2020, the plan aimed to make education more equitable by closing gaps in device ownership and broadband coverage across the state. “We Each district paid for their devices and submitted documentation to MDE for reimbursement. We really did feel that this was an equity issue,” said Wright.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 8, 2020

Starting April 3rd, Verizon is making a new broadband discount program available to new Fios Internet customers who qualify through the Lifeline program. $20 Charter will continue to offer Spectrum Internet Assist, a high-speed broadband program to eligible low-income households delivering speeds of 30 Mbps. 400/400 Mbps for $39.99/mo.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

On October 12, EducationSuperHighway released its second No Home Left Offline report, which highlights the barriers that continue to stand in the way of internet access for millions of Americans and lays out what states need to do to help connect families to broadband. In total, 51.6

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 29, 2021

trillion infrastructure bill into law, our nation is poised to make historic investments in its highways, public transit, railways, airports, ports, water systems, broadband networks and electric grid. With President Biden’s signature turning the $1.2 A key reason?

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eSchool News

APRIL 28, 2015

Novatel Wireless, Kajeet launch pilot project for educational broadband access.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

As a district in a small, rural community, they suffered from the kind of broadband access issues that were spotlighted by the pandemic. But Caposey, the superintendent of Meridian CUSD 223 in Illinois, added that the pandemic also forced them to realize “massive equity and access issues.” Quite frankly, I’m embarrassed,” Caposey said.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 15, 2018

They will ask for information such as bidding documents,” she said. It’s not that schools are not compliant, it’s that they don’t have the documentation to show they’re compliant.”. In fact, Dickerson and Cruzan said documentation with E-rate is vital. CoSN 2018: Broadband and Cybersecurity Are Top IT Concerns.

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Education Superhighway

MARCH 30, 2022

Last year, Congress created the Affordable Connectivity Program, a new long-term, $14 billion programs, to replace the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB) in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Current ACP rules do not allow or support this broadband deployment strategy.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

This category covers the services necessary to support broadband connectivity in schools and libraries, including data links that connect multiple points, services used to connect eligible locations to the internet, and services that provide basic conduit access to the internet.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

For example, it’s no good investing in iPads for the school if the broadband bandwidth and Wi-Fi connectivity aren’t up to scratch. Software like Google Docs means that groups of pupils can work on the same document from different devices, which can then be presented to the rest of the class.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

MLIS; Community Engagement & Economic Development Manager, King County Library System | Sabrina Roach, National Digital Inclusion Alliance (full description) “LEO: Low Earth Orbit (Satellite) Broadband for Libraries.” - Don Means, Director.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2021

MLIS; Community Engagement & Economic Development Manager, King County Library System | Sabrina Roach, National Digital Inclusion Alliance (full description) “LEO: Low Earth Orbit (Satellite) Broadband for Libraries.” - Don Means, Director.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Locating Government Resources During Crisis” - Jennifer Castle, Reference and Government Documents Librarian, Tennessee State University and Arkansas State University | Dominique Hallett (full description) “Launching a Digital Navigators Program at the Library” - Audrey Barbakoff, Ed.D., Disaster Strikes!

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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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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 29, 2021

With a focus on under-resourced, tribal, and rural communities in critical need, her current projects involve propagating broadband connections to new community spaces via emerging wireless networking technologies for everyday usage and crisis recovery. John has authored several papers documenting the benefits of broadband.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 22, 2023

We recommend linking to GetACP.org where individuals can answer a few questions to quickly determine if they qualify, what documents they’ll need to apply, and what affordable plans are available in their area. Community members who don’t have high-speed home broadband, often access the internet at a local library or a community center.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 23, 2021

With a focus on under-resourced, tribal, and rural communities in critical need, her current projects involve propagating broadband connections to new community spaces via emerging wireless networking technologies for everyday usage and crisis recovery. John has authored several papers documenting the benefits of broadband.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 9, 2018

For instance if you only have one laptop with broadband access that requires a teacher sign-in, then look at designing project-based learning modules with teams of students where online research is simply one component of a larger project. So keep in mind that simple lessons such as: Creating Word documents. How online shopping works.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2021

With a focus on under-resourced, tribal, and rural communities in critical need, her current projects involve propagating broadband connections to new community spaces via emerging wireless networking technologies for everyday usage and crisis recovery. John has authored several papers documenting the benefits of broadband.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

With a focus on under-resourced, tribal, and rural communities in critical need, her current projects involve propagating broadband connections to new community spaces via emerging wireless networking technologies for everyday usage and crisis recovery. John has authored several papers documenting the benefits of broadband.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

And with online assessments now being required in many states, reliable broadband access is also essential so that students’ knowledge and skills are accurately represented, and technology is not a barrier to achievement and its documentation. Related content: 4 things to ask about E-rate funding.

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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The survey results demonstrated the urgency of eliminating broadband accessibility as a barrier to remote learning. For students attending non-CEP schools, agents were authorized to collect and upload documents that verified qualification for the program. On average, calls lasted fifteen to twenty minutes.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2022

Researchers have documented declines in children’s mental health during remote learning and social distancing. More than 200,000 children have lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19, affecting Black and Hispanic children at nearly twice the rate of white children.

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Education Superhighway

JULY 9, 2019

While your district technology plan should serve as a clear guide for determining the amount of bandwidth required based on your budget, providing regular updates on purchasing and management decisions helps to create transparency and document your upgrade process. 2 – Plan for your school districts broadband budget. #3

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Without home access to broadband Internet, students don’t have a chance at an equitable education and have virtually no chance to compete for the best jobs and an opportunity to break the cycle of poverty that is pervasive in the Washington inner city. of technology in practice. Because of the poverty among families in D.C.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 1, 2016

Users must commit to installing and keeping up to date complex peer-to-peer file sharing software on a relatively modern, low-latency broadband internet-connected computer (most likely a desktop, not a laptop, tablet or smart phone). Also disadvantaged will be those with strict data caps on their internet usage.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2017

For the first time, many students are learning in classrooms equipped with access to broadband internet and mobile computing devices. Consider the well-documented story of average chess players with laptops partnering to defeat grand masters and supercomputers. Recall that the first iPhones weren’t released until 2007.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

And with online assessments now being required in many states, reliable broadband access is also essential so that students’ knowledge and skills are accurately represented, and technology is not a barrier to achievement and its documentation. Application processes vary, based on the state, as do disbursements. Cynthia Schultz, Esq.,

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

It documented the sharp decline in FAFSA completions in California after COVID hit, especially in low-income, as well as Black and Latino neighborhoods. “We’re Broadband connectivity is a problem,” said DeBaun of the National College Attainment Network. Gurantz’s study was published in Educational Researcher in February 2021.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 17, 2019

For example, it’s no good investing in iPads for the school if the broadband bandwidth and Wi-Fi connectivity aren’t up to scratch. Software like Google Docs means that groups of pupils can work on the same document from different devices, which can then be presented to the rest of the class.

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Education Elements

JUNE 8, 2016

With the support of The Learning Accelerator, Education Super Highway launched the federally funded EdConnect initiative to bring adequate broadband to America’s classrooms, a fundamental requirement for technology empowered blended learning. The Hume Foundation continues to be laser focused on our mission.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2015

These documents will help guide educators and policy makers as they work to put in place high-speed bandwidth for classrooms and libraries,” said Lan Neugent, Interim Executive Director SETDA. “It is essential that every child in our country be able seamlessly access digital resources. .

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 16, 2016

In this session, we document specific steps accessible to nontechnical people. Equity * Access * Learning: Broadband 2.0. If yes, first provide seamless access to high-speed broadband inside and outside school for all learners -- no exceptions. Practical Privacy and Security.

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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

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edWeb.net

APRIL 13, 2021

The entire teaching and learning continuum is fully documented in curriculum and pacing guides that serve as a “one-stop shop for all things instructional,” including performance tasks, cross-curricular ideas, gifted/enrichment activities, and ESOL and special education strategies.

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Education Superhighway

MARCH 28, 2019

Rappahannock implemented a 1:1 device initiative across all grade levels and they’ve been keeping their school library open after-hours for students who don’t have broadband connectivity at home. “[Rappahannock] is in a beautiful area, but as far as technology goes… it’s just not there.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Leverage special broadband offerings. The CoSN Digital Equity Action Toolkit is the best and most practical document I have seen on this topic,” said Vista USD (Calif.) . • Maximize the use of existing assets. Seek mobile hotspot and/or affordable LTE programs. Repurpose educational spectrum. Create a mesh network.

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